Geena Malhotra has been President and Global Head – Manufacturing Operations. She is also leading the Devices and Diagnostics Centre of Excellence at Cipla. Geena has played a key role in leading and driving the Respiratory Innovation Engine. Under her leadership, the team has launched many flagships products across global markets which have strengthened the leadership role in the respiratory domain.
Prior to this role, Geena was Global Head of Integrated Product Development of Cipla from 2013 to 2018. Geena Malhotra completed her Bachelors in Pharmacy in 1985 from Mumbai and received her Executive MBA degree from Washington University, St. Louis in 2017.
Having joined Cipla in 1986, for well over three decades now, Geena has been a pillar of Research and Development at Cipla. Geena spearheaded Cipla’s use of cutting-edge technology platforms, equipment, drug-device combinations, targeted drug delivery dosage forms in order to fulfill unmet patient needs. Geena has to her credit, a large number of patents in the areas of formulation development and technology in solid oral dosage forms, topical delivery systems, and inhalation medical devices. Geena has provided technical leadership to multi-disciplinary Research and Development (R&D) teams within a cross-functional environment to build and deliver a high throughput R&D with technology being the core focus.
As a member of the Management Council of Cipla, Geena’s priorities are Operational Excellence, Environment, Health & Safety Management, implementation of Good Engineering Practices & Process Efficiency, and reimagining operations in the digital world.
She is a recipient of the ‘Eminent Researcher Award’ by the Indian Pharmaceutical Association in 2007. FDD Express Pharma Award for Outstanding Achievement in Formulation Development and Drug Delivery in 2017. She has been also honored by the “Indian Glory Award” in 2017 by the Indian Friendship Society & the “Bharat Ratna Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Excellence Award” in 2018 for outstanding & distinguished services to the nation.
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