Philipp Daniel Merckle

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Philipp Daniel Merckle (born October 1, 1966 in Hamburg, Germany) is a German entrepreneur. Since 2005 he has headed the pharmaceutical company Ratiopharm within the family group Merckle.

[edit] Early life

After he graduated from high school, Merckle began business training, eventually earning a Bachelor of Arts degree from Betriebswirt. In 1998 he earned PhD in pharmaceutical studies at the University of Tuebingen.

[edit] Career

In 1999, he took over the research and development of pharmaceutical company Merckle / Ratiopharm. In November 2005, there were investigations into charges of bribery of doctors.^{[citation needed]} Merck KGaA subsequently made changes in the management of the company.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Public Appearances

As Ratiopharm chief Philip Merckle was featured in TV advertising with Karlheinz Böhm. At the Africa Foundation, he manages the company's policy of selling pills to African refugees for 1 cent each. In May 2007, he joined under one of his company initiated "Awakening Tour" together with Arved Fuchs, during which he opined about economic polices he would like to see instituted in Europe.