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10 Merck IT leaders
These ten current and former Merck IT leaders, including Merck's Chief Information and Digital Officer, have held CIO, chief technology officer, vice president, executive director and IT director roles at Merck. A reader can learn how IT leaders lead technology organizations in pharmaceutical businesses.
Professionals to explore
01—10Andrew Zager
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director IT Infrastructure Mergers & Acquisitions · Merck
Senior Director IT Infrastructure Mergers & Acquisitions at Merck since November 2023. Former Merck roles listed are Merger and Acquisitions Infrastructure Lead (2021–2023) and Director of Identity & Access Management (2015–2021); the profile describes leadership in the IT security space, specifically identity and access management.
Besufekad Alemayehu
LinkedInExperience: Vice President & CIO, Global MMD · Merck
Former Vice President & CIO, Global MMD at Merck (2021–2022), based in Boston, and Senior Vice President & CDTO, Global MMD Digital at Merck since September 2022. Former VP, Pharmaceutical Operations & Technology IT at Biogen (2015–2021) and former Vice President, IT - Global Manufacturing, Quality & Corporate Operations at Sanofi (2011–2015).
Cindy Blair
LinkedInExperience: Executive Director, Enterprise IT · Merck
Executive Director, Enterprise IT at Merck since January 2023, a Director-level role in the Engineering and Technical department. Former Merck roles listed are Director, HR Information Technology (2015–2023), Director, IT Global Support Center (2009–2015) and Director, Human Health IT (2007–2009).
Dave Kalemba
LinkedInExperience: Exec. Dir. Enterprise IT · Merck
Former Exec. Dir. Enterprise IT at Merck (2020–2023), based in Branchburg, New Jersey, and former Dir. Source to Settle Global ERP at Merck (2010–2019). The profile also lists Program Manager Merck Schering-Plough Merger IT Program Manager (2008–2009) and Dir. Infrastructure Strategy and Project Execution (2005–2008) at Schering Pharmaceuticals.
Dave Williams
LinkedInExperience: Chief Information and Digital Officer · Merck
Chief Information and Digital Officer at Merck since December 2019, based in Kenilworth, New Jersey. Former Merck roles on the profile are Vice President & CIO Merck Animal Health (2017–2019), Associate Vice President & CIO Merck Animal Health (2012–2017) and Executive Director - Enterprise Information Management (2009–2012).
Fran Geatens
LinkedInExperience: Chief Technology Officer & Senior Vice President · Merck
Chief Technology Officer & Senior Vice President at Merck since July 2025; the profile says the role is accountable for the company's long-term technology vision and strategy. Former Merck roles include VP, Technology Infrastructure, Operations, & Experience (2019–2025), Executive Director, Enterprise Platforms (2014–2019) and Associate VP, Merck Consumer Care IT (2013–2014).
Lori Canzanese
LinkedInExperience: Executive Director, Mfg IT Digital Strategy, Manufacturing Analytics & External Manufacturing · Merck
Former Executive Director, Mfg IT Digital Strategy, Manufacturing Analytics & External Manufacturing at Merck (2018–2023), and Executive Director, Digital Manufacturing Operations at Merck since October 2022. Former Director, Consumer Care IT Supply Chain Lead (2011–2014) and Director, IT Program Management Office Lead (2010–2011) at Merck.
Neil Adam
LinkedInExperience: Director, Global Technology Services · Merck
Director, Global Technology Services at Merck, a role the listing dates from June 1995 with no end date, based in Frenchtown, New Jersey. The profile headline gives the title as Executive Director, Global Technology Services at Merck & Co., Inc, and the listing places the role in the Engineering and Technical department.
Richard Branton
LinkedInExperience: Vice President and Chief Technology Officer - Retired · Merck
Former Vice President and Chief Technology Officer at Merck (2013–2020), a role the profile describes as responsible for all aspects of the corporation's information technology environment globally, and former Interim Chief Information Officer at Merck (2018). Other former Merck roles are Vice President Enterprise Technology and Application Services (2011–2013) and VP Global Technology Services (2006–2009).
Rob deHaan
LinkedInExperience: Director, Information Technology · Merck
Former Director, Information Technology at Merck (2007–2022), and Executive Director Business Management and Enablement at Merck since February 2022, a role the profile says covers supplier management, supplier operations, software asset management, business operations and portfolio leadership. The profile headline reads Executive Director, Information Technology at Merck.
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Match the person's scope to your question: infrastructure, enterprise platform and enterprise IT leaders suit questions about running shared technology services, while divisional and manufacturing IT leaders suit questions about supporting one business area. Check whether the relevant Merck role is current or past before asking about recent practice.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How does a global pharmaceutical company decide which technology services to run centrally and which to run inside divisions such as manufacturing or animal health?
- 02How do you plan the IT side of a merger or acquisition, from infrastructure to identity and access?
- 03How should manufacturing IT and digital teams work with plant operations in a regulated environment?
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