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Paul J. Diaz Elected to Merck Board

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Paul J. Diaz will join Merck's Board of Directors effective November 1, 2026.

Source

businessnewsthisweek.comOct 13, 2026

Paul J. Diaz Elected to Merck Board

Article excerpt

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RAHWAY, N.J., Oct 13 - Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, N.J., USA (NYSE: MRK), known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, today announced that Paul J. Diaz, managing partner at Cressey & Company, will join the Company's Board of Directors effective Nov. 1, 2026. He will stand for election by the company's shareholders in May 2027. With the addition of Mr. Diaz, the Merck board will consist of 14 members. "We are pleased to welcome Paul Diaz to our Board. Paul brings extensive leadership and business expertise in the healthcare industry, and we look forward to his contributions and insights," said Rob Davis, chairman and chief executive officer. Mr. Diaz is a managing partner at Cressey & Company, a private investment firm focused on investing in and cultivating high-quality health care firms. He previously served as president and chief executive officer of Myriad Genetics, Inc., a leading genetic testing and precision medicine company. Before that, he served as president and chief executive officer of Kindred Healthcare, a Fortune 500 healthcare services company. Mr. Diaz also serves on the Board of Centene Corporation, the Board of Trustees of Johns Hopkins Medicine and the Board of Visitors of the Georgetown University Law Center. He holds a bachelor's degree in finance and accounting from American University and a J.D. from Georgetown University.

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Event
Executive hire

What this signalsA new leader often reviews the tools the team uses.

Person
Paul J. DiazMember of the Board of Directors
Takes effect
Nov 1, 2026
Location
Rahway, New Jersey, United States

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  • Paul J. DiazMember of the Board of Directors · Named in the story

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Job title tags

  • directors

Extraction

Confidence
95%
Detected
Oct 13, 2026
signal_type
news
signal_subtype
hires

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