Dr. Krishna Prasad Chigurupati

CHAIRMAN AND MANAGING DIRECTOR

Dr. 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.

Mr. Arun Rao Akinepally

INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR

Mr. Akinepally Arun Rao did his B.Tech in Chemical Engineering from the University of Madras and M.S from the Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, USA. He is the Executive Director of Akin Laboratories Pvt. Ltd., a formulation manufacturing Company. Mr. Arun Rao is also on the Boards of ESPI Industries and Chemicals Pvt. Ltd,a leading manufacturer of antacids in India and Sanzyme Pvt Ltd 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. He is also a member of Executive Committee of the Organization of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers, Hyderabad.

Mr. Harsha Chigurupati

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

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.

Mrs. Uma Devi Chigurupati

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Mrs. Uma Devi Chigurupati has rich experience of more than three decades in various fields. She along with Mr. Krishna Prasad Chigurupati had co-founded Triton Laboratories Private Limited in the year 1984, which was later amalgamated with Granules India Limited. Presently, she is spearheading CSR activities and HR initiatives. In addition, Mrs.Chigurupati is the Director of KRSMA Estates Private Limited, one of India’s premier boutique wineries. Under her tenure, she has established a vineyard in Karnataka and has been overseeing the ongoing operations at the site. Mrs. Chigurupati has a post-graduate degree in Botany (soil microbiology) from Nagarjuna University.

Mr. K. B. Sankar Rao

NON-EXECUTIVE, NON-INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR

Mr. K. B. Sankar Rao is a MPharm from Andhra University and has rich experience of more than three decades in various domains. Mr. K. B. Sankar Rao was associated with various reputed organizations like Warner Hindustan, Cipla and Dr. Reddy’s. He has varied experience in the fields of technical operations, quality, supply chain, development & launch of APIs & FDs for global markets and business strategy. Mr. K.B. Sankar Rao is also Managing Director of Raje Retail Pvt Ltd, a pharmacy retail chain under the brand name- “My Health Pharmacy”in Hyderabad.

Mr. Arun Sawhney

INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR

Mr. Arun Sawhney holds Bachelor Degree in Commerce from the University of Mumbai and Post Graduate Diploma in Management from IMI. Mr. Sawhney has almost four decades of experience in the Chemical & Pharmaceutical industry. In his last position as CEO and Managing Director of Ranbaxy, Mr. Sawhney successfully led one of the largest mergers in Indian Corporate history. In the past he was also associated with Max-Gb Limited and Dr. Reddy’s. 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.

Mr. Robert George Cunard

INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR

Mr. Robert George Cunard holds Bachelor Degree in Arts from the University of Pittsburgh in Business Economics. Mr. Cunard brings more than 25 years of experience in US pharmaceuticals from the perspectives of wholesaler, retailer, and manufacturer. Mr. Cunard is currently an Operating Partner, with HealthEdge Investment Partners, a US healthcare focused private equity fund. Prior to HealthEdge, Mr. Cunard was CEO of Aurobindo Pharma USA, Inc., the subsidiary of Aurobindo Pharma Limited. In the past, Mr. Cunard also held important positions in Mylan Laboratories and Teva Pharmaceuticals.

Ms. Jyothi Prasad

INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR

Ms. Jyothi Prasad is an independent consultant in the area of financial advisory services including Mergers & Acquisitions and fund raising. Her primary experience is in the areas of fund raising such as IPOs and Rights Issues, private equity, M&A and advisory transactions for both Indian & foreign corporates.
She holds a Law degree from the University of Mumbai, Master of Commerce degree from the University of Madras & Post Graduate Diploma in Management from IIM-Ahmedabad. She was a Chevening Gurukul Scholar at the London School of Economics in 2000. She has more than 30 years of experience in investment banking/corporate finance in companies like SBI Capital Markets, Peregrine Capital, NM Rothschild (India) and American Orient Capital Markets.

Ms. Priyanka Chigurupati

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF GRANULES PHARMACEUTICALS INC. & GRANULES USA

Ms. Priyanka Chigurupati is the Executive Director of Granules Pharmaceuticals, 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.

Manikandan Ramalingam

Vice President & Head R&D

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.

G. N. Prashanth

Senior Vice President & Head Quality Assurance

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.

Mr. Atul Dhavle

CHIEF HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICER AND HEAD OF OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE

Mr. Atul Dhavle Production Engineer from Nagpur University and holds PGCBM from XLRI.He has more than 25 years of versatile experience in Human Resources and Operational Excellence while working in companies like Dr.Reddy’s, Welspun, DuPont and Mahindra. He handled various strategic assignments in the area of Talent Management, Organisation Design & Change Management, Lean Transformation, Theory of Constraints, Technical Academy and Wholesome Employee Engagement (SMT way) while working in Manufacturing, Product Development, Sales & Marketing and Corporate Centre.

Mr. GSR Prasad

CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

Mr. GSR Prasad IS MPharm from JSS Mysore and has more than 30 years of rich experience in Pharmaceutical Operations including Manufacturing, Quality, Technical / Validation Services, Supply Chain Management, Greenfield and Brownfield Projects. 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 AstraZeneca, Themis, Sangfroid,Pharmeng (Novartis), Biovail Corporation (now Valeant), and Novast Laboratories in India, Canada, USA and China.

Mr. Sandip Neogi

CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

Mr. Sandip Neogi is a Chartered Accountant and Cost Accountant. He comes with a rich experience of over 28 years in Strategic Financial Planning and Analysis, Business valuations, Risk Management, SEC Expertise, Mergers and Acquisitions, Treasury, USGAAP,IFRS, Indian GAAP and Internal controls. He had earlier worked with reputed organizations such as Nissan Automobiles, Hospira Healthcare, Dr Reddy’s, CA-TCG Software, Tata Korf and PriceWaterhouseCoopers.