Granules India Ltd. is a fully integrated pharmaceutical manufacturer.  The Company manufactures Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs), Pharmaceutical Formulation Intermediates (PFIs) and Finished Dosages (FDs) which are distributed in over 55 countries.

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Granules India

Mr. Harsha Chigurupati holds a bachelor’s degree of science in Business Administration from Boston University, USA. He has over 14 years of entrepreneurial experience in marketing, product development, customer relationship management & operations. He also has in-depth knowledge and experience in various fields of research and development, clinical trials, regulatory and legal framework navigation, patents, and peer review journal publications.

Mr. Chigurupati has been with Granules since 2005 in various capacities. He was instrumental in commercializing the Company’s Finished Dosage Division and transitioning the Company’s customer base towards brand loyalists. As an Executive Director, he is responsible for the standalone Operations and P&L of the Company.

Harsha Chigurupati

An entrepreneur, a successful businesswoman, sportsperson, and two-time Guinness Book of World Record holder, Mrs. Uma Devi Chigurupati is also the Executive Director of Granules India Limited. She spearheads the Corporate Social Responsibility and Human Resources functions in the Company. A post-graduate in Soil Microbiology from Nagarjuna University, she holds more than three decades of experience in Pharmaceuticals across various corporate functions.

Mrs. Chigurupati has been the Chairperson of FICCI FLO Hyderabad. During her tenure, she has taken up many initiatives to empower women at both grass root & white-collar levels.

Mrs. Chigurupati is also Director of KRSMA Estates Private Limited, one of India’s premier boutique wineries. Under her tenure, she has established the vineyard in the Hampi Hills of Karnataka and has been vital to the ongoing operations at the site.

Uma Devi Chigurupati

Mr. ManiKandan Ramalingam is pharmaceutical technologist with 22 years of experience and holds M. Pharma Tech from NIPER (Mohali) and Master black belt in six sigma. In his experience, worked in providing technical, strategic, and functional leadership in uniquely challenging positions in Pharmaceutical Research. Worked at Sun Pharma and Dr. Reddy’s prior to joining Granules; and served as functional head of Product development Research and subject matter expert for formulation at Dr.Reddys. Has expertise in, API Assessment for FD design & API – FD integration, Pre-formulation, Formulation design. (Different type of dosage forms), Biopharmaceutics and pharmacokinetics, New Technology adoption and Product Scale up and manufacturing. Also served in leading cross functional research team, change management, Training and team building, Regulatory risk management, product selection assessment, Contract research management, thereby ensuring successful translation of products from Ideation to the Market.

Manikandan Ramalingam

Sucharita Rao Palepu is a Chartered Accountant and possess over 30 years of professional experience in Information Technology and Financial Services Industries. She is currently an Independent Advisor, specializing in Organization & HR Transformation.

She was earlier in HR Leadership positions at Tech Mahindra, Infosys and Mahindra Satyam and was also associated with SMIFS Capital Markets & Pennar Paterson Securities.

She has worked extensively on HR Strategy, Talent Management, Learning & Development, Global Reward programs and Diversity initiatives. Over her career in HR, she has led several transformation programs and large-scale initiatives that have been recognised across various platforms. She is actively involved in a few NGOs and is also a certified coach. She was awarded the Exemplary Woman in Leadership Award (APAC) in HR Branding Awards 2015-16.

Sucharita Rao Palepu

Mr.G.N.Prashanth is a postgraduate in pharmacy from Bangalore University and holds a graduate certification from IIMB. He has more than 29 years of experience and has worked in companies like Cipla, Astra Zeneca, Orchid Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals, Neopharma, Kemwell, Microlabs, and Strides. He has experience in various functions like Quality Control, Analytical Development, Quality Assurance, Regulatory Affairs, and Project Management. He has joined us in Oct 2019 as Senior Vice President and Head of Corporate Quality.

G. N. Prashanth

Sanjay is a B.Tech from IIT Kanpur and holds an MBA from IIM Bangalore. He is qualified CFA and done courses in Business Analytics and Corporate Business Strategy.

Sanjay has over 20 years of experience in Corporate Strategy, Budgeting & Planning process, Performance management, Capital Projects Evaluations, Business case and Financial Modelling. He has worked closely with senior leadership teams in various Organizations to enable decision making and execution of key programs.

In Granules, Sanjay will focus on Corporate Strategy Planning, Growth Levers identification, Due Diligence of New Business and Ventures opportunities, and Annual Business Planning & Review. He was earlier associated with organizations such as Viatris (formerly Mylan), Granules India, Wanbury, Indian Engineering Services (Civil Services).

Sanjay Kumar

Mr. Arun Sawhney holds bachelor’s degree in commerce from the University of Mumbai and Post Graduate Diploma in Management from IMI, New Delhi. Mr. Sawhney brings four decades of rich experience in Chemical & Pharmaceutical industry while working with Companies like Ranbaxy, Dr Reddys, Max-Gb Limited.

Mr Sawhney possess deep expertise in the areas of corporate strategy, business development, sales & marketing and new product planning to commercialization. In his last assignment asCEO and Managing Director of Ranbaxy, Mr. Sawhney successfully led one of the largest mergers in Indian Corporate history.

Mr. Sawhney was also a founder member of Indian Pharmaceutical Export Promotion Council (Pharmexcil) and was Chairman of Pharmaceutical Committee of the Confederation of Indian Industries (CII) during 2012-2014. Mr. Sawhney is currently engaged with leading Companies in advisory capacity and a visiting faculty at IIM-Lucknow for subjects of Leadership & Organisation Behaviour.

