Andreas Stickler has been promoted to Head of Controlling of Merck's Healthcare Business Sector. As a result, Roman Morten Werth has succeeded Stickler in his current position as Head of Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A).
In his new role, Stickler will be responsible for the controlling of the largest of Merck's three Business Sectors, which were introduced on 1 January. In addition to the Merck Serono biopharmaceutical business, the Healthcare Business Sector also includes Consumer Health, Biosimilars and Allergopharma.
Roman Morten Werth
Stickler has headed the M&A department since 2008 and in that role led major transactions, including the takeover of Millipore (2010), AZ Electronic Materials (2014) and the planned acquisition of Sigma Aldrich (announced in 2014). He joined Merck in 2002, following positions at Degussa, Aventis and Hoechst.
Werth joined the M&A department at Merck in 2008 and has played a key role in executing all major M&A projects. Prior to his career at Merck, he worked for several years in the M&A departments of Siemens and Continental AG.
