Meet Our Leaders
Dr. Rajiv Indravadan Modi
Chairman and Non-Executive Director
Mr. Amitabha Banerjee
Whole-time Director
Mr. Badri Narayan Mahadev Mohapatra
Non-Executive Director
Mr. Amit Doshi
Non-Executive Director
Mr. Rajiv R. Modi
Non-Executive Director
Mr. Chikmagalur Kalasheety Gopal
Non - Executive Independent Director
Mr. Krishan Kumar Gupta
Non-Executive Independent Director
Dr. Preetha Reddy
Non-Executive Independent Director
Mr. Dharamchand Jain
Non-Executive Independent Director
Dr. Rajiv Indravadan Modi
Chairman and Non-Executive Director
Dr. Rajiv Indravadan Modi is the Promoter and Non – Executive Director of our Company. He holds a Bachelor of Technology in chemical engineering from Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay. He also holds a diploma in Biochemical Engineering form University College London and a degree of a Doctor of Philosophy (Biological Sciences) from University of Michigan. He is a fellow member at Indian National Academy of Engineering. He also serves as the Chairman of Board of Governors of IIT Guwahati and Chairperson of the Board of Governors of IIT Gandhinagar, Gujarat. He is also a member of the Board of Governors of the Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research. He has more than thirty years of experience as an industrialist in the pharmaceuticals industry and at present he is the chairman and managing director of Cadila Pharmaceuticals Limited.
Mr. Amitabha Banerjee
Whole-time Director
Mr. Amitabha Banerjee was an Executive Director of Cadila Pharmaceuticals Limited, one of the largest privately held Pharmaceutical Company. Mr. Amitabha Banerjee holds a Post Graduate Degree in Commerce from the University of Calcutta, an Associate Member (ACMA) of the Institute of Cost Accountants of India and an Associate Member of International Institute of Management Sciences (AIMMS) Calcutta.
He has rich experience of working about 44 years, of which over 25 years with Cadila Pharmaceuticals Limited as a Member of Senior Management Team, where he held several key portfolios across the company and group including few strategic business units, overseas joint ventures and actively involved in several mergers and acquisitions. He was CFO of Cadila Pharmaceuticals Limited from 1999 – 2018 and was actively associated with International Business of the Company, all over the globe. He was also responsible for managing the affairs of CPL Biologicals Private Limited (Biological Business of Cadila Group) by holding position of Executive Director (Whole time Director) and CFO on the Board of CPL Biologicals Private Limited, a Joint Venture between Cadila and Novavax Inc. USA. Since 2019, he played a Leadership role by monitoring and guiding the Formulation Manufacturing Operation, R&D, Regulatory affairs of the Company. He also had managed IT and HR operation of the company from time to time. Before joining Cadila Pharmaceuticals Limited, he worked with Tyre Industry (14 Years), Steels Industry (4 Years) and a Machine Manufacturing Company.
Mr. Amitabha Banerjee is also associated with IRM Energy Limited as Director since 2015.
Mr. Badri Narayan Mahadev Mohapatra
Non-Executive Director
Badri Narayan Mahadev Mohapatra is a Non – Executive Director of our Company. He holds a Masters Diploma in Personnel Management and Industrial Relations from Symbiosis Institute of Management Studies. He also holds a Professional Diploma in Human Resource Development from Centre for Management Education, All India Management Association. He was previously associated with Gujarat Venture Finance Limited as an Assistant Vice President. He is the managing director of Sanguine Management Service Private Limited and he is also on the Board of Directors of Enertech Distribution Management Private Limited. He has 22 years of experience with 7 years of experience in Personnel and Administration and 15 years of experience in entrepreneurship.
Mr. Amit Doshi
Non-Executive Director
Amit Doshi, an Engineer with a Post Graduate Diploma in Management, is an astute professional with an experience of 40 years in diverse areas like Strategic Planning, Marketing, Sales, Service, New Business Development, HR, Project Engineering, Mass Media and worked with Forbes, Hitachi, Dainik Bhaskar & Cadila Pharmaceuticals as Key Management Person.
Mr. Rajiv R. Modi
Non-Executive Director
Mr. Rajiv R. Modi is a visionary leader and entrepreneur with extensive knowledge in diverse industries including new age tech ventures.
Mr. Rajiv has joined the Board of Directors of Cadila Group in 2024. His extensive professional journey spans leadership roles in global hospitality, aviation, energy and pharmaceutical sectors, notably at Cadila Group, where he led various divisions and innovation-driven projects.
Academically, he has a diverse educational foundation marked by top-tier achievements in Cambridge Advanced Level and IGCSE. He is also pursuing a Master of Arts (Honours) in Management from the University of St. Andrews. Rajiv brings a unique blend of academic and practical expertise. His commitment also extends to community welfare, demonstrated by cleanliness drives, green initiatives, and hosting global summits. He is driven by excellence, innovation, and a vision to make meaningful contributions in every venture.
