MANAGEMENT TEAM

Mr Ambati comes with over 25 years of experience with GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare Limited (GSK Consumer) in various leadership positions across the Indian sub-continent, Middle East, North Africa and Asia. His last role till September 2015 was Regional Vice President & General Manager – Asia, GSK Consumer.

With an extensive background in consumer goods and OTC products, Mr Ambati brings strong business acumen and the ability honed in both developed and emerging markets. Having worked in various regions since joining GSK Consumer in 1992, one of his strongest assets is his ability to excel within diverse socio-cultural environments. Prior to his Asia appointment, he was the Vice President & General Manager for Middle East & North Africa where he spearheaded commercial operations across 17 countries in one of the company’s fastest growing and most complex business environments.

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

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.

Prakash joined in September, 2009 as Group Product Manager and subsequently transitioned through multiple roles of increasing responsibilities to Commercial Director – Gastroenterology and Women’s Health in November, 2018. He has expertise in creating patient service programs under the aegis of beyond pills initiative and creating enabling support structure to drive business acceleration. Prakash has over 17 years of experience in sales and marketing in companies such as USV Limited, Ranbaxy and Panacea Biotec. Prakash has a Masters degree in Pharmacy from SGSITS and Masters in Business Administration from IMS, Indore.

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.

Milind joined in January 2017 as a Commercial Director - GenNext & Vaccines Business. He has over 27 years of rich experience in sales and marketing. Prior to joining Abbott India, he was associated with Abbott Healthcare Pvt Ltd (AHPL), Zydus Cadila, Emcure, and Ipca Labs Ltd. He has a Masters degree in Pharmacy with specialization in Pharmacology from University of Pune.

Ramanathan joined in February 2012 as Associate Director - Metabolics division and was subsequently appointed as Commercial Director - Specialty Care in April 2015.  Ram has over 21 years of experience in sales and marketing in companies such as Dr.Reddy’s Laboratories, Ranbaxy and Zydus Cadila.  Prior to joining Abbott, Ram was with Zydus Cadila as Vice President – Sales and Marketing of the Cardiva division.  Ram has a Bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy from Mangalore University and a Post Graduate degree in Management from T.A. Pai Management Institute, Manipal.

Burjor joined in July 2016 as Director – International Business, Commercial Excellence and Operations with over 14 years over diverse experience across pharma, management consulting, banking and operations. Prior to joining Abbott India he has held leadership positions at Abbott Healthcare Solutions, The Boston Consulting Group and  JPMorganChase. Burjor holds an MBA and Post Graduate Diploma in Management from the Indian Institute of Management - Bangalore and a Bachelor's Degree from the Sydenham College of Commerce and Economics.

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.

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.

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.