Steve Mizell

Chair of Compensation Committee, Member of Audit Committee and Nominating and Governance Committee

Mr. Mizell is the former Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer at Merck & Co., Inc. (“Merck”), where he served from October 2018 until April 2024, and was responsible for talent acquisition and development, employee wellness, and diversity and inclusion. Mr. Mizell is currently employed by Merck as Senior Advisor to the CEO and will serve in that capacity until his retirement on July 1, 2024. Mr. Mizell previously served as Executive Vice President & Chief Human Resources Officer at Monsanto Company from 2004 until 2018, where he created an industry-leading workplace for more than 20,000 employees globally. Before that, Mr. Mizell served as Senior Vice President and Chief Corporate Resources Officer for AdvancePCS Inc. and previous to that held several key human resources management roles at companies across the energy, defense, manufacturing, communications and technology sectors. He currently serves on the boards of Allegion Plc., a publicly-traded security products company, since February 2020, and Group 1 Automotive, Inc., a publicly-traded automotive retailer since March 2021, and has earned a Directorship Certification® from the National Association of Corporate Directors. Mr. Mizell holds a B.S. from Georgia Institute of Technology and an M.S. from Carnegie Mellon University.