Dr. Y. K. Hamied
Dr Y K Hamied is the Non-Executive Chairman of the Company. He represents the second generation of Cipla’s founding family. A world-renowned scientist, Dr Hamied obtained his PhD in Organic Chemistry in 1960 from the University of Cambridge under the tutelage of Nobel Laureate Lord Alexander Todd. Dr Hamied has been an insightful R&D leader, a courageous industry captain, and an outspoken statesman of global pharma. From affordable drugs in HIV to enabling one of the wor... Read more about Dr. Y. K. Hamied
Mr. P. R. Ramesh
Mr P. R. Ramesh graduated in Commerce from Osmania University, Hyderabad and is a Fellow Member of the ICAI. He retired as the Director of Deloitte & Touche Assurance & Enterprise Risk Services India on 31st March 2020 and has also served as a member of Deloitte Global Board and Deloitte Asia Pacific Board. Ramesh has over 40 years of professional experience across manufacturing, banking and financial services, technology, media, telecommunications, energy and resourc... Read more about Mr. P. R. Ramesh
Mr. Achin Gupta
Mr Achin Gupta has been serving as the Global Chief Operating Officer of the Company since February 2025. He joined Cipla in 2021 as the CEO of the One India business and has been an integral member of the Management Council. He has driven strong growth, expanded Cipla’s reach in chronic therapies and underserved geographies, and strengthened its core operations. Under his leadership, the India business delivered market-leading profitability, modernized its retail force, and ... Read more about Mr. Achin Gupta
Mr. Adil Zainulbhai
Mr Adil Zainulbhai is a Mechanical Engineering graduate from the Indian Institute of Technology and an MBA from Harvard Business School. Mr Zainulbhai retired as Chairman of McKinsey, India after a distinguished 34-year career with the firm, including leadership roles in its Washington and Minneapolis offices. His influence extends beyond McKinsey, serving as Chairman of the Quality Council of India and as a Board Advisor to the US India Strategic Partnership Forum. He has be... Read more about Mr. Adil Zainulbhai
Dr. Mandar Vaidya
Dr. Mandar is a medical doctor, and a management graduate from the Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies, India. Mandar spent 15 years at McKinsey (2002-2017), the last seven as partner where he co-led the healthcare practice in India and established the Hospitals practice for Asia. He served leading pharmaceutical companies across India and globally across several areas such as core strategy, manufacturing productivity improvement, R&D productivity, portfolio m... Read more about Dr. Mandar Vaidya
Dr. Balram Bhargava
Dr. Balram Bhargava is a global public health leader. Mission driven, results oriented health professional with more than 35 years of experience in leading medical research, strengthening health systems, health care innovation, managing pandemic preparedness and health care delivery in resource poor settings. As a global leader he has been in the forefront of south-south cooperation, promoting equity in access to health care, democratisation of scientific research and promoti... Read more about Dr. Balram Bhargava
Ms. Sharmila Paranjpe
Sharmila brings over 30 years of IT industry experience, with more than 25 years spent at Wipro, where she held leadership positions like Country Head for the UK and Global Head of Industrial Manufacturing. She has extensive global expertise in strategy, sales, business development, and program management across various industries. She has successfully led large-scale organizational changes and spearheaded significant business growth and transformation projects. Sharmila pre... Read more about Ms. Sharmila Paranjpe
Mr. Abhijit Joshi
Mr Abhijit Joshi is the Founding and Managing Partner of a leading law firm M/s Veritas Legal, in India and has over 35 years of experience and expertise in the field of corporate and commercial law, merger & acquisition, risk management, litigation management etc. He is a distinguished dual-qualified solicitor in both India and England. With a legal career spanning over three decades, he is recognized as one of Asia’s Top 15 M&A and Private Wealth Lawyers. Mr Joshi h... Read more about Mr. Abhijit Joshi
Ms. Maya Hari
Maya Hari is an Independent Non-Executive Director at Cipla. She holds an MBA from INSEAD, France, and a Master of Science (MS) in Electrical Engineering from Utah State University. She also participated in Harvard Business School’s Board Director programs. She currently serves as the CEO of Terrascope, a global Climate-Tech company. Over two decades, Maya has scaled high-growth businesses at tech giants like Twitter, Samsung, Google & Microsoft across the Silicon Valley... Read more about Ms. Maya Hari
Mr. Kamil Hamied
Mr. Kamil Hamied is an alumnus of United World College and New York University. Kamil is a seasoned entrepreneur with extensive experience in the pharmaceutical industry and wider healthcare sectors. He has successfully navigated business across Asia, Europe, and the US. During his entrepreneurial journey, Kamil also ventured into the investment realm, establishing an investment platform focused on the broader life sciences, biotechnology, genomics, AI drug development, diag... Read more about Mr. Kamil Hamied