Caroline Litchfield ^Leaders

Caroline Litchfield is executive vice president and chief financial officer for Merck, responsible for the
company’s finance, procurement and real estate operations.
Prior to this role, Caroline served as the company’s treasurer, a position that included responsibility for
treasury, tax and investor relations. From 2014 to 2018, Caroline led finance for Human Health, the
company’s largest business, overseeing financial operations and reporting in approximately 100
markets.
Previously, Caroline was the vice president and finance lead for the company’s Emerging Markets region
when it was established in 2009 following the merger of Merck and Schering-Plough and was
instrumental in integrating the two companies. She joined Merck in 1990 in its U.K. business and has
held a wide range of positions of increasing responsibility in the company’s country, regional and global
finance functions.