"Frazier, Kenneth"@en . . "1954Z"^^ . . . "1954-12-17Z"^^ . . "American businessman" . "Kenneth Carleton Frazier"@en . . . . "Kenneth Frazier"@en . "Kenneth Carleton Frazier (born (1954-12-17)December 17, 1954) is an American business executive. He is the Chairman and CEO of the pharmaceutical company Merck & Co. After joining Merck as general counsel, he directed the company's defense against litigation over the anti-inflammatory drug Vioxx. Frazier is the first African-American to lead a major pharmaceutical company."@en . .