MANAGEMENT TEAM

Mr Anil Joseph, aged 45, has an excellent track record of working with reputable companies across different business sectors (predominately Healthcare & FMCG). With over 25 years of experience, his focus areas included driving revenue and income growth; business turnaround and managing emerging markets. Hel has an extensive exposure in Sales & Marketing and General Management. Besides, having managed both Developed and Emerging Markets, Anil also has diverse experience of different countries and market types. As a P&L Head, he has managed multiple functions including Sales, Marketing, Key Account Management, Finance, Supply Chain, Quality, Customer Experience & Technical Service.

Prior to joining Abbott India, Anil was working with Abbott Laboratories, Singapore heading the Diagnostics Division (Transfusion Medicine) for APAC, China and Japan since March 2016.  At Abbott Singapore, he was instrumental in setting up the Transfusion Medicine Business Unit in Asia Pacific building a team, developing retention and growth strategies and executing strategy in a high-pressure environment. He has worked with Johnson & Johnson and Coca-Cola in various senior leadership positions in India and across the Asia Pacific Region and has experience in managing growth, sustaining success, in a “start-up” environment as well as working in “turn around” situations.

Anil holds a Master’s in Business Administration (dual specialization – Marketing & Human Resources) from Symbiosis Institute of Business Management, Pune University and Bachelor of Science (Mathematics) from C.M.S College, MG University, Kerala.

Rajiv joined as Director - Finance in November 2006 and has 29 years of experience in the Pharmaceutical, FMCG and Engineering sectors.  Prior to joining Abbott India, he worked with Bristol-Myers Squibb as Director – Finance.  Rajiv has also worked with Voltas Ltd, Johnson & Johnson, Sanofi - Aventis in India and Germany.  Rajiv has a Bachelor’s Degree in Science from the University of Bombay and is a fellow member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India.

Krupa joined as Company Secretary in 2006 and was subsequently appointed as Associate Director – Secretarial & Company Secretary. She has over 16 years of experience in handling secretarial compliance with companies such as Borosil Glass Works Limited and Wimco Limited.  Krupa is a Member of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India and has a Law degree from Mumbai University.  Krupa obtained Post Graduate Diploma in Securities Laws from Government Law College, Mumbai.

Shantaprasad has over 17 years of experience in Consumer, Ed Tech and Pharmaceuticals across blue chip global MNCs organizations. He has handled leadership roles across Sales, Marketing, Margin improvement projects, Strategic Planning and Innovation. Prior to joining Abbott India, he led the Pediatric business acceleration at Abbott Nutrition India. He took over as a Business Unit Head for GI Prima in January 2019. Under his leadership, the business has consistently delivered strong performance year on year, market beating growth and successful launch of innovative launches towards building the right portfolio. He pioneered the launch of Gutfit, a first of it’s kind integrated pill+service that has received external recognition.

Prior to joining Abbott India, Shanta has worked with H.J.Heinz, XSEED Education and Abbott Nutrition. Shanta holds Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Mumbai.

Mr Prasad has over 22 years of diverse experience in the area of Supplychain, Sales and Marketing.  He joined Abbott in August 2004 and since then has successfully served multiple roles in the areas of Supply Chain, Sales and International Business. In July 2017, he took over as Associate Director of GenNext division and has been instrumental in transforming this complex multi-therapy business and bringing in performance excellence.  After a long period of around three years, GenNext business exceeded the plan in 2018 and is positioned to close 2019 with a strong performance.

Prateek has over 15 years of rich experience in B2B and B2C sales and marketing across pharma, consumer goods and financial services. His functional expertise includes digital, new business build, JV/partnership strategy and large project management. Prior to joining Abbott, he was Head of Strategy & Business Development at Aditya Birla Finance Limited. Prateek also worked for ten years with the Boston Consulting Group (India), where he led top management strategy consulting engagements. He started his professional career as an Applications Developer at Oracle India.

Prateek holds a B. Tech from IIT Kanpur and a PGDM from IIM Bangalore. His key professional internships were with Lehman Brothers Hong Kong, TU Munich Germany and TU Kaiserslautern Germany, respectively.

Kunal joined Abbott India limited in May, 1996 . He has transitioned through multiple roles in Sales and Marketing and advanced to leadership roles in both the functions. He has been instrumental in leading many business transformation in his previous assignments including launch of new business unit, brand transition to OTC, setting up of Task Force and Activation teams  as well as  scaling up of businesses.

Kunal holds a certification in Marketing from IIM Calcutta and have completed his Bachelor’s degree in Botany, Zoology and Chemistry  from University of North Bengal.

Sridhar has worked with Abbott Healthcare Private Limited, Nutrition Division and was part of the core management team which evolved the Path to Profitability for the Nutrition Business of the Company. He has been part of some of the key business projects linked to Demonetization and Distributor Optimization.

Sridhar has over 20 years’ of experience and started his professional career with Britannia Industries. He then moved to Danone where he had multiple assignments overseas (Singapore, US, Malaysia, South Africa) before moving back to India in 2011. He has handled Finance, Supply Chain and Procurement functions in his last assignment in Danone prior to joining Abbott Healthcare in 2014.

Sridhar is a qualified Chartered Accountant and Cost Accountant. 

Vijay has joined (erstwhile Solvay Pharmaceuticals India Limited) in January 2009 as General Manager – Technical and has 34 years of experience in the Industry. Vijay is a post graduate in Pharmaceutical Technology from Mumbai University and has completed his Doctorate in Complementary Medicine and Diploma in Business Management. Prior to joining Abbott India, he was associated with reputed organization like Schering Plough Fulford, Aventis, German Remedies and Novartis.  

As Associate Director – New Product Introductions and Therapy Area Strategy, he has contributed significantly to Abbott - NPI function through innovative projects, sourcing new products, driving Legal, Regulatory & Quality Compliance & Standards.  In his career span of 20+ years in NPI, he has instrumental in designing, developing and supporting commercial team to launch 90+ new products.

Srirupa has over 15 years of experience in Medical Research, Clinical Research and Drug Development. Prior to joining Abbott in 2011, she was associated with Fresenius Kabi, Lupin and Sun Pharma.

Keya joined Abbott in December, 2012. She has over 17 years of experience in Human Resources across Talent Acquisition, Business HR and Internal Communications across large Pharmaceutical, Insurance and ITES companies, including IBM and Prudential. She holds a post graduate degree in Clinical Psychology from Mumbai University.

Mandar comes from a rich consumer marketing background. He worked with Perfetti vanMelle for more than 17 years across sales, marketing and P&L roles, before joining Abbott in 2018. At Abbott, Mandar leads the Consumer Health Business, where he has led a successful transformation in 2019 to deliver market beating growth, while managing a restructuring of the entire team.