STRIDES PHARMA SCIENCE LIMITED - Key Persons

Anjani Kumar - CIO

Job Titles:
  • Chief Information Officer
  • Member of the LEADERSHIP TEAM
Anjani has over 20 years of experience with exposure to numerous industries including, Pharmaceutical, Services, Telecom, Automobile, and Logistics. He has been associated with several Fortune 500 organizations like IBM, Nissan, Cognizant, and has worked as a consultant with Pharmaceutical companies like Pfizer and Sun Pharma(Erstwhile Ranbaxy). His expertise includes IT strategy, Corporate IT, Consulting, and Digital Transformation. Anjani is a Post Graduate in Marketing & Management from Kelly Business School, Indiana University (USA) and B.E., in Mechanical Engineering, REC/NIT (National Institute of Technology) Rourkela.

Christoph Funke - COO

Job Titles:
  • Chief Operations Officer
  • Member of the LEADERSHIP TEAM
  • Chief Operations Officer of Strides Pharma. a Mechanical Engineer
Christoph Funke is Chief Operations Officer of Strides Pharma. A mechanical engineer by training, Christoph has vast experience in the pharma and healthcare, health food and automotive supplier industry. In his last role, he was Executive Vice-President of Global Manufacturing Pharmaceuticals at Fresenius Kabi AG where he held several leadership positions in various markets in his nearly 20-year stint. Over the years, Christoph has built an admirable track record of business-critical outcomes through the development of world-class manufacturing sites, introducing sizeable efficiencies and improvements in operational workflows and delivering sustainable growth and performance. At Strides, Christoph oversees the entirety of Global Operations

Dr. Kausalya Santhanam - Chairman

Job Titles:
  • Chairman
  • Independent Director
  • Member of the BOARD of DIRECTORS
  • Member of the Committees of the Board
  • Founder of SciVista IP & Communication
Dr. Kausalya Santhanam has joined the Board as Independent Director effective December 11, 2019. Dr. Kausalya Santhanam is the Founder of SciVista IP & Communication, is a Patent attorney registered with the Indian Patent Office as well as the US Patent and Trademark Office. She has a Ph.D in Cell biology and Immunology from Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) Chandigarh. Her Post Doctoral training was in Cancer Biology at Center for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB), Hyderabad. Later she was a National Research Council (NRC) Fellow at Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Washington DC and then a Research Associate at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York. Later, she worked for five years as an in-house counsel in the Intellectual Property Department of CuraGen Corporation, a Biopharmaceutical company at Connecticut, USA. Upon her return to India, Kausalya started SciVista IP & Communication that provides services in the area of Intellectual Property including IP strategies to Biotech, Pharma, Nutraceuticals, Agriculture, nanotechnology and BioPharma Companies. Kausalya also holds a Law (LLB) Degree from Mumbai University, India. She is currently an Adjunct Professor at IIT Jodhpur, Global Executive MBA Program, Ahmedabad University and is also a speaker at various patent-related workshops and training programs in Academia and Industry.

Homi Rustam

Job Titles:
  • Member of the BOARD of DIRECTORS
  • Khusrokhan Independent Director
Mr. Homi Khusrokhan is the Independent Director of the Company and is associated with the Company since May 2017.

Mr. Badree Komandur

Job Titles:
  • Executive Director
  • Group Chief Financial Officer
  • Member of the BOARD of DIRECTORS

Mr. Bharat D Shah - Chairman

Job Titles:
  • Chairman
  • Independent Director
  • Member of the BOARD of DIRECTORS
  • Member of the Committees of the Board
  • Independent Director of the Company and Chairman of the Nomination and Remuneration
Mr. Bharat D Shah is the Independent Director of the Company and Chairman of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee. Bharat is associated with Strides since July 2014. Presently, he is the Chairman of HDFC Securities Limited, 3M India Limited and Exide Industries Limited. Besides, he is also on the Boards of various prominent companies including, Tata Sky Limited, Digikredit Finance Private Limited, Mahindra Lifespace Developers Limited, Apollo Munich Health Insurance Company Limited and Spandana Sphoorty Financial Limited. Mr. Shah has been with HDFC Bank since its inception and has played a key role in the formation of the bank. He joined HDFC Bank as an Executive Director in December 1994. He holds a Bachelor's Degree in Science from University of Mumbai and a Diploma in Applied Chemistry from Borough Polytechnic, London. He has rich experience in the financial services sector and has expertise in the fields of banking, finance , real estate and securities market.

Mr. Deepak Vaidya - Chairman

Job Titles:
  • Chairman
  • Member of the BOARD of DIRECTORS
  • Member of the Committees of the Board
  • Non - Executive Director
Mr. Deepak Vaidya is the Non-Executive Director of the Board & Chairman of Stakeholder Relationship Committee.

Mr. Homi Khusrokhan - Chairman

Job Titles:
  • Chairman
  • Independent Director
  • Member of the BOARD of DIRECTORS
  • Member of the Committees of the Board
  • Independent Director of the Company and Is Associated With the Company
Mr. Homi Khusrokhan is the Independent Director of the Company and is associated with the Company since May 2017.

S. Sridhar - Chairman

Job Titles:
  • Chairman
  • Independent Director
  • Member of the Committees of the Board

Sormistha Ghosh

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Committees of the Board
  • Member ( Chief Risk Officer

Umesh Kale

Job Titles:
  • Chief Quality Officer
  • Member of the LEADERSHIP TEAM
Umesh Kale has over 24 years of experience in the Pharma industry and is currently responsible for the quality governance of the entire organization, including subsidiaries. Umesh specializes in Qualification, Process Validation, Aseptic Processing, QMS and Automation. Prior to joining Strides, he worked with organizations like Nicholas Piramal, FDC, Lupin, Dr. Reddy's and Ranbaxy. He has handled various regulatory and customer inspections and has successfully led many international regulatory audits like USFDA, UK-MHRA, WHO, SA-MCC, Brazil-Anvisa, TGA Australia, EU & other regulatory agencies. Umesh has completed M.Pharm (gold medalist) from SGS Institute of Technology and Science, Indore.