Board of Directors
Board Of Directors
Mr. Rakesh Bhargava (Non-Executive Chairman)

Mr. Rakesh Bhargava is currently the Non-Executive Chairman of Fresenius Kabi Oncology Ltd. Earlier; he was the Managing Director & CEO of Fresenius Kabi India Pvt. Ltd. He has served as a member of the Board of Directors of Fresenius Kabi Thailand, Fresenius Kabi Singapore, Fresenius Kabi Malaysia, and as Legal Supervisor of Fresenius Kabi Taiwan. He has almost 2 decades of rich experience in the pharmaceutical industry. Prior to assuming a position in Fresenius Kabi he was the Managing Director of Lupin Chemicals (Thailand) Ltd. He has also worked with Imperial Chemical Industry plc U.K.’s Pharmaceutical Business (predecessor of Astra Zeneca) in the capacity of General Manager for India.

Mr. Bhargava is a member of CII National Committee on Drugs and Pharmaceuticals, former member of the Executive Committee of Pharmaceutical Producers of India (OPPI) and immediate Past President of "The Pharmaceutical Form-Fill-Seal Association of India". He is on the Advisory Board of Pharmabiz, and a Board Member of the Centre for Research on Nutrition Support Systems (CRNSS).

Mr. Rakesh Bhargava is an MBA from Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad and a Bachelor of Technology [Chemical Engineering] from Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur.
Dr. Anand C. Burman (Non-Executive Director)

Dr. Anand C. Burman is an eminent Industrialist with particular interests in the areas of Innovation and Development in the Pharmaceutical Sciences as well as Biotechnology and Technology issues. Dr. Burman's education was both multidisciplinary and international. His high school education occurred at St. Paul's School in Darjeeling, India and was followed by a B. Sc. in Chemistry from the University of Wisconsin and M. Sc. in Chemistry from the University of Kansas. His Doctorate was in the area of Pharmaceutical Chemistry from the University of Kansas in 1980.

Professionally he has held many assignments with Dabur Group. He is currently the Chairman of Dabur India Limited. Further, he is also on the Board of Dabur Research Foundation, Dabur (UK) Limited, H & B Stores Limited, Aviva Life Insurance, Hindustan Motors Limited. He is also a member in the Council of Governors at Birkbeck College, University of London.
Mr. D. G. Shah (Non-Executive Director)

Mr Dilip G Shah has 43 years of varied experience in the pharmaceutical industry and currently holds the following positions:

Advisory Positions:
  • Member of Medicines Transparency Alliance (MeTA), International Advisory Group (IAG), the UK Department for International Development (DFID).
  • Member of the Board of Advisors of Pharmabiz.com (Weekly).
  • Member of the Advisory Panel for the Business Briefing: PharmaGenerics, U.K.
  • Editor, Asia and India, Journal of Generic Medicines, U.K.
Trade Associations:
  • Member of the Management Committee of the International Generic Pharmaceutical Alliance (IGPA)
  • Secretary-General of the Indian Pharmaceutical Alliance (IPA), an Association of 15 large research based national companies. Together they service about one-third of the domestic market, account for one-third of exports and contribute 90 per cent of R & D spending in the pharmaceutical industry
  • Co-chairman of the FICCI's Committee on Pharmaceuticals
Independent Director:
Anuh Pharma Ltd., Mumbai

Consulting:
  • CEO, Vision Consulting Group, a firm specialized in strategic planning (http://www.vision-india.com. ).
  • Author of the first book on "Drug Pricing in India" and occasional contributor to business press, he graduated from the premier business school in India, Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Ahmedabad, and has been a guest faculty for their Management Development Programmes.
Before starting Vision in 1997, he was a Member of the Board of Directors of Pfizer-India for whom he worked for 30 years. He has represented Indian pharmaceutical industry at several international meetings and conferences.
Mr. Geritt Steen (Non-Executive Director)

Mr. Gerrit Steen holds a degree (German equivalent to a Master of Business Administration Degree (Diplom-Kaufmann)) from Otto-Beisheim-Graduate-School of Business, WHU Koblenz / Germany.

He is currently the Chief Financial Officer of Fresenius Kabi AG, Germany. As a member of the Management Board of Fresenius Kabi AG, Germany, he is responsible for all Finance and Controlling functions incl. IT coordination.
Mr. Mats Christer Henriksson (Non Executive Director)

Mr. Henriksson holds a Bachelor degree in Business Administration and Economics, Gothenburg School of Economics, Sweden. In 1992, Mr. Henriksson joined Pharmacia where he held various controlling and finance positions. In 1998 Pharmacia divested its Nutrition business to Fresenius and Mr. Henriksson became the CFO and Board member of the combined Company, Fresenius Kabi AG.

From 2001 until present, Mr. Henriksson is a Board member of Fresenius Kabi AG, with integrated and comprehensive responsibility for the business operations in the Asia Pacific Region.
Dr. Michael Schonhofen (Non-Executive Director)

Dr. Michael Schonhofen holds a Doctorate degree at Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung, Darmstadt, Germany and College of Advanced Technology, Darmstadt. Dr. Schönhofen has been associated with the Fresenius group since 1991 in various functions and responsibilities. He is currently holding the position of President Production & Technology and being Member of the Board of Fresenius Kabi AG.
Dr. Naresh Trehan (Non-Executive Director)

Dr. Naresh Trehan has completed MBBS from K. G. Medical College, Lucknow and also holds Diploma from American Board of Surgery, (USA) and Diplomat American Board of Cardiothoracic Surgery (USA). He is a renowned heart surgeon and has been honored with Padma Shri and Padma Bhushan awards by Government of India.
Mr. Nitin Potdar (Non-Executive Director)

Mr. Nitin Potdar is a practicing Corporate Lawyer for over 20 years and currently a Sr. Partner at J. Sagar Associates, a prestigious law firm in India. He specializes in the areas of Mergers & Acquisitions, Foreign Direct Investment in India and General Corporate Advisory work. Prior to joining J. Sagar Associates, Mr. Potdar was a partner with Amarchand & Mangaldas & Suresh A. Shroff & Co. He is a member of Corporate & M&A Law Committee of the International Bar Association (2008-09) and is also a member of Working Group of International Bar Association on Indian Merger Control Regulations (2008-09).

Mr. Potdar is a frequent speaker at several conferences and seminars organized by various institutions and chambers on subjects like, Takeover Code, M&A, and structuring of joint ventures. He has also authored a number of articles and discussion papers on these topics.
Dr. Satish B. Kulkarni (Managing Director & CEO)

Dr. Satish B. Kulkarni holds a Masters Degree in Molecular Biology and a Doctorate in Biotechnology. Dr. Kulkarni's distinguished career in Pharma and allied industries spans over 15 years with tremendous national and international exposure and experience in various positions, in India and overseas as well. He has published various research papers in international journals and has been awarded with:
  • Fie Foundation Research Award, India (1998).
  • Research Fellowships (1990-1995) - Awarded with various research fellowships from Council of Scientific & Industrial Research & Department of Biotechnology, India.
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