Mr. Chikmagalur Kalasheety Gopal
Non - Executive Independent Director
Chikmagalur Kalasheety Gopal is a Non – Executive Independent Director of our Company. He holds a Bachelor of Fisheries Science and a Master of Fisheries Sciences degrees from the University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore. He is a Certified Associate of the Indian Institute of Bankers. He was previously associated with Corporation Bank in the role of a General Manager. He has experience of over 35 years in banking, at various levels, including over 4 years of experience as a General Manager in the erstwhile Corporation Bank (now merged with Union Bank of India).
Mr. Krishan Kumar Gupta
Non-Executive Independent Director
Mr. Krishan Kumar Gupta has over 37 years of vast experience in Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) and held several key portfolios across the Company including three of the BPCL’s Strategic Business Units (SBU) viz. retail, LPG and Lubes. He also handled logistic portfolio including management of Depots and Terminals and was instrumental in some of key investment decisions.
Mr. Gupta had also served on the Board of other companies viz. Indraprastha Gas Limited, Numaligarh Refinery Limited, Sabarmati Gas Limited, Matrix Bharat Pte Ltd., Bharat Stars Services Pvt. Ltd., Bharat Stars Services (Delhi) Pvt. Ltd, Steel Authority of India Limited. He is on the Board of Enertech Fuel Solutions Private Limited serving as an Independent Director. He is also advisor of Highway Amenities Developers P Ltd.
Dr. Preetha Reddy
Non-Executive Independent Director
Dr. Preetha Reddy is the Vice Chairperson of the Apollo Hospitals Group, Asia’s foremost integrated healthcare provider. Dr. Preetha Reddy holds a Bachelor’s degree in Science and a Masters’ in Public Administration. She was conferred the degree of Doctor of Science (Honoris Causa) by The Tamil Nadu Dr. MGR Medical University in recognition of her outstanding work in the field of healthcare. She is also Chairperson and Executive Director on the Board of Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Limited. She is a Non-Executive Director on the Board of Apollo Hospitals International Limited a subsidiary of Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Limited, on joint venture with IRM Trust, Promoter of the Company.
Dr. Preetha works closely with the Apollo’s 9000 clinicians in introducing contemporary protocols to continuously enhance clinical outcomes. She is the Managing Trustee of the Apollo Hospitals Educational Trust, a principal body steering the educational endeavors of the group.
In addition, Dr. Preetha Reddy works with industry bodies and the Government of India to advance policy decisions on healthcare. She was a Founding Member of the Quality Council of India and under her guidance, teams from Apollo Hospitals worked with the Government of India in introducing the NABH. In 2013, along with Dr. Prathap C Reddy, she had championed the establishment of NATHEALTH – Healthcare Federation of India. She was President of NATHEALTH for the year, 2020-2021.
Committed to service, Dr. Preetha Reddy provides leadership and direction to several social projects like SACHI (Save a Child’s Heart Initiative) which supports diagnostics and treatment of underprivileged children ailing with congenital heart diseases.
In recognition of Apollo delivering outstanding medical care during the COVID-19 outbreak, she was awarded the Economic Times Businesswoman of the Year award. She was also conferred with the ‘Healthcare Personality of the Year Award’ by FICCI for her farsighted vision, exemplary work and notable contributions to the fields of healthcare and social science.
Dr. Preetha Reddy was conferred the ‘ABLF Award for Business Courage’ by the Asian Business Leaders Forum (ABLF). She is also a recipient of the Lifetime Achievement award for distinguished service in the field of Social Science conferred by the Loyola Forum for Historical Research. She was awarded the NHRDN ‘People CEO Awards – Women Leadership’ by The National HRD Network.
Mr. Dharamchand Jain
Non-Executive Independent Director
Mr. Dharamchand Jain is post-graduate in Commerce with specialization in Business Administration, Certified Associate of Indian Institute of Banking and Finance and Attended Leadership program at Stanford University. He has over 36 years of rich and varied experience in the banking industry across all major business segments such as retail, corporate, Government, MSME and audit capped by a successful stint as Managing Director and CEO of a leading investment bank. He is on the Board of Stockholding Services Limited, Famy Finance Private Limited, Brick Eagle Affordable Housing Finance Limited, IRM Private Limited and Wonder Home Finance Limited.
He was also Country head of retail and branch banking as also Government banking amongst other roles during the 18-year association with IDBI Bank. He has demonstrated skills in strategic planning, people management, relationship management, structuring and negotiations whilst leading teams across sectors and whilst advising corporate clients.
In the past, he was also (i) a member of NSE SME Exchange Committee, (ii) Director with Association of Investment Bankers of India, (iii) Trustee of IDBI Agricultural and Rural Development Trust (IARDT), (iv) Nominee Director in the Board of IDBI Bank for Gujarat Institute of Development Research, Gujarat Heavy Chemical Limited and Gujarat Industrial Power Limited.