Susan King-Barnardo

I am Susan King-Barnardo proudly South African. I studied at the University of Port Elizabeth where I obtained a Bachelor of Science degree specialising in biokinetics. I also hold a post-graduate degree in Marketing Management awarded by the University of South Africa.

I represented South Africa as a member of the Junior Rowing squad at national and international level.

I have been in the pharmaceutical industry for 18 years, and my career started with Jansen Cilag then Abbott Laboratories in South Africa before joining Merck.

I joined Merck South East Africa in 2011 and have held various roles within the region. In August 2016, I was appointed Managing Director for Merck Slovenia and subsequently took on the same responsibility for Merck Croatia in June 2018 as a dual role. As of 1 January 2020 I was appointed Managing Director for Merck Greece & Cyprus. Together with the country leadership team we have positioned Merck as a leading science and technology company in the markets.

In sales and marketing we talk about the 4 P's. My 4 P's in business are: passionate, performance, people and pragmatic.