Independent Directors
Mr. Rajiv R. Modi
Parul Nikunj Shah
Girdhar Balwani
Girdhar Balwani is a pharmaceutical professional with remarkable experience in the Asia-Pacific region.
His expertise lies in sales, marketing and business development, besides supervision of medical, manufacturing (both formulations and API), finance and human resources. He is known to set up, nurture and grow affiliates in the Asia Pacific region. He was a Managing Director in Menarini India and was earlier associated with UCB Pharma as the Managing Director in India and then as the Regional Director in Asia Pacific. He has also been the Marketing Manager of Rhone Poulenc India (formerly May & Baker) and a Product Manager in Roussel Pharmaceuticals.
Girdhar Balwani has done his Master of Science (Pharmaceutical Administration - Marketing) from Long Island University; Brooklyn, New York and Master of Pharmacy and Bachelor of Pharmacy from the University of Bombay. He has also done his marketing studies from the Institute of Marketing, UK.
Executive And Non-Executive Directors
Dr. Rajiv I. Modi
Dr. Rajiv I. Modi is the Chairman and Managing Director of Cadila Pharmaceuticals Ltd.
A biotechnologist, Dr. Modi has a rich experience in the pharmaceuticals sector. He holds a Ph.D. in Biological Science from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA. He obtained his M.Sc. in Biochemical Engineering from University College, London and B. Tech. in Chemical Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Bombay, India.
Ramesh Choksi
Ramesh Choksi is a whole-time Director in Cadila Pharmaceuticals Ltd. and Director in CPL Biologicals Private Ltd., Casil Health products Private Ltd., IRM Enterprises Private Ltd.
Ramesh Choksi has valuable experience spanning a myriad of industries such as pharmaceuticals, cement, engineering, finance and consumer products. He has been associated with Cadila for more than 23 years, working across various positions spanning finance, costing, production, management, distribution, domestic and international marketing. His expertise pertains establishing, conceptualizing and scaling up of plants for bulk production.
Ramesh Choksi holds a Master's degree in Commerce and is a Fellow Chartered Accountant of 1972 batch.
Dr. Abhijat Sheth
Dr. Abhijat Sheth is the Director of Medical Services of Apollo Hospitals, Ahmedabad.
Dr. Sheth worked as an Assistant Professor - Cardiothoracic Surgery until 1998 at Sheth VS General Hospital and Smt. NHL Medical College, Ahmedabad. In 1998, he was the Senior House Officer and Registrar in Cardiothoracic Surgery at Freeman Hospital, Newcastle. His principal place of work has been in the Cardiothoracic Department of St George's Hospital NHS Trust in London.
Dr. Sheth has a distinguished career in cardiothoracic research. He published more than 20 peer-reviewed publications, 40 abstract presentations and 40 conference presentations at the British Thoracic Society, World Congress of Bronchology, European Respiratory Society and American Thoracic Society.
Dr. Sheth completed his post-graduation in Cardiothoracic Surgery from Sheth KM School of Postgraduate Medicine and Research, Ahmedabad and (Health Executive) from Keele University, Manchester (UK).
