Ann-Xiaoyan Li appointed Group CFO and MD of Romaco Group

She will be responsible in this role for Finance & Controlling, HR Services and IT Management at Romaco Holding

Surendralal Karsanbhai elected to Merck Board of Directors

With the addition of Karsanbhai, the Merck board will consist of 13 members

Strides Pharma Science appoints Dr. C. Muthulingam as Executive VP - R&D

Dr. Muthu was last associated with Mankind Pharma

Pfizer appoints Chris Boshoff as Chief Scientific Officer and President, Research & Development

Roger Dansey to become Interim Chief Oncology Officer and Johanna Bendell to join Pfizer as Oncology Chief Development Officer

Natco Pharma appoints Madhava Rao Karicherla as Associate VP – Formulation Research & Development

He did Master’s of Pharmacy (Pharmaceutical Technology, Formulations) from National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Mohali and Bachelor of Pharmacy from Osmania University

Divyesh Maru appointed CFO of Hester Biosciences

He specializes in financial planning, audit, compliance and ERP implementation, with extensive experience in leading automation and risk management projects

Imtiyaz Basade appointed Senior VP of NATCO Pharma

He has 35+ years of experience in understanding of business and products, analytical ability, eye for detail and computer literacy and knowledge of recent trends.

Jubilant Ingrevia appoints Vijay Srivastava as Chief of Operations

He has more than 25 years of experience in manufacturing across various industries including petrochemicals, engineering polymers, agrochemicals, organic, and inorganic intermediates

Lupin appoints Claus Jepsen as President, Global Specialty

Gland Pharma appoints Shyamakant Giri as CEO

Giri is currently the President (India Business & Emerging Markets) of Amneal Pharmaceuticals

Granules India appoints Ramraj Rangarajulu as President and Head - Formulations Operations

He will join in place of Anil Arora, current President- Formulations Operations who will be superannuating in November, 2024

Suven Pharma appoints Declan Ryan as CCO

Declan brings over 25 years of expertise in the pharmaceutical and biotech sectors

Morepen Laboratories appoints Amrit Ravi as Vice President

He holds a Master’s in Management from the National University of Singapore

Suven Pharmaceuticals names Vivek Sharma as Executive Chairman

Based out of Boston, Vivek will build on the foundation created by Vaidheesh, and will help build a stronger customer connect and further drive global expansion of the platform

Dr. Girish Budhrani recognised with ACOIN Gujarat Chapter Oration

ACOIN has recognized Dr. Budhrani's exceptional work in promoting community and clinical ophthalmology

Shilpa Biologicals appoints Dr. Sridevi Khambhampaty as CEO

She brings an overall Techno Commercial experience of 22+ Years in various Organizations

Astec Lifesciences appoints Prof. G. D. Yadav as Independent Director

Professor G. D. Yadav is one of India’s most prolific and accomplished engineering-scientists, holding the prestigious National Science Chair from the Government of India

Alembic appoints Sudhakar Pandiyan as Head - Technical Operations

He has been associated with Caplin Steriles Ltd., Mylan Laboratories Ltd., Caplin Point Laboratories Ltd., Strides Arcolab Ltd. and Novartis Vaccines and Diagnostics

Amcor appoints Peter Konieczny as CEO

Konieczny has served as Interim CEO since April 2024

Akums appoints Shantanu R Chobhe as Corporate Quality Assurance Head

Chobhe brings over 30 years of extensive experience in quality and regulatory management within the pharmaceutical industry