Mr. R. Gopalakrishnan
Chairman of the Board of Directors

Mr. Gopalakrishnan is the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Advinus. He also holds several leadership positions in different companies of the Tata group. He is the Executive Director of Tata Sons Limited, Vice Chairman of Tata Chemicals, and Director of several Tata Companies like Tata Motors, Tata Power and Tata Teleservices. In addition, he also serves on the Board of a few non-Tata companies and is a Past President of the All India Management Association.

Dr. Rashmi Barbhaiya
CEO and Managing Director

Dr. Barbhaiya is an internationally reputed Pharma executive having extensive global experience in handling diverse aspects of drug discovery and development. He has held several prestigious positions in leading pharmaceutical companies and brings along an impeccable history in R&D operations and a successful background in business development and deal making. Past offices held by Dr. Barbhaiya include President of Research and Development, Ranbaxy Research Laboratories, New Delhi, India and Vice President in the Pharmaceutical Research Institute, Bristol-Meyers Squibb. In his 21 years with BMS and 2 ½ years with Ranbaxy, Dr. Barbhaiya has been instrumental in discovery and development of numerous new drugs and drug delivery products. Over his career, Dr. Barbhaiya has authored numerous publications (about 150) covering a broad range of therapeutic areas. He obtained his PhD degree in Clinical Pharmacology from the St. Bartholomew's Hospital Medical College, University of London and combined his education through post-doctoral training at the University of Florida and University of Wisconsin.

Dr. V.S.Sohoni
Director

Dr. Sohoni was the Managing Director, Rallis India Ltd and a member of the Board of Directors of Advinus. An experienced executive with over 40 years’ in MNCs in India and USA including over 30 years’ at General Management levels of Agrochemical and Pharmaceuticals businesses of Pharmacia India, Novartis India, Biosys Inc, California, with a proven record for ensuring growth, building successful teams, meeting established goals and increasing profits.

Mr. Homi R Khusrokhan
Director

Mr. Khusrokhan worked with the Ford Motor Company in the UK for 3 years and thereafter the Glaxo Group in India. He was Country Head & Managing Director from 1996 to 2000.  Under his stewardship the Companies saw considerable growth and received various awards including that of the Most Respected Company in India in the 1999 Business World Survey.

Mr. Khusrokhan was very active in Industry Affairs. He joined the Tata Group as Managing Director of Tata Tea after his retirement from Glaxo in 2001 and in 2004 joined the Board of Tata Chemicals Limited as an Executive Director in charge of Strategy and New Business Areas. He took charge of Tata Chemicals as Managing Director in October 2006. The Company has seen significant growth during his tenure both in its traditional businesses and in new business areas and is today the world’s second largest Soda Ash Company.

Mr. Kishor A. Chaukar
Director

Mr. Kishor A. Chaukar (59), currently the Managing Director of Tata Industries Limited (TIL), is a post-graduate in Management from the Indian Institute of Management at Ahmedabad. TIL is one of the two principal holding companies of the Tata Group, India’s largest and best-known conglomerate. Mr. Chaukar is also a member of the Group Corporate Centre, which is engaged in strategy formulation at the House of Tata. He is on the Board of various companies like Tata Teleservices Limited, Videsh Sanchar Nigam Limited, Tata Autocomp Systems Limited, Tata Investment Corporation Limited, among others. He also oversees the functions of the Department of Economics & Statistics (DES) and the Tata Credit Card. Mr. Chaukar is also the Chairman of Tata Council for Community Initiatives (TCCI) – the nodal agency of the Group on all matters related to social development, environmental management, bio-diversity restoration and conservation of wild life.

Mr. Chaukar was previously the Managing Director of ICICI Securities & Finance Company Limited (July 1993 to October 1998), and a member of the Board of Directors of ICICI Limited from February 9, 1995 to October 15, 1998). His other experiences include stints in Bhartiya Agro Industries Foundation, a Public Trust engaged in rural development on a no-profit no-loss basis and based in Pune, Maharashtra, and Godrej Soaps Limited.