Merck CEO Ken Frazier Named to the TIME Top 100, Fortune Top 50 Lists

Apr 20, 2018 11:25 AM ET

Ken Frazier’s career has advanced the march of progress. His leadership both inside and outside of Merck has earned him a spot on both TIME Magazine’s and Fortune Magazine’s Top Lists this week.

TIME Magazine has named Ken Frazier, Merck chairman and CEO, to the 2018 TIME 100, its annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world. The list, now in its fifteenth year, recognizes the activism, innovation and achievement of the world’s most influential individuals. You can read TIME’s perspective written by Vernon Jordan here: http://time.com/collection/most-influential-people-2018/5217616/kenneth-c-frazier/.

Ken was also honored this week by being named to the #5 spot on Fortune’s World’s Greatest 50 Leaders list. Read more: http://fortune.com/longform/worlds-greatest-leaders-2018/#ken.

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