Richard Deluca

Executive VP & President of Merck Animal Health, Merck

Search every verified Richard Deluca interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. Richard DeLuca, Executive Vice President of Merck and President of Merck Animal Health, accepted the 2022 Holland on the Hill Heineken Award on behalf of the company at a ceremony held at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., on May 19, 2022. The award, presented by the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, recognizes businesses that have positively impacted economic ties between the United States and the Netherlands. In his acceptance speech, DeLuca thanked the ambassador, the Holland on the Hill team, and Merck employees, attributing the recognition to their work in innovation, collaboration, and partnership with the Dutch government. In his remarks, DeLuca highlighted Merck's operations in the Netherlands, including the production of the oncology drug Keytruda, which he said has saved over one million lives, and the selection of the Netherlands as the first site outside the U.S. to produce an oral antiviral medicine. He also discussed Merck's "one health" approach, which focuses on prevention, monitoring, surveillance, and stewardship of essential medicines for both humans and animals. DeLuca emphasized the company's commitment to science-driven innovation and its goal of ensuring healthy people, healthy animals, and a sustainable food supply, while expressing interest in continuing to strengthen transatlantic cooperation.