Appointments: Changes At Merck KGaA, Servier, Unum and Aduro

Wendy Sussman has joined EMD Serono Inc., the biopharmaceutical business of Merck KGAA, as vice president of US healthcare government and public affairs. In this role, Sussman will lead the company's government policy strategy and advocacy at the federal and state level. Before joining EMD Serono, Sussman was VP of public affairs at Sandoz Inc., a Novartis AG Division.

Servier SA has appointed Lode Dewulf to the newly created role of chief patient officer. Dewulf was the first...