Kenneth Frazier
Kenneth C. Frazier (born December 17, 1954 in Philadelphia ) is an American manager .
Life
Frazier's mother died early and his father was a janitor. Frazier studied law at Pennsylvania State University and Harvard Law School . He then worked for a law firm in Philadelphia . In the early 1990s, he began working for the US company Merck & Co. There he was promoted to President and CEO and replaced his predecessor Richard Clark in January 2011. In 2012 he was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences , and in 2018 to the American Philosophical Society .
Frazier was a member of the American Manufacturing Council of the US President Donald Trump . After Trump reacted late to the attack in Charlottesville , he resigned from the body and justified this with the words: "I feel responsible for taking a stand against intolerance and extremism."
In 2018 Frazier was one of the 100 most influential personalities in Time magazine ( Time 100 ).
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Hans-Jürgen Jakobs: Who Owns the World? The balance of power in global capitalism . Albrecht Knaus Verlag, 2016, ISBN 978-3-641-19582-3 , p. 397 ff .
- ↑ Wall Street Journal: Kenneth Frazier
- ^ Merck Announces Retirement of Chairman and Former CEO Richard T. Clark. October 6, 2011, accessed February 16, 2019 .
- ↑ tagesschau.de: Protest to Charlottesville: Advisors turn their backs on Trump. Retrieved August 15, 2017 .
- ↑ Vernon Jordan: Kenneth C. Frazier: The World's 100 Most Influential People. Retrieved February 16, 2019 (American English).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Frazier, Kenneth |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Frazier, Kenneth C. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American manager |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 17th December 1954 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Philadelphia |