Arun Sawhney

Mr. Robert George Cunard holds bachelor’s degree from University of Pittsburgh in Business Economics. Mr. Cunard brings more than 30 years of experience in the areas of Executive Management, Sales & Marketing, Business Developmentand Supply Chain in the US Market. Mr Cunard possess deep understanding of various business modelsto serve different customer segments including B2B & B2C.He is a strategic thinker with sharp business acumen.

Mr. Cunard was CEO of Aurobindo Pharma USA, Inc., the subsidiary of Aurobindo Pharma Limited. In the past, Mr. Cunard also ledcritical roles in Mylan Laboratories and Teva Pharmaceuticals.Mr. Cunard is currently an Operating Partner, with HealthEdge Investment Partners, a US healthcare focused private equity fund in addition to his charitable activities.

Robert George Cunard

Dr. Saumen Chakraborty is a Graduate in Physics from Visvabharati University- Santiniketan, a Postgraduate in Management from Indian Institute of Management (IIM)- Ahmedabad and is an Executive Fellow in Management from Indian School of Business (ISB)- Hyderabad. He possesses over 37 years of rich experience in Corporate Finance, Human Resources, IT& BPE, Manufacturing Operations and Quality functions while working with Dr. Reddy’s, Tecumseh, Eicher, C-DoT and CMC.

He had played a significant role in evolution of Dr. Reddy´s as a Global Pharmaceutical Company, while handling various CXOs role over 20 years. As a Global CFO at Dr.Reddy’s, he built robust financial systems and strong corporate governance thereby enhancing shareholders value. Dr. Saumen as Global Chief of HR, built contemporary HR processes and systems to make Dr. Reddy’s a Great Place to Work. He established Business Process Excellence function and led TOC implementation in Dr.Reddy’s.

Saumen has sharp business acumen, strong process orientation and leadership capabilities to build high performing teams. He is recipient of Best CFO awardfrom various bodies including CNBC, IMA and BW-Yes Bank. He has been a speaker in multiple global and national conferences, and academic institutes. He serves as an Independent Director, for Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences Limited. He is the founder and Managing Director of Samarjita Management Consultancy Private Limited

Saumen Chakraborty

Mr. Arun RaoAkinepallyisB.Tech in Chemical Engineering from the University of Madras and MS from Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, USA. He is the Managing Director of Akin Laboratories Private Limited, a formulation manufacturing Company. Mr. Arun Rao has a deep understanding of Finished Dosage business and technical operations.

Mr. Arun Rao is also on the Boards of ESPI Industries and Chemicals Private Limited,a leading manufacturer of antacids in India and Sanzyme Private Limited a globally known manufacturer of Probiotics. Mr. Arun Rao was an office-bearer of the Indian Pharmaceutical Association both at the Central and State level.

Arun Rao Akinepally

Ms. Priyanka Chigurupati is the Executive Director of Granules Pharmaceuticals, Inc. &Granules USA, Inc.and responsible for the US Generics business and Investor Relations. Ms. Chigurupati has a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Management from Case Western Reserve University(US). Within Granules, she has had a variety of roles across several divisions in the US and in India within R&D, Commercial Operations and Investor Relations.

Priyanka Chigurupati

Ms. Uma is a Postgraduate in Personnel Management and Industrial Relations from Tata Institute of Social Sciences. She comes with a rich experience of over 30 years across a wide gamut of HR functions like Strategic HR, contemporary HR policies, Business HR partnering, Talent Management, Compensation and Benefits, merger & acquisition-related HR work, Industrial Relations and dealings with labor unions and long term settlements among others. Uma has worked in leading organizations in IT, Manufacturing, Telecom and FMCG space in companies like Tata Consultancy Services, Idea Cellular, Hindustan Petroleum Corp Ltd, HIL, IBM and Mars International India and most recently with Ashok Leyland in key leadership roles. She has been awarded for outstanding contributions by Women Economic Forum and HRD Congress. Uma is an academic Council Member at Pondicherry University, Reva University and a Member of the Board of Apprenticeship Training.

Uma Rao G

Mr. Sandip Neogi is a Chartered Accountant and Cost Accountant. He comes with a rich experience of over 26 years in Strategic Financial Planning and Analysis, Business valuations, Risk Management, SEC Expertise, Mergers and Acquisitions, Treasury, USGAAP, IFRS, Indian GAAP and Internal controls. Mr. Sandip had earlier worked with reputed organizations such as Nissan Automobiles, Hospira Healthcare, Dr Reddy’s, CA-TCG Software, Tata Korf and Price Waterhouse Coopers

Sandip Neogi

Mr. GSR Prasad has more than 30 years of rich experience in Pharmaceutical Operations including Manufacturing, Quality, Technical / Validation Services, Supply Chain Management, Greenfield and Brownfield Projects. He has joined us as Sr. Vice President – Projects & Operations in 2017 before taking over as COO in 2019.
 
During his operational roles he has established manufacturing facilities with focus on process automation, operational excellence, built in quality, productivity and safety. He has successfully led many regulatory audits such as USFDA, TGA, EU, Health Canada etc.
 
Mr. GSR Prasad has earlier worked with reputed Pharmaceutical organizations across the globe such as Astra Zeneca, Themis, Sangfroid, Granules India, Pharmeng (Novartis), Biovail Corporation (now Valeant), and Novast Laboratories in India, Canada, USA and China. He has done his Masters in Pharmaceutical Sciences.

Gsr Prasad

Mr. Krishna Prasad Chigurupati is the Promoter of Granules and has more than three decades of experience in the pharmaceutical industry. In 1984, he set up a paracetamol manufacturing facility, which has become one of the world’s reputed manufacturers of paracetamol in the regulated markets. Mr. Prasad pioneered and popularised the concept of Pharmaceutical Formulations Intermediates (PFIs) as a cost-efficient product for global formulations manufacturers.

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