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Merck Names New Life Sciences Head

by Alex Scott
April 20, 2015 | A version of this story appeared in Volume 93, Issue 16

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Credit: Merck KGaA
Udit Batra, currently CEO of Merck Millipore, who will head up the combined life sciences business of Merck and Sigma-Aldrich.
Credit: Merck KGaA

Germany’s Merck KGaA has appointed 44-year-old Udit Batra, currently CEO of Merck Millipore, to head the combined life sciences business of Merck and Sigma-Aldrich. Merck struck a deal to acquire Sigma-Aldrich for $17 billion in September 2014. Completion is expected later this year. “Udit is a proven leader who has demonstrated his ability to work successfully with his leadership team,” says Merck Chairman Karl-Ludwig Kley.

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