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Dr. Sunil Kumar Mandal, Phd, Harvard Mgmt., Rnd Iica Certified Independent Director, Esg Cert.,
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Hindi Professional working proficiency
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Certified Executive Coach
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Train the Trainer Certification
ProtouchAug, 2023- Apr, 2026 -
CPD-accredited ESG Expert Certification Program
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Lean Six Sigma Green Belt
KPMG IndiaFeb, 2017- Apr, 2026
Experience
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India
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Chemical Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Vice President Research And Development
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Jun 2021 - Present
Serving as member of leadership team. Responsible for managing chemistry (Discovery and Process, current team size is 170) through devising strategies and driving research and development to invent novel and cost-effective chemicals for crop protection. The R&D activities are integrated with all aspects of ESG such as green chemistry, renewable feedstock etc. The role also includes managing collaboration with CROs and business partners outside the company.
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Head of Discovery Chemistry and Analytics-CreAgro
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Jan 2019 - Jun 2021
Responsible for managing discovery chemistry and analytics through devising strategies and driving research and development to invent novel and cost-effective chemicals agents for crop protection.
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Syngene International Limited
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Bangalore
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Associate General Manager, and a Member of Senior Leadership Team
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Jul 2009 - Jan 2019
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Bangalore
Managed multiple medicinal chemistry programs sponsored by BMS. Interpretation of SAR, design and synthesis of patentable molecules to achieve desired pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic properties to produce advanced preclinical candidates. Supervision and training to PhD and MSc level scientists. Supported the vision and strategy of the organization through driving culture of safety, while displaying high level of passion, innovation, speed and accountability. 1. PATENT: TRICYCLIC COMPOUNDS AS ANTICANCER AGENTS; WO2015100282 A12. PATENT: IDO INHIBITORS; WO 2015/002918 A13. PATENT: IDO INHIBITORS; WO/2015/031295 4. PATENT: DIAMINOCYCLOHEXANE COMPOUNDS AND USES THEREOF. WO2013012827A15. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters, 25 (2015) 1905- 1909; BMS-871: A novel orally active pan-Notch inhibitor as an anticancer agent6. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters, 28 (2018) 732-736; Development of a series of novel o-phenylenediamine-based indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase 1 (IDO1) inhibitors
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Principal Scientist
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Jan 2007 - Jun 2009
To support medicinal chemistry programs of International clients (Hit to Lead and Lead optimization). Design of cost effective synthetic routes and trouble shooting. Management and training to a group of up to 50 chemists (MS & PhD) to generate maximum productivity within a preset time period. Systematic reporting and effective communication with client. Handling of multiple projects from different clients at the same time.
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Senior Scientist
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Oct 2004 - Nov 2006
Design, synthesis and evaluation of enzyme inhibitors for oncology programs (NIH projects). Some molecules are currently undergoing advanced preclinical studies. Development of viable lab scale process chemistry (change synthetic route, improve yields and practicalities) to produce gram quantities of compounds for in vivo studies.Laura Kelsey McCarty, Sunil K. Mandal, Jeffrey Toretsky. “Select Phosphoinositol Analogs Reduce Ewing’s Sarcoma and Leiomyosarcoma Cell Line Growth”. AACR-NCI-EORTC International Conference: November 14 - 18, 2005, Pennsylvania Convention Center Philadelphia, PA.
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Postdoctoral Associate with Prof. K. C. Nicolaou
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Sep 2003 - Oct 2004
Toward the total synthesis of natural product “Azadirachtin”. K. C. Nicolaou, Pradip. K. Sasmal, A. J. Roecker, Xiao-wen Sun, Sunil K Mandal and Antonella Converso, “Studies toward the synthesis of Azadirachtin, Part 1: Total synthesis of a fully Functionalized ABC Ring Framework and Coupling with a Norbornene Domain”, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2005, 44, 3443-3447.
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Faculty Intern
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Jan 2002 - Aug 2003
Teaching Basic Organic Chemistry and Research on Asymmetric Catalysis.Combinatorial approach toward the development of novel asymmetric catalysis for “oxidative kinetic resolution of secondary alcohols” and “alkoxycarbonylation of alkenes”. Sunil K. Mandal and Matthew S. Sigman“Palladium-Catalyzed Aerobic Oxidative Kinetic Resolution of Alcohols with an Achiral Exogenous Base”, J. Org. Chem.; 2003, 68, 7535-7537.Sunil K. Mandal, David R. Jensen, Jacob Pugsley and Matthew S. Sigman,“Scope of Enantioselective Palladium(II)-Catalyzed Aerobic Alcohol Oxidations Using (-)-Sparteine”,J. Org. Chem. 2003, 68, 4600-4603.
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Postdoctoral Research Associate
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Jul 1999 - Dec 2001
Understanding structure-reactivity relationship of metallocenes for catalytic asymmetric coupling of unsaturated organic fragments to highly functionalized chiral building blocks. Sunil K. Mandal, Sk. Rasidul Amin, and William E. Crowe, “γ –Butyrolactone Synthesis via Catalytic Asymmetric Cyclocarbonylation”, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2001, 123, 6457-6458.
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Education
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2013 - 2013Harvard Business School
Leadership Direct, Leadership and Executive Management Course by Harvard ManageMentor -
1994 - 1999
CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory, Pune, India (Degree awarded by Pune University)
Ph.D., Organic Chemistry -
2018 - 2023
Board of Certified Safety Professionals, USA
Associate Safety Professional (ASP); Awarded 03/02/2018, Expired 03/01/2023, Environment. Health and Safety -
2018 - 2018
Henry Harvin Education
CSSE (Certified Six Sigma Executive), Black Belt, Business Process Improvements -
2017 - 2017
The University of Iowa and Bowen EHS
Associate Safety Professional Review Course, Environment, Health and Safety -
2016 - 2016
XLRI Jamshedpur
Management Development Programme -
1992 - 1994
Calcutta University (University College of Science and Technology, Rajabazar)
M.Sc., Major: Organic; Minor: Inorganic, Physical, Analytical -
1988 - 1992
Calcutta University (Ramakrishna Mission Vidyamandira, Belur)
B.Sc., Chemistry (Hons.), Minor: Physics, Mathematics -
Henry Hervin Education
CSSE, Six Sigma Black Belt -
Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs (Under the Aegis of Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Govt. of India)
Assessment for Independent Director's Databank, Companies Act., Board Essentials and Board Practices
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