{"id":3469,"date":"2021-10-26T14:55:05","date_gmt":"2021-10-26T14:55:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.merck.ca\/en\/?post_type=personnel&#038;p=3469"},"modified":"2023-05-09T15:11:49","modified_gmt":"2023-05-09T15:11:49","slug":"marwan-akar","status":"publish","type":"personnel","link":"https:\/\/www.merck.ca\/en\/leadership\/marwan-akar\/","title":{"rendered":"Marwan Akar"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div id=\"mco-b2-hero-block-block_5e99cbba77bef\" 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                            <div class=\"mco-b2-hero-block-image-container \">\n                    <picture >\n\t<source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.merck.ca\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2021\/10\/Merck-President-Marwan.jpg?w=768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.merck.ca\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2021\/10\/Merck-President-Marwan.jpg?w=768\" >\n<source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1199px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.merck.ca\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2021\/10\/Merck-President-Marwan.jpg?h=768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.merck.ca\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2021\/10\/Merck-President-Marwan.jpg?h=768\" >\n<source media=\"(min-width: 1200px) and (max-width: 1919px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.merck.ca\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2021\/10\/Merck-President-Marwan.jpg?w=1200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.merck.ca\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2021\/10\/Merck-President-Marwan.jpg?w=1200\" >\n<source media=\"(min-width: 1920px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.merck.ca\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2021\/10\/Merck-President-Marwan.jpg?w=1920\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.merck.ca\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2021\/10\/Merck-President-Marwan.jpg?w=1920\" >\n\t<img data-src=\"https:\/\/www.merck.ca\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2021\/10\/Merck-President-Marwan.jpg?w=1920\" alt=\"\" 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>Marwan Akar<\/h1>\n            \n                            <div class=\"mco-b2-hero-block-description\"><div class=\"mco-b2-hero-block-description\">\n<h3>President &amp; Managing Director \u2013 Merck Canada<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n            \n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    \n<\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"mco-f9-bio-highlights-block-block_5e99cbf177bf0\" class=\"mco-f9-bio-highlights-block mccberg-block\">\n            <p class=\"mco-f9-bio-location\">\n            <span class=\"mco-f9-label\">Director since<\/span>\n            <br\/>\n            2021        <\/p>\n    \n        \n    \n            <p class=\"mco-f9-bio-media\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.merck.ca\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2021\/10\/Merck-President-Marwan.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 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>Marwan Akar is the President &amp; Managing Director of Merck Canada.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Marwan joined Merck in 1997 and previously served as Managing Director for Egypt and, most recently, for Russia and Eurasia. 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