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Kenneth Frazier

American lawyer and businessman · United States · On the map · Lawyers · Born 1954 · age 71

Kenneth Carleton Frazier is an American business executive. He is executive chairman and former CEO of the pharmaceutical company Merck & Co.. After joining Merck & Co. as general counsel, he directed the company's defense against litigation over the anti-inflammatory drug Vioxx.

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Awards

Time 1002021
Time 1002018
Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

About this person

Frazier is the first African American man to lead a major pharmaceutical company. He was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 2018.

Country
United States
Category
Lawyers
Type
Lawyer
Status
Living
Dates
Born 1954 · age 71