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Board of Directors

Davinder Singh Brar, Chairman at Aragen

Davinder Singh Brar

Chairman and Non-Executive Non-Independent Director

Davinder Singh Brar is one of the Promoters of our Company. He serves as the Chairman and Non-Executive Non-Independent Director. He holds a master’s degree in business administration...

G V Keshav Reddy, Director at Aragen

Keshav Gunupati Venkat Reddy

Non-Executive Non-Independent Director

Keshav Gunupati Venkat Reddy is one of the Promoters of our Company and a Non-Executive Non-Independent Director. He holds a bachelor’s degree in science in engineering (industrial...

Dr Amit Varma

Dr Amit Varma

Non-Executive Non-Independent Director

Dr. Amit Varma is a Non-Executive Non-Independent Director. He holds a bachelor’s degree in medicine and surgery from the University College of Medical Sciences, University of Delhi,...

Robert R Ruffolo, PhD, Director at Aragen

Robert Richard Ruffolo

Non-Executive Independent Director

Robert Richard Ruffolo is a Non-Executive Independent Director. He holds a bachelor’s degree in science in pharmacy and a doctor of philosophy from the Ohio State University, United...

Ajay Srivastava, Director at Aragen

Ajay Srivastava

Non-Executive Independent Director

Ajay Srivastava is a Non-Executive Independent Director. He holds a bachelor of commerce (honours) degree from the University of Delhi, India and a post graduate diploma in management...

Anita Ramachandran, Director at Aragen

Anita Ramachandran

Non-Executive Independent Director

Anita Ramachandran is a Non-Executive Independent Director. She holds a bachelor’s degree in commerce and a master’s degree in management studies from the University of Mumbai,...

Shashank Surendra Sinha

Shashank Surendra Sinha

Non-Executive Independent Director

Shashank Surendra Sinha is a Non-Executive Independent Director of our Company. He holds a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from Sardar Patel University, India and post graduate...

Aaron Leigh Schacht

Aaron Leigh Schacht

Non-Executive Independent Director

Aaron Leigh Schacht is a Non-Executive Independent Director of our Company. He holds a bachelor’s in science in chemistry from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, United...

Manmahesh Kantipudi

Manmahesh Kantipudi

Managing Director and CEO

Manmahesh Kantipudi is the Managing Director and CEO. He holds a bachelor’s degree in computer science engineering from the University of Mumbai, India and a master of science in...

Senior Management Personnel

Sachin Dharap, Chief Financial Officer at Aragen

Sachin Anand Dharap

EVP and Chief Financial Officer

Sachin Anand Dharap is the EVP and Chief Financial Officer. He has completed his graduation in commerce from the University of Mumbai, India. He is a registered member of the Institute...

Neeraj Garg

Neeraj Garg

Chief Executive Officer - Discovery Solutions

Neeraj Garg is the Chief Executive Officer - Discovery Solutions. He has completed his bachelor’s in computer engineering and master of business administration from the University...

Anil Khubchandani

Anil Khubchandani

Chief Executive Officer – Development and Manufacturing Solutions

Anil Khubchandani is the Chief Executive Officer – Development and Manufacturing Solutions. He has completed his graduation in chemical engineering from IIT-Banaras Hindu University,...

Subodh Deshmukh, CEO Biologics and President, Development & Manufacturing at Aragen

Dr. Subodh Shrinivas Deshmukh

Chief Executive Officer – Biologics Solutions

Dr. Subodh Shrinivas Deshmukh is the Chief Executive Officer – Biologics Solutions. He is employed in our Subsidiary, Aragen Bioscience, Inc. He has completed his bachelor’s in...

Ashu Tandon, Chief Commercial Officer at Aragen

Ashu Tandon

EVP & Chief Commercial Officer

Ashu Tandon is the EVP & Chief Commercial Officer. He is employed in our Subsidiary, Aragen Bioscience, Inc. He has completed his bachelor of arts and post graduate diploma in international...

Suresh Anubolu, Chief Human Resources Officer at Aragen

Suresh Anubolu

EVP & Chief Human Resources Officer

Suresh Anubolu is the EVP & Chief Human Resources Officer. He has passed examinations for mechanical engineering from the Institution of Engineers (India). He has also completed...

Dr. Manjunath Kodagahalli Ramarao

Dr. Manjunath Kodagahalli Ramarao

EVP & Chief Scientific Officer

Dr. Manjunath Kodagahalli Ramarao is the EVP & Chief Scientific Officer. He is employed in our Subsidiary, Aragen Bioscience, Inc. He has completed his bachelors and masters in...

Ramakrishna Kasturi

Ramakrishna Kasturi

AVP - Company Secretary, Legal Affairs and Compliance Officer

Ramakrishna Kasturi is the Associate Vice President - Company Secretary and Legal Affairs and Compliance Officer of our Company. He holds a master’s degree in commerce from Osmania...

Swapnil Wadhwa

Swapnil Wadhwa

SVP & Chief Digital & AI Officer

Swapnil Wadhwa is the SVP & Chief Digital & AI Officer. He holds a bachelor degree of engineering in industrial engineering from Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University,...

