Cathy Cantone
Director, Global Human Health Communications
MERCK

Catherine Cantone, a seasoned public relations professional, has 20 plus years corporate and product communications and advocacy experience in diverse sectors including pharmaceuticals, non-profit healthcare and public relations/advertising agency. 
She currently has responsibility for public relations and advocacy activities supporting Schering-Plough’s global immunology, oncology and anti-infective franchises, including REMICADE®, SIMPONI ® and TEMODAR®.
Cathy joined Schering-Plough from Pfizer, Inc. where she was director of public relations and advocacy relations with responsibility for several products including SUTENT®,  LYRICA® and AROMASIN®.  Cathy joined Pfizer during the acquisition of  Pharmacia Corporation where she had been for the previous five years working on several products including CAMPTOSAR®, FRAGMIN® and CELEBREX®   Earlier in her career she was with Makovsky and Company and the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. 
Cathy has served on the board of CancerCare New Jersey and is a member of the Healthcare Businesswomen’s Association.  She holds a B.A. degree in psychology from Ohio Wesleyan University.  She resides in Clark, New Jersey with her two children.