Warner has a long-running background in the pharmaceutical industry, and worked in several countries for Merck. Prior to this appointment, he was the marketing and sales director for MSD South Korea, the company said Wednesday in a statement.
Jakoncic was recently promoted to the position of regional manager for Merck in the Balkans.
Merck&Co (including Schering Plough) ranks seventh among Romanian pharmaceutical companies, with sales of 448.4 million lei (EUR109 million) and a 4.7% market share, according to market research firm Cegedim. (EUR1=RON4.1127)