Willie Deese

Willie A. Deese is Lead Independent Director at Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc. since 2016.
Holds director roles at Saint Elizabeth University, Glaxo, Inc. (also Senior Vice President-Development), Dentsply Sirona France SAS, and St Vincent's Academy.
Director at Public Service Electric & Gas Co. since 2023.
Trustee at Blue Cross & Blue Shield of North Carolina since 2022.
Former Chief Executive Officer at Pharmaceutical Product Development LLC from 1990 to 2011.
Chairman-Trustees Board at North Carolina A&T State University from 2007 to 2015.
Independent Director at DENTSPLY International, Inc. from 2011 to 2016.
Independent Director at G1 Therapeutics, Inc. from 2018 to 2022.
Independent Director at CDK Global II LLC from 2014 to 2022.
Independent Director at Dentsply Sirona, Inc. from 2016 to 2026.
President-Manufacturing Division & Executive Vice President at Merck & Co., Inc. from 2008 to 2016.
President-Merck Manufacturing Division & EVP at Schering-Plough Corp.
in 2009.
President-Merck Manufacturing Division & EVP at Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
from 2009 to 2016.
Senior Vice President-Global Procurement & Logistics at GlaxoSmithKline LLC from 2001 to 2003.
Chairman at Hyperion DeFi, Inc. and Aravive, Inc. Vice President-Purchasing at Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute.
Senior Vice President & Director-Purchasing at Smithkline Beecham Pharmaceuticals (Canada).
Director at Dentsply Germany Investments GmbH.
Director at Public Service Electric & Gas Co. Education includes undergraduate degree from North Carolina A&T State University in 1977 and MBA from Western New England University in 1983.