Merck KGaA Organizational Structure & Org Chart
Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, operates three business sectors: Life Science, Healthcare and Electronics. It is a different company from the US pharmaceutical group Merck & Co.
Merck KGaA organizational chart
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- Industry
- Life science, pharmaceuticals and electronics
- Headquarters
- Darmstadt, Germany
- Founded
- 1668
- Employees
- 62,604 (31 Dec 2025)
- CEO
- Belén Garijo
- Revenue
- €21.1 billion (FY2025)
- Ownership
- Public
- Structure as of
- 2026-09
- Structure last reviewed
- 2026-09-24
About the company
Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, operates three business sectors: Life Science, Healthcare and Electronics. It is a different company from the US pharmaceutical group Merck & Co.
The tree shows operating sectors and selected businesses. The founding family’s control through E. Merck KG is explained separately; a business-sector branch is not a legal ownership chain. In the United States and Canada, the group uses MilliporeSigma, EMD Serono and EMD Electronics names.
How Merck KGaA is organized
Life Science supplies products for research and biopharmaceutical production; its published portfolio includes Process Solutions, Advanced Solutions and Discovery Solutions.
Healthcare develops and markets medicines, including oncology, fertility and neurology products. Electronics supplies semiconductor and display-related materials and services.
Merck KGaA is publicly traded while the founding family retains majority control through the general-partner structure. The US Merck & Co. does not sit under this German group.
Key leadership roles
Belén Garijo
Chief executive, Merck KGaA — The chart depicts business-sector and published activity membership, not unreported personal reporting lines.
How this structure supports the business
The three branches prevent the life-science tools business from being mistaken for the drug business.
The North American trade names explain why the same company appears under different names by market.
Advantages and disadvantages
- The business-sector and published activity membership view follows the company's public disclosure.
- A tree cannot show every cross-company function, joint venture or legal entity.
Interesting facts
- The three sectors are Life Science, Healthcare and Electronics.
- The group uses MilliporeSigma, EMD Serono and EMD Electronics in North America.
- The founding family retains majority control.
- The company is distinct from US Merck & Co.
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Frequently asked questions
What are Merck KGaA's main businesses?
Life Science, Healthcare, Electronics.
What relationship does this Merck KGaA chart show?
It shows business-sector and published activity membership from the cited company disclosures, with selected activities placed below their published groupings.
Is this a complete legal or employee reporting chart?
No. The diagram stops at the last public level verified in the cited sources.
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