Management
The Merz Group Management Board is the uppermost management board of the Merz Healthcare Group. The CEOs of the individual business divisions bear the full responsibility for their areas of business and report to the Merz Group CEO in this capacity.
Merz Group Management
Philip Burchard
Chief Executive Officer, Merz Group
- Chairman of the Shareholders Council
- Chief Executive Officer at Merz since July 2012
- Extensive professional experience in the pharmaceutical industry in Europe, Latin America and Asia
- Graduated from the European Business School in Oestrich-Winkel
Hans-Jörg Bergler
Chief Operating Officer, Merz Group
- Joined Merz in 2007 as Head of Corporate Development, responsible for HR, Communications and Corporate Development since 2014
- Over 20 years of experience in strategic corporate planning and M&A in Germany and the US
- Graduated in Business Studies from the University of Munich
Business Leadership
Bob Rhatigan
CEO, Merz Aesthetics
- Joined Merz in 2017, President and CEO America
- Nearly 20 years’ experience in management positions in medical aesthetics
- Graduated from the University of California, Santa Barbara
Stefan König
CEO, Merz Therapeutics
- Joined Merz in 2023
- More than 20 years of experience in leadership positions within the pharmaceutical industry
- Graduated from Berufsakademie Ravensburg, Georgia State University, Atlanta, and Tecnológico de Monterrey, Mexico City
Xenia Barth
CEO, Merz Lifecare
- Joined Merz in 2022
- More than 20 years FMCG experience in global & local Marketing and Sales
- Graduated from Middlesex University London & University of Reutlingen
Legal & Compliance
Dr. Kerstin Degenhardt
Group General Counsel and Group Compliance Officer
- Joined Merz in 2008
- Over 20 years’ experience in legal management positions within the pharmaceutical industry
- Doctorate in Law from the University of Frankfurt am Main
Global Technical Operations
Dr. Torsten Wagner
Head of Global Technical Operations
- Joined Merz in 2008
- Over 25 years of experience in the development and production of pharmaceuticals and medical devices
- Doctorate in Pharmaceutical Technology from the Free University of Berlin