Joachim Becker, Senior Pricing Specialist, Merck Life Science

I joined Merck in 1983 right after graduation from the University of Frankfurt (Economics and Business Administration). Main subjects: Marketing and Industrial Management.  I held various positions in Field and Distributor Marketing, Market Management and Sales, Major accounts management, mostly in the Laboratory Business field, being responsible for different geographies and portfolios. Pricing was always a part of the story. I specialized in Pricing since 4 years, I have been working with several external pricing consultants and software providers like e.g PROS, Simon Kucher & Partners.