WHITEHOUSE STATION, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Merck (NYSE: MRK), known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, today announced the appointment of Cuong Viet Do as chief strategy officer, effective Oct. 3, 2011. As chief strategy officer, Do, 45, will be responsible for both developing and executing enterprise-wide strategy and further building connections between the current and future business plans of Merck’s franchises, divisions, and functions. He will report to Kenneth C. Frazier, Merck’s president and chief executive officer, and will serve on the company’s Executive Committee. He succeeds Mervyn Turner, who retired from the company this summer.
