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# Kenneth C. Frazier

(1954)   Lawyer

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Kenneth C. Frazier is a lawyer.

## Quick Facts About Kenneth C. Frazier

Born December 17, 1954

Profession Lawyer

## About Kenneth C. Frazier

Kenneth Carleton Frazier is an American business executive. He is executive chairman and former CEO of the pharmaceutical company Merck & Co.. After joining Merck & Co. as general counsel, he directed the company's defense against litigation over the anti-inflammatory drug Vioxx. Frazier is the first African American man to lead a major pharmaceutical company. He was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 2018.

##  Quotes by Kenneth C. Frazier

> [I think the entire pharmaceutical industry has a lot of work to do to restore public trust.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kenneth-c-frazier/i-think-the-entire-pharmaceutical-industry-has-a-lot-of-work-to-do-to/)

Kenneth C. Frazier

[Drug](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/drug/)

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> [The kind of evidence that was put before the jurors led to less-than-rational decision-making. I think that juries are composed of good…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kenneth-c-frazier/the-kind-of-evidence-that-was-put-before-the-jurors-led-to-less-than/)

Kenneth C. Frazier

[Deceit](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/deceit/)

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> [One of the challenges associated with a company becoming large is that companies become hierarchical. They become bureaucratic. They become slow. They…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kenneth-c-frazier/one-of-the-challenges-associated-with-a-company-becoming-large-is/)

Kenneth C. Frazier

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