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10 Merck supply chain leaders
These ten current Merck supply chain leaders hold director and executive director roles in supply chain management, vaccine and global supply planning, logistics, digital supply chain and value chain leadership at Merck. A reader can learn how supply chain leaders work at Merck from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
01—10Anne E. Peterson
LinkedInExperience: Director, Logistics, North America Supply Chain Management · Merck
Director, Logistics, North America Supply Chain Management at Merck since March 2024. Anne E. Peterson's other Merck roles include Associate Director, North America Supply Chain Execution (2018 to 2024), Senior Specialist, North America Supply Chain Execution (2014 to 2018) and Supply Network Planner, NA Regional Planning (2010 to 2013).
Brittney Pethel
LinkedInExperience: Director, Digital Supply Chain, Strategy and Execution Lead · Merck
Director, Digital Supply Chain, Strategy and Execution Lead at Merck since May 2026. Brittney Pethel was Associate Director, Digital Supply Chain Program Manager at Merck from 2024 to 2026 and Senior Specialist, Supply Chain Project Management there from 2019 to 2024, and also held a vaccine process development scientist role at Merck.
Derek Miller
LinkedInExperience: Director, Supply Chain Management, Large Molecule Product Leader · Merck
Director, Supply Chain Management, Large Molecule Product Leader at Merck since July 2017, where the profile describes developing product strategy across the lifecycle from early commercialization to loss of exclusivity. Derek Miller also held Merck roles as Associate Director, Merck Production System (MPS) (2013 to 2017) and Associate Director, Engineering & Packaging (2012 to 2013).
Frank Weldele
LinkedInExperience: Executive Director - Global Supply Chain Mgmt., Vaccine Planning · Merck
Executive Director - Global Supply Chain Mgmt., Vaccine Planning at Merck since December 2025. Frank Weldele's other Merck roles include Director - Global PCV and Packaging Platform Planning Lead (2024 to 2025), Director - North America Supply Chain Planning (2019 to 2024) and Program Lead - Supply Planning Automation (2018 to 2019).
Jason Haverty, MS
LinkedInExperience: Executive Director, Head of Logistics and Regions · Merck
Executive Director, Head of Logistics and Regions at Merck since March 2025. Jason Haverty was Senior Director, Head of Logistics and Trade at Merck from 2023 to 2025 and Director Supply Chain Logistics there from 2021 to 2023, and the profile cites experience in clinical supply, cold chain logistics and research logistics in a GMP environment.
Ken Allen
LinkedInExperience: Executive Director, Supply Chain Management - Value Chain Leader · Merck
Executive Director, Supply Chain Management - Value Chain Leader at Merck since June 2017, the primary point of contact between the small molecule manufacturing operating unit and several commercial business lines, per the profile. Ken Allen's other Merck roles include Director, Supply Chain Development - Global Inventory Management (2012 to 2013) and Director, Vaccine Global Supply Planning (2011 to 2012).
Max Hunsicker
LinkedInExperience: Director, Supply Chain Management · Merck
Director, Supply Chain Management at Merck since January 2025. As Associate Director, Supply Chain Management at Merck (2019 to 2025), Max Hunsicker was the supply chain lead supporting US-based manufacturing with commercial-facing responsibilities, per the profile, and held supply chain roles at Synergy Pharmaceuticals from 2016 to 2019.
Michael Krepps
LinkedInExperience: Executive Director, Value Chain Leader - Biologics · Merck
Executive Director, Value Chain Leader - Biologics at Merck since January 2024, and Director, Global Supply Planning, Vaccines at Merck from 2018 to 2024. Michael Krepps was Medicine Supply Chain Leader - Biopharms at GSK from 2014 to 2017, and the profile describes work in biopharmaceutical and vaccines operations and supply strategy.
Molly Ludwig
LinkedInExperience: Director Supply Chain Management · Merck
Director Supply Chain Management at Merck since August 2025, based in Lansdale, Pennsylvania. Molly Ludwig's other Merck roles include Associate Director, Strategic Alliances (2023 to 2025), Associate Director, Operations (2022 to 2023) and Manager, SCM Strategy and Performance (2019 to 2021).
Wendy (Stier) Daehnke
LinkedInExperience: Executive Director - Supply Chain Management, Value Chain Leader · Merck
Executive Director - Supply Chain Management, Value Chain Leader at Merck since June 2024. Wendy Daehnke's other Merck roles include Executive Director, Animal Health, Value Chain Management (2022 to 2024), Global Launch Planning Department Head (2017 to 2022) and Global Supply Planning Department Head (2015 to 2017).
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Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How do you plan supply for vaccines and biologics with long manufacturing lead times?
- 02What does a value chain leader do to keep manufacturing and commercial teams aligned on a product?
- 03How do you prioritize digital supply chain projects so they change how planners work?
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