Since Garijo took the reins, the company has reduced its greenhouse gas emissions by 25%. When it comes to the bottom line, net income has more than doubled from $1.32 billion in 2019 to just over ...

Merck KGaA CEO Belén Garijo is well aware that she’s the first female CEO in its 355-year history, and she’s spent the past two years working on making sure gaps like that don’t happen again.