BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Munir Shaikh - Chairman

Munir has held several management and leadership positions in different geographies across various businesses. He possesses vast knowledge of the industry and is a consummate team player with an entrepreneurial flair. He has an extensive leadership and industry experience including a deep knowledge and understanding of the Company’s business operations, strategies and the business environment in which the Company operates.

He holds expertise in the areas of general management, finance, marketing and business development.

He is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountant in England and Wales.

Ambati Venu – Non-Executive Director

Ambati holds extensive experience in consumer goods, OTC and pharmaceutical businesses. Having worked in various regions, one of the strongest assets is his ability to excel within diverse sociocultural environments.

He holds strong business acumen, strategic leadership, the ability honed in both developed and emerging markets across the world.

He is an alumnus of the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad and holds a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Mechanical) from the University of Bhopal.

Swati Dalal - Managing Director

Swati is an experienced leader in Abbott. She joined Abbott in 1995 as a Product Manager in Abbott India Limited (AIL). Over the next 10 years, she took on various roles of increasing responsibilities within the marketing and sales function of the Neurosciences division and was then promoted as Head for the Specialty Care business.

She then took several roles spanning New Product Introduction (NPI) and Life Cycle Management for AIL, and Director Commercial Operations and Commercial Director in Primary Care with Established Pharmaceutical Division’s (EPD) Healthcare Solutions business.

In April 2020, she was promoted as General Manager for Abbott’s India Nutrition business. During Swati’s time with Nutrition, the business achieved a growth of 15.4% CAGR, which includes the unprecedented pandemic times.

She was then appointed as General Manager for EPD’s Primary Care business in May 2023. Over the last one year, Swati has ably led the business to deliver market beating growth. She has been instrumental in reshaping the primary care portfolio to drive growth in core therapies and traded generics for long term success.

She is an active Member of the DEI (Diversity, Equity and Inclusion) Council of Abbott in India and a founder Member of the “Women Leaders of Abbott” India Chapter and Business Advisory Council (BAC) sponsor of the Early Careers Network in India.

She is a Director on the Board of Vikram Phadnis Clothing (India) Private Limited.

She holds a pharmacy degree from P.K.M. Kundnani College of Pharmacy, Mumbai and a post-graduate degree in Management Studies from the Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies in Mumbai.

Sudarshan Jain – Independent Director

Sudarshan is a veteran in the healthcare business. He has rich business experience in strategic management, corporate affairs, brand building and overall business operations in healthcare companies. His experience covers pharmaceutical, OTC, hospital, diagnostic and nutrition businesses.

He has played active role in shaping the healthcare policy and improving access to healthcare in India and has wide industry knowledge and extensive expertise in building market leading brands.

He is a Director on the Board of Sunshine Holdings PLC, Sri Lanka.

He holds Master’s in Business Administration from the Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Ahmedabad and Bachelor of Science in Physics from St. Stephens College, Delhi.

Anisha Motwani – Independent Director

Anisha is a Brand and Innovation expert with varied experience in marketing across diverse industries. As a marketer and creator of multiple consumer-oriented strategies, she takes a very strong interest in the topic of the Indian consumer-buying behavior, connect points, impact of the digital revolution, new segments and sub-segments etc. She has immense knowledge and expertise on digital marketing and brand building, corporate communications, consumer research and analytics and creative excellence.

She has been the advisor with the World Bank on the prestigious “Swachh Bharat Programme”, “Adoption of Solar Rooftops” and “National Mission for Clean Ganga”. She is a multi-faceted business leader and draws from her rich experience of over 30 years in diverse industries – FMCG, automobiles, financial and health services. After a successful 25 years corporate career, Anisha founded StormTheNorm ventures in 2015, a Company specializing in Brand, Digital and Innovation Projects. She brings in new perspectives on how businesses can challenge the conventional norms and storm them in a way that will help them re-wire to succeed in a disruptive world. In her podcast channel, she takes on and disrupts different norms across the business landscape.

In the last few years as an entrepreneur, Anisha has successfully completed projects for a range of corporate clients across India and South-East Asia.

