Merck KGaA / Key word(s): Change of Personnel 08.05.2014 17:47 Dissemination of an Ad hoc announcement according to § 15 WpHG, transmitted by DGAP - a company of EQS Group AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Merck Appoints Marcus Kuhnert as Group CFO The Board of Partners of E. Merck KG today appointed Marcus Kuhnert to the Executive Board of pharmaceuticals and chemicals company Merck as member with unlimited personal liability as of Aug. 1, 2014. He will assume the role of Group Chief Financial Officer. Marcus Kuhnert (45) has been CFO of Henkel's Laundry & Home Care business unit since 2010. With around 9.000 employees, the business unit generates annual sales of 4.6 billion euros. At Merck, Kuhnert will succeed Matthias Zachert, who assumed the role of Chief Executive Officer of Lanxess on April 1. 08.05.2014 DGAP's Distribution Services include Regulatory Announcements, Financial/Corporate News and Press Releases. Media archive at www.dgap-medientreff.de and www.dgap.de --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Language: English Company: Merck KGaA Frankfurter Str. 250 64293 Darmstadt Germany Phone: +49 (0)6151 72 - 3321 Fax: +49 (0)6151 72 - 913321 E-mail: [email protected] Internet: www.merck.de ISIN: DE0006599905 WKN: 659990 Indices: DAX Listed: Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Freiverkehr in Berlin, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Hannover, München, Stuttgart; Terminbörse EUREX; London, SIX End of Announcement DGAP News-Service ---------------------------------------------------------------------------