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Place of Birth: Oberellenbach, Hesse, Germany
About Michael Römer
- Michael Römer (born 23 December 1946 in Alheim, Hesse) is a German business executive, and former chairman and CEO of Merck. He grew up in Offenbach am Main, where his father was an engineer at Hoechst AG (now Sanofi).
- He studied chemistry at the Technical University of Darmstadt from 1968, and obtained a doctorate in chemistry in 1977.
- He was employed by Merck from 1978.
- He became a deputy member of the executive board in 1993 and a regular member in 1994.
- He became deputy chairman in 2000, and served as chairman and CEO from 2005 to 2007.Römer was President of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Darmstadt 2000–2009.
- He received the Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany in 2008.
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