She is the author of 2 bestselling books: Storm the Norm - a first-of-its-kind collection of 20 contemporary stories of truly inspiring businesses and She Storms - a groundbreaking book that celebrates the extraordinary journeys of 17 women who defied norms and shattered barriers.

She is on the Advisory Board of the CII Innovation Committee, Atal Incubation Center, Indian Institute of Health and Medical Research, India Diversity Forum and a regular speaker at National and Global business platforms.

In recognition of her achievements, she was voted as one of the “50 Most Powerful Women in Indian Business” by Business Today for three consecutive years since 2009. She has also been recognized amongst the “Top 50 Women in Media, Marketing and Advertising” by Impact & Colors for 4 consecutive years since 2011. She has been conferred “The Women at Work Leadership Award 2011” by Asian Confederation of Business and “Brand Builder of the Year” award by NDTV amongst many others.

She is a Director on the Board of Raymond Lifestyle Limited; Motherson Sumi Wiring India Limited; Ceigall India Limited; Nuvama Wealth Management Limited; Star Health and Allied Insurance Company Limited; Hindware Home Innovation Limited; Godrej Finance Limited; Versuni India Home Solutions Limited and Dvara Kshetriya Gramin Financial Services Private Limited.

She holds Master’s in Business Administration and Bachelor of Science from Sophia College.

Shalini Kamath – Independent Director

Shalini is a Transformation Strategist and an Executive Coach. As a Transformation Strategist, she assists organizations through their change and transformation journey to enhance productivity, efficiency, processes, systems and organizational culture. She is a certified and practicing Executive Coach having completed numerous assignments across financial services, logistics, agri, manufacturing and consumer industries.

Her Human Resources career spans close to a decade and half with Group HR Head positions for large corporates. Prior to her roles in HR, Shalini as the Marketing Director at Raytheon India was responsible for Business Development of large multi-million dollar programs in the areas of Defense and Commercial Electronics.

Shalini began her working career in Zambia and Botswana in Southern Africa. Over a decade, she worked with the Governments of both the countries and acquired extensive experience in tripartite partnership projects related to community-oriented income generation programs.

She is a Director on the Board of Borosil Renewables Limited; Johnson Controls-Hitachi Air Conditioning India Limited; Expleo Solutions Limited; Healthium Medtech Limited; Ambit Finvest Private Limited; Maple Infra Invit Investment Manager Private Limited and Trrain Foundation.

She holds Master’s in Business Administration from Edinburgh Business School, UK; training from Harvard Business School in change and transformation; alumnus of CSC Global leadership program and a certified Zenger Folkman Leadership4you trainer and facilitator.

Alison Davies - Non-Executive Director

Alison is Vice President, Treasurer for Abbott Laboratories, USA.

Alison was appointed to her current role in September 2023. She joined Abbott in 1999 and has served in various finance leadership roles, including Divisional Vice President and Controller for Medical Devices and DVP and Controller for Diagnostics, as well as a number of other finance positions in Abbott Diagnostics.

Prior to joining Abbott, Alison worked for Telspec PLC and Coopers and Lybrand.

She earned her Bachelor’s of Science in Business Economics and Accounting from the University of Southampton and is a Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.

Kaiyomarz Marfatia – Non-Executive Director

Kaiyomarz holds strong legal acumen and extensive experience in corporate compliance functions, litigation, industrial licensing, foreign collaborations, technology transfer arrangements, distribution arrangements, commercial and IPR matters, among others, in pharmaceutical, healthcare and engineering industries.

He has been associated with Abbott for about 28 years, including over 25 years in their full-time employment. During this period, he held positions of increasing responsibility and built a highly skilled team of legal and corporate secretarial professionals.

He has served on the Board of the Company since 2011.

Kaiyomarz has been a strong business partner and has played a vital role in the acquisition of various brands and businesses and handled cross functional projects such as manufacturing reconfiguration/optimization and corporate restructuring. He played a key role in setting up the formal compliance framework and policies for Abbott in India.

He is a Director on the Board of SNL Bearings Limited.

He is a Law Graduate from Government Law College, Mumbai.