Merck's CCO of three-plus years continues to answer the challenge posed by its merger with Schering-Plough and  an ongoing focus on the company's reputation.

Adele Ambrose has quite a bit to say - about communications, a pharmaceutical company's mission, and corporate reputation.

Since joining Merck, now considered the world's second-largest pharma company, she has refocused the communications function to address its reputation, while informing stakeholders about the story it seeks to tell.

"We can't afford to rely ...