Kumariduraivan Ponnambalam

Kumariduraivan Ponnambalam has a strong background in engineering and facilities management within the pharmaceutical industry. Kumariduraivan has held various roles throughout their career, starting as a Maintenance Engineer at Banner Pharmacaps (I) Pvt.Ltd in 1997. Kumariduraivan then moved on to become an Assistant Manager-Engineering at Ochid Healthcare, where they led sterile pharmaceutical plant engineering and proposed process control system modifications.

Afterwards, Kumariduraivan worked at AcuMed Inc as a Maintenance Engineer, managing maintenance of manufacturing and packaging machinery and equipment. Kumariduraivan then joined Amneal Pharmaceuticals, starting as a Facilities Engineer and progressing to roles such as Facilities Engineering Manager, Sr.Manager-Engineering, Associate Director Engineering, Director- EHS, and finally Director- Facilities & EHS.

In these roles, Kumariduraivan was responsible for a wide range of engineering and facilities management tasks, including overseeing capital projects and managing CAPEX budgets, ensuring compliance with engineering principles and pharmaceutical cGMPs, providing recommendations for new product launches, and maintaining cost-efficient strategic direction. Overall, they have demonstrated expertise in facility operations, equipment maintenance, and environmental, health, and safety management.

Kumariduraivan Ponnambalam holds a Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Madurai Kamaraj University, which they completed from 1993 to 1997. Kumariduraivan also obtained a Diploma in E-COM from APTECH Certified E-commerce Professional in 1996-1997. Additionally, Kumariduraivan Ponnambalam has acquired various certifications in different fields, including leadership, emotional intelligence, conflict competence, and academic qualifications verification.