{"id":364620,"date":"2020-04-13T15:38:11","date_gmt":"2020-04-13T15:38:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/?post_type=personnel&#038;p=364620"},"modified":"2024-07-22T14:46:52","modified_gmt":"2024-07-22T18:46:52","slug":"richard-r-deluca-jr","status":"publish","type":"personnel","link":"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/leadership\/richard-r-deluca-jr\/","title":{"rendered":"Richard R. DeLuca, Jr."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div id=\"mco-b2-hero-block-block_cec50be9281b37618b084b631363d95d\" class=\"mco-b2-hero-block full mccberg-block mb-2\">\n    <div class=\"mco-b2-hero-block-wrapper\">\n        <div class=\"mco-b2-hero-block-image-section \">\n\n                            <div class=\"mco-b2-hero-block-image-container \">\n                    <picture >\n\t<source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/152\/2020\/04\/EC-Rick-DeLuca.jpg?w=768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/152\/2020\/04\/EC-Rick-DeLuca.jpg?w=768\" >\n<source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1199px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/152\/2020\/04\/EC-Rick-DeLuca.jpg?h=768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/152\/2020\/04\/EC-Rick-DeLuca.jpg?h=768\" >\n<source media=\"(min-width: 1200px) and (max-width: 1919px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/152\/2020\/04\/EC-Rick-DeLuca.jpg?w=1200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/152\/2020\/04\/EC-Rick-DeLuca.jpg?w=1200\" >\n<source media=\"(min-width: 1920px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/152\/2020\/04\/EC-Rick-DeLuca.jpg?w=1920\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/152\/2020\/04\/EC-Rick-DeLuca.jpg?w=1920\" >\n\t<img data-src=\"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/152\/2020\/04\/EC-Rick-DeLuca.jpg?w=1920\" alt=\"Rick DeLuca\" class=\"eager \" loading=\"eager\" \/>\n<\/picture>                                    <\/div>\n                        <div class=\"mco-b2-hero-block-image-container-two\">\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"mco-b2-hero-block-content-section\">\n                        \n                            <h1>Richard R. DeLuca, Jr.<\/h1>\n            \n                            <div class=\"mco-b2-hero-block-description\"><p>Executive vice president and president, Merck Animal Health<\/p>\n<\/div>\n            \n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    \n<\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"mco-f9-bio-highlights-block-block_e4ab7a47e875e9639d4fba525f6800ce\" class=\"mco-f9-bio-highlights-block mccberg-block\">\n    \n        \n            <p class=\"mco-f9-bio-pdf\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/152\/2020\/04\/EC-Bios-Rick-DeLuca-2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 16\">\n    <path fill=\"#00857C\" d=\"M2.556 3.894v9.326h10.888V3.894H15v9.326c0 .863-.7 1.555-1.556 1.555H2.556A1.555 1.555 0 0 1 1 13.22V3.894h1.556zM8.924.775v8.59L10.9 7.391l1.1 1.1-3.85 3.85-3.85-3.85 1.1-1.1 1.974 1.974V.775h1.551z\" \/>\n<title>Download icon<\/title><\/svg>\n Download bio<\/a><\/p>\n    \n            <p class=\"mco-f9-bio-media\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/152\/2020\/04\/EC-Rick-DeLuca-2.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 16\">\n    <path fill=\"#00857C\" d=\"M2.556 3.894v9.326h10.888V3.894H15v9.326c0 .863-.7 1.555-1.556 1.555H2.556A1.555 1.555 0 0 1 1 13.22V3.894h1.556zM8.924.775v8.59L10.9 7.391l1.1 1.1-3.85 3.85-3.85-3.85 1.1-1.1 1.974 1.974V.775h1.551z\" \/>\n<title>Download icon<\/title><\/svg>\n Download photo<\/a><\/p>\n    \n        \n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns mco-columns-wrapping wp-col-tablet-full-width mb-2 is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column wp-col-tablet-full-width mb-2 is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:70%\">\n<p>Rick DeLuca is executive vice president and president, Animal Health for Merck.\u200b Rick has worldwide responsibility for the Animal Health business, a position he has held since 2011. Under Rick\u2019s leadership, Merck\u2019s Animal Health business has become an industry leader that offers veterinarians, farmers, pet owners and governments one of the widest ranges of veterinary pharmaceuticals, vaccines and health management solutions and services as well as an extensive suite of digitally connected identification, traceability and monitoring products.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prior to joining Merck, Rick spent more than two decades in positions of increasing scope and responsibility at Wyeth, including president of Animal Health, chief operating officer and chief financial officer of Animal Health, vice president of&nbsp;finance global pharmaceuticals and director audit. He was also a member of Wyeth\u2019s executive, operations, law and regulatory and human resources and benefits committees.\u200b<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rick was board chairman of Health for Animals, the global animal health industry association, from 2017 to 2020. He is also board chairman of Animal Health Institute, the U.S. animal medicines industry association, a position he has held since 2016.&nbsp;\u200bRick received his B.A. in business administration from Widener University. 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