Oct 02, 2019 / 06:25PM GMT
Louise Alesandra Chen - Cantor Fitzgerald & Co., Research Division - Senior Research Analyst & MD
Hi. Good afternoon. Thanks for attending the Merck session here. I have Mike Nally, the CMO of Merck. And we're going to a fireside chat. But before we begin, I wanted to see if you had any opening comments or remarks.
Michael T. Nally - Merck & Co., Inc. - CMO & Executive VP
No. I mean it's just wonderful to be here. Thanks for the opportunity, and look forward to a good conversation.
Questions and Answers:
Louise Alesandra Chen - Cantor Fitzgerald & Co., Research Division - Senior Research Analyst & MDOkay. Great. So the first question I had for you is there's a lot of talk about leadership succession, and I'm curious, any comments from that front? And then the other thing that people ask me a lot is, is transformational M&A possible without a new CEO?
Michael T. Nally - Merck & Co., Inc. - CMO & Executive VP
Well, I think your