Dr. Christopher M. Cimarusti

Non-Executive Director

Dr. Christopher M. Cimarusti has completed his PhD in Organic Chemistry from Purdue University, U.S.A. and his postdoctoral research from Columbia University, U.S.A. He has more than 40 years of experience in the field of drug discovery, development and manufacturing, been awarded more than 60 patents and published more than 40 papers in referred journals. Dr. Cimarusti held executive leadership positions at Squibb Corporation and Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMS) in discovery and development. His last position with BMS was as Sr. Vice President, Pharmaceutical Development Centre of Excellence.

Mr. Humayun Dhanrajgir

Independent Director

Mr. Humayun Dhanrajgir is a B.Tech, MI, CHEM (E) by qualification. With 45 years’ experience in the pharmaceutical industry, he has held several senior positions in Glaxo India, including the roles of Managing Director and Executive Vice Chairman. He is a past president of Organisation of Pharmaceutical Producers of India (OPPI).

Mr. Parampally Vasudeva Maiya

Independent Director

Mr. Parampally Vasudeva Maiya is an eminent banker and a Master of Arts by qualification. He had a long career of 32 years with the State Bank of India where he was a General Manager. He was deputed as the Executive Director of SCICI between 1991 and 1993, before relinquishing the position in 1994 to set up the ICICI Bank and become Managing Director. He retired as Chairman & CEO of the Bank in 1998. Subsequently, he was appointed as the Managing Director of Central Depository Services (India) Limited, which he also set up, and relinquished the post in December 1999. He is now a director of four companies including a large nationalised bank.

Dr. Will Gordon Mitchell

Independent Director

Dr. Will Gordon Mitchell is presently Professor of Strategic Management at Rotman School of Management (University of Toronto). He completed his PhD from the School of Business Administration of the University of California, Berkeley, U.S.A. In the past, he was J. Rex Fuqua Professor of International Management at Fuqua School of Business (Duke University), Durham, and Professor of Corporate Strategy and International Business at University of Michigan, U.S.A. He is on the editorial board of several management journals. His teaching and research interests include corporate strategy, alliance strategy and dynamics of the health care industry.

Mrs. Bharati Rao

Independent Director

Mrs. Bharati Rao is currently a nominee director on the boards of SBICAP Ventures Limited, SBICAP Securities Limited, SBI Global Factors Limited, SBI Capital Markets Limited and Suzlon Energy Limited and director on the board of Vijaya Bank, as well as being an advisor to a number of other companies. She has over 40 years of experience in the banking and financial sector, having joined State Bank of India, in 1972. Since then she has held both domestic and international positions and titles, covering areas such as project finance, credit and risk management, development of foreign offices, human resources and mergers and acquisitions.

Dr. Nirmala Murthy

Independent Director

Dr. Nirmala Murthy is currently the founder member and advisor of the Foundation for Research in Health System, a non-government research organisation. She has a Masters degree in Statistics from Bombay University, India, and a doctorate from the Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, USA. She was a faculty of the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, in Public Health Management. She is a specialist in Health Information Systems, monitoring & evaluation of Health & Welfare programmes. She has designed several management training programmes for health care providers working at different levels in the public health system. Currently her work involves using ICT to improve health outcomes among the rural poor. She has published over 50 research papers in journals and books, in the area of her expertise.