Stefan Oschmann Explained

Stefan Oschmann
Birth Date:	1957 7, df=yes
Birth Place:	Würzburg, Germany
Alma Mater:	LMU (PhD in veterinary medicine, 1985)
Chairman and CEO, Merck Group
Term:	April 2016–April 2021

Stefan Oschmann (born 25 July 1957) is a German businessman. He was the CEO of pharma group Merck.

Biography

Born in Würzburg, Germany,^{[1] [2]} Oschmann earned his doctorate in veterinary medicine from the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich. Oschmann started his career at an agency of the International Atomic Energy Agency. In 1987, he started working for the German Animal Health Federation (Bundesverband für Tiergesundheit), the trade association for German manufacturers of veterinary drugs and feed additives.^{[1] [3]}

From 1989 to 2011, Oschmann worked for Merck Sharp & Dohme (MSD), the European operations of Merck & Co. He was managing director of MSD Austria from 1994, vice president for Central and Eastern Europe from 1998, vice president of MSD Europe and managing director of MSD Germany from 1999, senior vice president for worldwide human health marketing from 2005, president for Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Canada from 2006 and finally MSD's president of emerging markets from 2009 to 2011.^[4]

Oschmann joined the Merck Group as a member of the executive board in 2011. He was responsible for the healthcare business sector until the end of 2014.^[5] He became vice chairman of the executive board and deputy CEO of the Merck Group in 2015. Oschmann became the chairman of the executive board and CEO of the Merck Group in April 2016, succeeding Karl-Ludwig Kley.^{[6] [7] [8] [9]} He stood down as Merck CEO at the end of April 2021.^[10]

In May 2021, AiCuris AG announced the appointment of Oschmann as the new chair of its supervisory board.^[11]

Other activities

Corporate boards

• Allianz, Member of the Joint Advisory Board

Non-profit organizations

• European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations (EPFIA), president (since 2017)^[12]
• Baden-Badener Unternehmer-Gespräche (BBUG), member of the board of trustees^[13]
• Deutsche Welle, member of the business advisory board
• Deutsches Museum, member of the board of trustees^[14]
• European Round Table of Industrialists (ERT), member^[15]
• German Chemical Industry Association (VCI), member of the executive committee^[16]
• Max Planck Institute for Medical Research, member of the board of trustees^[17]
• Munich Security Conference, member of the advisory council^[18]
• International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers & Associations (IFPMA), president (2014-2016)^[19]

Personal life

Oschmann and his wife have two children.^[20]

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2016 IFPMA General Assembly Biographies. IFPMA. https://web.archive.org/web/20170622070906/https://www.ifpma.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/IFPMA_Assembly_Biographies_FINAL.pdf. 22 June 2017. 4. dead.
2. Web site: Stefan Oschmann. DLD Conference. 1 April 2018.
3. Web site: Bundesverband für Tiergesundheit. Vet Magazin. 22 June 2017. de.
4. Web site: Stefan Oschmann | Big Think. bigthink.com. 9 September 2016.
5. News: Merck-Chef Stefan Oschmann über den Kampf gegen den Krebs und die Konkurrenz von Google. DER SPIEGEL. 2017-06-01.
6. News: Divac. Natascha. Germany's Merck Names New CEO. 14 October 2015. WSJ. 13 October 2015.
7. http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/06bfa844-71a9-11e5-8af2-f259ceda7544.html#axzz3w9KGUOS2 Merck promotes Oschmann as CEO to replace Kley
8. Web site: Stefan Oschmann - CV - The Merck Group. Germany. Merck KGaA, Darmstadt. www.merckgroup.com. 2017-05-04.
9. News: Merck KGaA showing Teva the way?. Globes. 3 January 2018 .
10. News: Führungswechsel beim Pharmakonzern Zweite Chefin eines Dax-Konzerns – Belén Garijo wird im Mai neue CEO von Merck . Manager Magazin . Lukas Heiny . 2020-09-29 . 2021-09-10.
11. AiCuris AG Announces Dr. Stefan Oschmann, Former Merck CEO, to Chair the AiCuris Supervisory Board . BioSpace . 25 May 2021 . 2021-09-10.
12. News: EFPIA: Stefan Oschmann zum Präsidenten gewählt. CHEManager International. 17 June 2017. de.
13. https://www.bbug.de/de/ueber-uns/der-verein.php Board of Trustees
14. http://www.deutsches-museum.de/wir-ueber-uns/kuratorium/ Board of Trustees
15. https://www.ert.eu/members Members
16. Web site: Vorstand & Präsidium - Verband der Chemischen Industrie e.V. (VCI). www.vci.de. DE. 2017-06-01.
17. https://www.mr.mpg.de/14070428/kuratorium Board of Trustees
18. https://www.securityconference.de/en/about/advisory-council/ Advisory Council
19. Web site: Stefan Oschmann elected new President of the International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers & Associations (IFPMA) – IFPMA. www.ifpma.org. en-GB. 2017-06-01.
20. News: Zur Person: Stefan Oschmann. GmbH. Echo Zeitungen. 2017-06-01.