Alembic Pharmaceuticals appoints Prag Goel as VP – Sales and Marketing (Megacare, Enteron and Osteofit business divisions)

He is an experienced professional in the pharmaceutical industry with about 30 years of progressive experience

Cupid strengthens board with appointment of four new directors

Smeeta Bhatkal, Santosh Desai and Akshay Kumar join as Independent Directors; Shaina NC as Non-Executive Director

Fortis Healthcare appoints Leo Puri as Chairman of the Board

Puri is an accomplished leader and financial sector veteran with over four decades of experience

Dr. Sandip Shah appointed as Chairperson of NABL-QCI

Tejnaksh Healthcare’s MD granted Indian patent for Pflow

Pflow is a revolutionary, disposable, and portable home based urine flow measurement test

Gilead Sciences appoints Dietmar Berger as Chief Medical Officer

Dr. Berger is a board-certified internist, hematologist and oncologist who brings more than 25 years of extensive experience in developing and delivering innovative medicines

AstraZeneca appoints Iskra Reic as Executive Vice President, International

Iskra has held leadership positions across Central & Eastern Europe, Eurasia, Middle East & Africa at AstraZeneca

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