Rich multi country, multi role pharma experience of over 40 years. From June 1,2017 working as Business Development Advisor with a Healthcare Digital Start-up in Indonesia called Halodoc, that has a mission to simplify access to healthcare for all Indonesians through a holistic healthcare ecosystem.

Major Highlights

As Expat in Indonesia

Dec 2001 – Jul 2014
Expat posting in 2001 to Aventis Indonesia from Aventis India, as Profit Center Head for the Respiratory and Anti-Inflammatory Businesses, after being nominated into the Global Talent Management Program. Based on high performance on a sustained basis was given expanded and multiple roles to handle parallelly across the entire Commercial Operations resulting in extention of the expat posting for over 12 years up to July 2014. These other parallel roles included leading the Comm-Ops integration of Aventis with Sanofi following the merger in 2005, Profit Center Head for Osteoporosis and Oncology, Business Support Director for the entire Comm-Ops Business (responsible for Key Account Management, Sales Force Training, Sales Force Excellence, Budget Planning, Market Research, Strategy Development and Business Development. Was given the opportunity to lead many challenging Regional HQ driven projects. Last position held was Head of Commercial Excellence and Business Development.

Nov 2014 – May 2017
Worked as Business Development, Product Strategy and Pipeline Advisor, with a big local pharma – MENSA Group. Key responsibility was to identify molecules for portfolio building to achieve the long term vision of becoming a globally recognized company.

Diverse Multi Role and Multi Company Experience in India May 1976 – Nov 2001
Started out as Medical Rep in an MNC ( Schering Plough India ) and rose through the ranks as Area Manager, National Training Manager, Group Product Manager - Oncology and Anti- Virals in Schering Plough India.

Joined Rhone Poulenc Rorer (India) to set up their Oncology Division in India and launched original research molecules.Achieved market leadership for four consecutive years, both in terms of volume and value. Led and integrated successfully into merged entities ( Aventis in 2000 and Sanofi 2005). Promoted as Associate Director – Oncology in 1999 and as Vice President Oncology in beginning of 2001.

Education : B.SC Chemistry, Zoology. P.G. Diploma in Advertising and Public Relations