Venkateshan Rangachari

Venkateshan Rangachari has a diverse and extensive work experience in the pharmaceutical industry. Venkateshan currently holds the position of Vice President API (Sales & Marketing) and Head Marketing Opiate Business at SUN PHARMA since September 2020. Prior to this, they were the Chief Business Officer at Solara Active Pharma Sciences from May 2019 to September 2020.

From 2016 to 2020, Venkateshan worked as an Associate Principal at Results Healthcare. Venkateshan also served as a Business Head EU - API and Head Marketing NRM Portfolio at SUN PHARMA from June 2017 to May 2019. Before that, they held the role of Business Consultant at SUN PHARMA in early 2017.

In their earlier career, Venkateshan had significant positions at Shasun Pharmaceuticals Limited. From 2011 to 2013, they were the Sr. Vice President - New Product Initiatives and API, responsible for global sales and marketing of API's. Venkateshan achieved notable milestones, including the highest annual sales of Ibuprofen and Ibuprofen derivatives in 2012-13 and securing the primary supply status for a Japanese Generic Launch in 2014 as the first Indian API supplier in Japan. Prior to this role, they served as Vice President and General Manager at Shasun.

Venkateshan has also worked at Aurobindo Pharma as the Regional Manager - Europe and Latin America from 2001 to 2004, leading market entry strategies into regulated markets and business development efforts in pharmaceutical actives and finished formulations. Venkateshan was involved in executing site variations in formulations for the European Union and establishing the injectable business in Latin America.

Furthermore, Venkateshan's career includes roles at Claris Lifesciences as a Regional Business Head and at Core Healthcare Ltd as an Export Manager.

Overall, Venkateshan Rangachari's work experience demonstrates their expertise and achievements in various leadership and strategic roles within the pharmaceutical industry.

Venkateshan Rangachari's education history includes various certifications and courses in different fields. In 1986, they completed their Engineering degree in Chemical Engineering from Shivaji University. In 1999, they pursued an Executive Management Program from the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad. In 2010, they obtained Level 1 and Level 2 certifications in Cricket Coaching from ECB Coach Education. Venkateshan also completed courses in cricket umpiring, obtaining ECB Level 2 Cricket Umpire certification from ECB ACO in 2013. In terms of pharmaceutical qualifications, they earned an IRCA Course Certification in Pharmaceutical Quality Management Systems from the International Register of Certified Auditors (IRCA) in 2015, and completed an Auditing Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients course from RSSL in 2014. Lastly, in 2013, they took the FT Non Executive Directors Course and obtained an ECB ACO Level 2 Cricket Umpire certification.