Belén Garijo (born 1960) is a Spanish business executive. Since May 2021, she has been the CEO and chair of the executive board of Merck Group.^[1][2]

Early life and education

Garijo graduated from Universidad of Alcalá, Autonomous University of Madrid, and Ashridge Management School.^{[citation needed]}

Career

Garijo was a physician at Hospital Universitario La Paz.^[3]

In 2003, Garijo became managing director of Aventis Spain, leading the merger with Sanofi. In 2011, she became chief operating officer of Merck Group, until being promoted to president in 2013 and elected a board member in 2015. In May 2021, she was named chief executive officer of Merck, following Stefan Oschmann.^[4][5]

In her capacity as CEO, Garijo accompanied Chancellor Olaf Scholz on state visits to China in 2022^[6] and 2024.^[7]