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Aniel Khubchandani

CEO, Development & Manufacturing Solutions

Aniel brings over 32 years of leadership experience in the pharmaceuticals and specialty chemicals industries. His expertise spans life sciences, commercial operations, and technical functions, with a strong focus on business transformation, strategic growth, and operational excellence. He has led diverse initiatives across organic growth, mergers and acquisitions, B2B digital marketing, enterprise risk management, licensing, and strategic execution.

Prior to joining Aragen, Aniel served as CEO of Sekhmet Pharmaventures, a private equity–backed pharmaceutical organization. He also held co CEO roles at Jubilant Ingrevia Limited (formerly Jubilant Life Sciences Limited), leading business transformations and growth initiatives.

Education

  • B-Tech, Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University), Varanasi, India
  • Senior Management Programme, Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta, India
  • General Management Program, Indian Institute of Management Bangalore, India

Management Team

Manni Kantipudi

Whole-Time Director & CEO

Manni Kantipudi joined Aragen in 2007 as President, and has steered the company into becoming a leading R&D and manufacturing solutions provider to...

Ashu Tandon

Chief Commercial Officer

Ashu brings with him over 25 years of progressive commercial experience covering business development, marketing, branding and sales enablement within...

Manjunath Ramarao, PhD

CSO and EVP, Integrated Drug Discovery

Manjunath brings with him over 25 years of global leadership experience in biopharmaceutical research and development across multinational corporations...

Sachin Dharap

Chief Financial Officer

Sachin Dharap is responsible for corporate finance, business finance, accounting, M&A due diligence, risk management, treasury, taxation, legal and...

Suresh Anubolu

Chief Human Resources Officer

Suresh Anubolu brings more than two decades of experience to the company, and is responsible for envisioning and driving the human resource strategy in...

Subodh Deshmukh

CEO, Biologics

Subodh comes with more than two decades of rich experience in drug development across small molecules and biologics. Prior to joining Aragen, Subodh was...

Aniel Khubchandani

CEO, Development & Manufacturing Solutions

Aniel brings over 32 years of leadership experience in the pharmaceuticals and specialty chemicals industries. His expertise spans life sciences, commercial...