Robert Yates has been appointed president of EMD Millipore, a division of Merck KGaA. Mr. Yates will be responsible for the Chemicals business sector, which includes EMD Millipore and Performance Materials. He reports to Bernd Reckmann, a member of the executive board of Merck who has led the division since the acquisition of Millipore in July 2010. “With the successful acquisition and integration of Millipore we have established a world-class partner for the Life Sciences industry,” said Mr. R...