Dr. Nagendra Babu Kurabalakota

Dr. Nagendra Babu Kurabalakota

Chief Quality Officer – Global Quality & RA

Dr. Nagendra Babu Kurabalakota is the Chief Quality Officer – Global Quality & RA. He has completed his bachelor’s in science from Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati, India,...

Shivaji Dashrath Jadhav

Shivaji Dashrath Jadhav

SVP – EHSS

Shivaji Dashrath Jadhav is the Senior Vice President – EHSS. He holds a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from Shivaji University, Kolhapur, India and advanced diploma in...

Ramesh Gambhir

Ramesh Gambhir

SVP & Head, Corporate Services

Ramesh Gambhir has been with Aragen since its inception in 2001, and is responsible for the management and development of the infrastructure, facilities, administration, security and...

Chandan P Shirbhayye

Chandan P Shirbhayye

VP & Head, Supply Chain & Operational Excellence

Chandan Shirbhayye has 23+ years of diversified experience across multiple industries encompassing planning, procurement, logistics, warehousing, operations and project management....

Scientific and BD Team

Discovery Solutions
Krishna S Ethiraj, PhD

Krishna S Ethiraj, PhD

SVP, Discovery Chemistry Solutions

With over three decades of academic and industrial research experience, Krishna Ethiraj has several scientific publications in journals of international...

Malavika Ghosh, PhD

Malavika Ghosh, PhD

SVP, Head, Global Preclinical Research Services

Malavika Ghosh heads the Preclinical Research Services Division at Aragen US.  She has been with Aragen US since its inception in 2006, responsible for...

Vishwottam Nagaraj Kandikere, PhD

Vishwottam Nagaraj Kandikere, PhD

VP & Head – DMPK, Biology Solutions BU

Vishwottam brings over 27 years of extensive experience across preclinical and early clinical pharmacokinetics, drug metabolism, PK-PD, and bioanalysis,...

Nitin Shetty, PhD

Nitin Shetty, PhD

President – Safety Assessment Services

Nitin Shetty brings over 34 years of extensive experience in preclinical operations, strategic business planning, and P&L management. He has deep expertise...

Development and Manufacturing Solutions
Jayadeva Sajankila

Jayadeva Sajankila

VP & Head, Chemical Development Solutions

Jayadeva brings over 26 years of industry experience in Process R&D, Technology Transfer, Commercialization, and Business Operations. He has a strong...

Vaibhav Sihorkar

Vaibhav Sihorkar

VP & Head, Formulations Solutions

Vaibhav has over 24 years of industry experience spanning pharmaceutical product/formulation development, including New Chemical Entities, differentiated...

Bangaru Babu Rongali

Bangaru Babu Rongali

VP & Head, Manufacturing Solutions

Bangaru Babu brings over 31 years of rich experience in the pharmaceutical industry. His expertise spans API manufacturing, Business unit operations, Project...

Ramesh Jagadeesan, PhD

Ramesh Jagadeesan, PhD

VP & Business Unit Head – Analytical Solutions

Ramesh brings over 27 years of experience in the CDMO and pharmaceutical industry. He has extensive expertise in managing end-to-end operations at GMP-compliant...

Yogesh Kumar Jain

Yogesh Kumar Jain

VP and Business Unit Head, Custom Manufacturing Solutions

Yogesh brings over 25 years of experience in the CDMO and Pharmaceutical Industry. He has extensive experience in delivering sustainable growth, driving...

Biologics Solutions
Vikas Katial

Vikas Katial

SVP and Head, Biologics Cell Culture Unit

Vikas comes with over three decades of experience in the biopharma, vaccine, and pharmaceutical industries. His expertise is in establishing highly efficient...

Sufia Karim, MD

Sufia Karim, MD

AVP, Cell Line Development

Over 20 years of versatile and in-depth experience in mammalian cell culture, molecular biology techniques, cell line development, process development,...

Divya Khaitan, PhD

Divya Khaitan, PhD

AVP, Protein Sciences and Antibody

Divya is the Senior Director for Protein Sciences and Antibody Discovery at Aragen. Earlier, she worked as Group Leader at Syngene International, Bengaluru,...

Business Development
Amar Karandikar

Amar Karandikar

SVP and Global BD Head, Small Molecule Development and Manufacturing

Amar leads Global Business Development for small molecule Development and Manufacturing Solutions. With over 25 years of life sciences industry experience,...

Srinivas Reddy Mamidi

Srinivas Reddy Mamidi

SVP & Global Head, Enterprise Accounts

As an outsourcing partner for Large Pharma companies, Srinivas supports these companies to identify and create opportunities, develop business strategies...

Ruchira Nautiyal

Ruchira Nautiyal

AVP & Global Head of Business Development, Discovery Solutions

Ruchira brings with her over 20 years of well-rounded experience across business development, sales, strategy and alliance management. A seasoned commercial...

Keshav Vasanthavada

Keshav Vasanthavada

Global Head of Business Development, Biologics Services

Keshav is responsible for global business development of Aragen's biologics business. He brings with him over 16 years of experience in life sciences industry....

Takahiro Kuno

Takahiro Kuno

Senior Director & Head, Business Development, JAPAC

Takahiro Kuno leads the sales and business development activities for JAPAC. He has over twenty years of experience in the pharmaceuticals and life sciences...