Warren Bird
Warren Bird, CPEA, CSP, CPSA is an Associate Director in the External Manufacturing and Due Diligence group at Merck (MSD) and has been Merck’s PSCI representative since 2019. He is responsible for performing EHS assessments of Merck’s existing and prospective suppliers and supports company due diligence activities and new product development to ensure EHS compliance. His organization is responsible for ensuring Merck’s business partners and suppliers adhere to Merck Business Partner Code of Conduct which incorporates the PSCI Principles.
Warren has over 30 years of domestic and international experience in Compliance, Management Systems, and Internal and External Auditing. Prior to working for Merck, he was with Schering-Plough, ERM-CVS, Arthur Andersen LLP, and General Motors. Warren’s experience includes serving on the Board of Directors of the Auditing Roundtable for seven years and was a founding member of BEAC (now known as the Board for Global EHS Credentialing). He graduated from the University of Kansas with a Master’s Degree in Civil Engineering and was awarded a fellowship with the US EPA National Office of Drinking Water.
Since 2019, I have had great opportunities to be involved in different PSCI committees and projects. My passion has driven my participation in PSCI’s decarbonization and audit committees and topic teams of Latin America and Biosafety.
My belief is that the strength of PSCI is what members can bring to the table to share. At Merck, the number of colleagues contributing to PSCI’s continued success has grown under my leadership, including significant contributions to several Committees. Our investment starts with member dues but ends with people helping others.
For several years now, my colleagues and I have attended and participated in recent PSCI outreach sessions in India, China and virtually. I believe coaching and supplier training for EHS and Social standards is the most important legacy for PSCI. Through my EHS assessments of suppliers, I have directly seen the impact regional teams have in improving site EHS expertise.