Merck appoints Axel Löber as Head of Global Communications and Stakeholder Engagement
13.09.2023 12:17
Merck has announced that Axel Löber (44) will take over the management of Global Communications and Stakeholder Engagement on November 1, 2023. He will report to Belén Garijo, CEO of Merck. Before his last job at E.ON, Axel Löber worked for Merck from 2011 to 2018.
At E.ON, a leading European energy company, as Senior Vice President Brand & Marketing, he was responsible, among other things, for international marketing activities, market research and customer experience strategy. Axel Löber previously worked at Merck for eight years in various positions, including Head of Branding & Communication Strategy. In this role, he was responsible for the transformative and award-winning brand realignment in 2015 as well as the subsequent external and internal brand communication campaigns. Before that, he held various roles in strategy and financial communications, for example at the pharmaceutical wholesaler and pharmacy operator Celesio and the communications consultancy Hering Rumpfer. Axel Löber studied German, political science and psychology.
“I am very pleased that Axel Löber is returning to Merck and brings with him broad communications experience and in-depth knowledge of the Merck brand. His skills and great potential will help implement Merck's robust growth strategy in the coming years. We look forward to working together and warmly welcome Axel Löber back to Merck,” said Belén Garijo, CEO of Merck.
Axel Löber succeeds Sabia Schwarzer (53), who has decided to leave the company on October 31, 2023 to be closer to her family in the United States. “During her time at Merck, Sabia Schwarzer was responsible for a significant transformation of the communications function and achieved significant increases in efficiency. It significantly improved Merck's reputation, which resulted in it being awarded the German Image Award 2023. I would like to thank Sabia Schwarzer for bringing her passion for storytelling and her people-focused leadership style to our company. We wish her all the best,” continued Belén Garijo.