WHITEHOUSE STATION, N.J. & KENILWORTH, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--As part of the pending merger agreement between Merck & Co., Inc. (NYSE: MRK) and Schering-Plough Corporation (NYSE: SGP), the companies today announced that the following three representatives from the current Schering-Plough board of directors are expected to remain on the Board of the newly combined company upon completion of the merger: C. Robert Kidder, Patricia F. Russo, and Craig B. Thompson, M.D.