- Addressing challenges and reimagining how we interact with our employees is pivotal to enabling growth and success of the Finance function
- New ways of working: Are they working? Remote, hybrid, and employee expectations
- Effective strategies to building the breadth of digital capabilities across finance
- Achieving economies of skill as well as economies of scale
- Building a culture that supports the development of future leaders
- Building key skills in our future finance leaders
Melissa Leonard
Senior Vice President, Corporate Treasurer
Merck
Melissa Leonard currently serves as the Senior Vice President and Corporate Treasurer at Merck, overseeing the company’s capital structure, cash management, investments, and risk management since July 2024. Previous roles at Merck include Vice President & CFO for the Manufacturing Division and Associate Vice President for various finance functions, where responsibilities spanned across manufacturing, marketing, and financial leadership for the Organon spin. Specifically, Melissa previously served as Regional CFO for the Company’s business in Europe and Canada and Finance Lead for the UK & Ireland. Melissa holds an MBA in Finance from Columbia Business School and a bachelor’s degree in economics from Rutgers University.
