Richard T. Clark is the Chairman of Merck

Merck & Co.

Merck & Co., Inc. , also known as Merck Sharp & Dohme or MSD outside the United States and Canada, is one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world. The Merck headquarters is located in Whitehouse Station, New Jersey, an unincorporated area in Readington Township...

 Pharmaceutical Company, a position held since 2007. Mr Clark's previous leadership positions at Merck include CEO (2005-2010), President (2005-2009), and President of the Merck Manufacturing Division (2003-2005).

Born in 1946, graduated from Washington & Jefferson College

Washington & Jefferson College

Washington & Jefferson College, also known as W & J College or W&J, is a private liberal arts college in Washington, Pennsylvania, in the United States, which is south of Pittsburgh...

 (1968), MBA from American University

American University

American University is a private, Methodist, liberal arts, and research university in Washington, D.C. The university was chartered by an Act of Congress on December 5, 1892 as "The American University", which was approved by President Benjamin Harrison on February 24, 1893...

(1970), Lieutenant in US Army (1970–1972) employed by Merck since 1972.

He has served on the Washington & Jefferson College Board of Trustees.

Compensation

While CEO of Merck in 2008, Richard T. Clark earned a total compensation of $17,320,938, which included a base salary of $1,783,334, a cash bonus of $2,244,510, stocks granted of $6,811,125, options granted of $6,408,300, and other compensation of $73,669.