Experience

Angel Xpress Foundation

• India
• Philanthropy
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Volunteer Teacher

  • May 2023 - Present

  Mumbai, Maharashtra, India Teaching English as a second language to primary school kids from underprivileged backgrounds



Self-employed

• Real Estate
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Angel Investor, Advisor, Mentor, Educator

  • Jun 2021 - Present

  Mumbai, Goa Focusing on Education Technology in academic, skill building, vocational, recreational domains. Cautiously evaluating Wellness. Nutrition, Pharm Tech, Agri-Tech, Clean Tech, Enviro-Tech, Med-Tech. Advising start ups on need / product fit, proof of concept, scaling up and fundamentals.



Cipla

• India
• Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Executive Vice President

  • Sep 2017 - Mar 2023

  Mumbai Area, India Head New Ventures - businesses that are under incubation with medium to long term impact. These are Cipla Health, the consumer health subsidiary that has FMCG DNA and talent, Cipla Technologies, an initiative to launch a Branded specialty pharmaceutical business in US, Stempeutics - a Drug Discovery company based on Stem Cell platforms

• Head of Corporate Strategy, M&A & New Ventures

  • Jan 2016 - Sep 2017

  Mumbai Area, India Steering the company's course in an increasingly integrating, converging, networked health world, seeking to secure the present and prepare for tomorrow

• Head of Cipla New Ventures

  • Apr 2013 - Jan 2016

  Mumbai Member of the CeO's Core Leadership Team, leading a portfolio of New Business Ventures across Biotechnology, Stem Cells, Innovative Delivery Platforms, Consumer Health, Animal Health and responsible for incubating new ideas and projects

• International Business, Corporate Strategy & Corporate Development

  • Dec 2011 - Apr 2013

  Mumbai Area, India Member of the Senior Management Group, leading initiatives of identifying new growth drivers for new value creation across the pharmaceutical and biotechnology spaces, organization realignment for future readiness, entry across key strategic and pharmerging markets



Lupin

• India
• Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Vice President - International

  • Sep 2005 - Dec 2011

  Head of Latin America, Asia, Africa and Middle East - Profit Center head with additional responsibilties of operations, business development, strategic alliances, global project management and acquisitions



Wockhardt Limited

• India
• Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• General Manager - International

  • Jul 1995 - Aug 2005

  SBU head for business in Emerging markets of Asia, Africa, Middle East, South America

• Manager - International

  • 1993 - 1995

  Sales of APIs and Formulations in South East Asia. Included a stint in Beijing, China to man the Representative Office and identify JV opportunities in local marketing and sourcing



BLUE STAR LTD

• Canada
• Hospitals and Health Care

• Sales Engineer

  • 1988 - 1992

  Manage sales of Testing Equipment in West India