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Adam Silverstein (talk) 16:24, 4 September 2013 (UTC)

Life

Kenneth Carleton Frazier (born (1954-12-17)December 17, 1954) is the Chairman, President and CEO of Merck & Co. and the first African-American to lead a major pharmaceutical company.

Please note: This introduction is from Mr. Frazier’s current page. The reference supporting the claim that he is the first African American to lead a major pharmaceutical company is from the Harvard Law Review. The citation is below. Please see below. “ha1” is the same as what’s currently listed on his page and supports that he is “the first African-American to lead a major pharmaceutical company. His birth date is supported by “ap2010nov30.” This is reference #5 in your original notes.

native of North Philadelphia

Suggested text: Frazier is a native of North Philadelphia, one of the poorest parts of the city.

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father was a janitor

Suggested text: His father, Otis, was a janitor at the United Parcel Service and raised him and his two siblings.

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father’s name was Otis

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Mother died when he was 12

Suggested text: Frazier’s mother died when he was 12.

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Suggested text: His late father suffered from Alzheimer's disease, which Frazier says inspires him to lead Merck in its development of Alzheimer's medicines.

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graduate of Northeast High School and Pennsylvania State University

Suggested text: Frazier graduated early, at the age of 16, from Northeastern High School.

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entered PSU in 1971

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earned a law degree from Harvard University
graduated law school in 1978

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Thurgood Marshall was one of his heroes growing up
Sold tadpoles and newts to local stores to make money in college

Suggested text: Fraizer has said Thurgood Marshall was one of his heroes growing up. He completed his undergraduate studies at Pennsylvania State University and sold tadpoles and newts to local stores to make money in college.

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Drinker Biddle

joined Drinker Biddle in 1978

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partner at Drinker Biddle & Reath

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He began his law career at Drinker Biddle & Reath in Philadelphia.

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While there, he and two colleagues began working on the case of James Willie “Bo” Cochran, an Alabama man on death row
Frazier and his colleagues represented Cochran on a pro bono basis
Cochran accused of murdering an assistant manager at a Birmingham grocery store
Arrested in November 1976
11th Circuit Court of Appeals overturned his conviction in 1995
Retried in 1997 and found not guilty
Frazier took the case in 1991
Partner when he took the case
Continued to represent Cochran after joining Merck
Took four summer sabbaticals to teach trial advocacy in South Africa while at Drinker Biddle (ref2)
Represented Merck while at Drinker Biddle

Suggested text: While there, Frazier and two colleagues began working on the case of James Willie “Bo” Cochran, an Alabama man on death row. In 1976, Cochran was arrested, accused and convicted of murdering an assistant manager at a Birmingham grocery store.

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Suggested text: Frazier and his colleagues took the case in 1991.

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Suggested text: In 1995, after 19 years on death row, the 11th United States Courts of Appeals overturned his conviction. In 1997, Cochran was retried and found not guilty.

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married and has two children

Suggested text: Frazier is married to Andrea with two children, Lauren and James.

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Merck

Frazier joined Merck in 1992
Started at public affairs division

Suggested text: Frazier joined Merck in 1992 in the public affairs division as vice president, general counsel during the company’s collaboration with Astra.

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Suggested text: Within two years, he was leading the public affairs group. Please note: This claim is supported by "pierson1." This is reference #6 in your original notes.

Top legal post in December 1999
Frazier became senior general counsel in 1999
Top legal post in December 1999

Suggested text: He was named senior general counsel in 1999, promoted to executive vice president and general counsel by 2006.

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As general counsel, he was credited with overseeing the company's defense against Vioxx-related litigation.

Suggested text: As general counsel, he was credited with overseeing the company's defense against Vioxx-related litigation...

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Over 5,000 lawsuits relating to Vioxx

Suggested text: and its nearly 5,000 lawsuits claiming Vioxx...

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Lawsuits claimed that Vioxx caused heart attacks and strokes

Suggested text: caused heart attacks and strokes.

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Vioxx case was “the most significant challenge I’ve ever faced”

Suggested text:Frazier has said that the Vioxx case was “the most significant challenge” he ever faced.

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From 2007 to 2010, he served as executive vice president and president of the company's global human health unit.

Suggested text: and led the company's largest group, human health, from 2007 to 2010...

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In 2010, he became Merck's president

Suggested text: before being named president of Merck.

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President in April
on January 1, 2011 its CEO.

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Succeeded Richard T. Clark as CEO

Suggested text: ...replacing former Merck CEO Richard Clark. He became chairman of the board on December 1, 2011

Merck is second-largest drug company in US
Was eligible for $11.25 million compensation in cash and stock in 2011
Base salary of $1.5 million in 2011

Suggested text: Merck is the second-largest drug company in the United States. In 2011, Frazier was eligible for $11.25 million in cash and stock and had a base salary of $1.5 million.

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Penn State

On November 11, 2011, as a member of the Penn State board of trustees, the board selected Frazier as chairman of a commission empaneled to investigate a child sex abuse scandal involving former assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky and allegations of a cover up by university officials.

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Kenneth Frazier's commission retained the private law firm Freeh, Sporkin & Sullivan as "Special Investigative Counsel" who then hired Pepper Hamilton, legal counsel for Merck. The report, costing the university $6.5 million, was accepted and used as the basis for the NCAA sanctions against Penn State.(unreliable?)

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Frazier was criticized by attorney William Cluck and other Penn State alumni for his role in the Penn State Board of Trustees' handling of the Jerry Sandusky scandal, particularly its decision to fire head football coach Joe Paterno.

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On March 14, 2013, while defending the Freeh report at a sub-committee meeting of the Penn State Board of Trustees, Frazier commented on William Cluck's race, saying "if you cared about that, you are one of the few people in this country that looks like you who actually believes the O.J. Simpson not guilty verdict was correct."

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Frazier apologized for his remarks to Cluck several days later.

Other

"Boards of Exxon Mobil Corp., Pennsylvania State University, Cornerstone Christian Academy in Philadelphia"

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helped run CCA in the late 1990s

Suggested text: In the late 1990s, Frazier was a founding board member of the Cornerstone Christian Academy, an inner-city school K-8 school in Philadelphia, and currently serves on the board of trustees.

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Suggested Section: Public Life

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Suggested text: In 2012, Frazier joined several CEOs who met with President Barack Obama to discuss deficit and debt reduction. Frazier said he supported tax revenue increases, including the top 2 percent, but only if accompanied by responsible spending limits. Frazier also discussed the importance of innovation and continued support for biomedical research.

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Suggested text: On September 18, 2013, President Obama appointed Frazier as a member of the President’s Export Council to represent the views of business on the nation’s export policies and deep commitment to expanding U.S. exports.

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Suggested text: He spoke at The American Law Institute’s 90th Annual Meeting in May 2013, on being a lawyer in private, in-house practice and from his current vantage point as CEO of Merck.

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Suggested Section: Awards

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*Frazier has been recognized for his advocacy in providing legal representation to underserved communities and for his personal pro bono work.