{"id":243024,"date":"2020-04-03T15:26:06","date_gmt":"2020-04-03T15:26:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/?page_id=243024"},"modified":"2025-07-02T15:50:03","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T19:50:03","slug":"board-of-directors","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/company-overview\/leadership\/board-of-directors\/","title":{"rendered":"Board of directors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #757575\">Dates prior to the merger of Merck &amp; Co., Inc. 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