London, 26 November 2007 - Thomas H. Glocer, 48, CEO of Reuters Group PLC, is to join the board of Merck & Co Inc, the global pharmaceutical company as a non-executive director, effective tomorrow, 27 November 2007. Mr Glocer's appointment is as one of Merck's 11 outside directors on its 12-member board.

Mr Glocer is active in a variety of industry and civic associations on both sides of the Atlantic. He is a member of the International Advisory Board of British American Business Inc., the Advisory Board of the Judge Institute of Management at Cambridge University, the European Business Leaders Council, the Corporate Advisory Group of Tate Britain and the Madison Council of the Library of Congress. Mr Glocer is also active in several public education initiatives in New York City and London.

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