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Mr. Bhasker Vemban Iyer has a Bachelor’s degree in Science and Masters in Marketing Management from Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies.

He is a strategic business leader with over four decades of experience in the pharmaceutical and healthcare industry spanning country management, global leadership and Board Directorship roles.

He currently works as an Operating Partner at Advent International, a global Private Equity firm. He is also an Operating Advisor for a Healthcare-focussed Private Equity firm, Quadria Capital. He is on the Boards of Bharat Serum and Vaccines, RA Chem, RPG Life Sciences and ZCL Chemicals as Independent Director.

Prior to joining Advent as an Operating Partner, Bhasker was a Corporate Officer with Abbott , the largest MNC Healthcare company in India, with three Managing Directors and all functional Heads of the Pharmaceutical Business reporting to him. He was responsible for a turnover upwards of USD 1billion and 12000 employees.

He has held global leadership positions with Wockhardt in India and Astra Zeneca in Asia Pacific based in Singapore and country management positions in Astra Zeneca, Nicholas Piramal India Ltd, ICI Pharmaceuticals and senior roles in Glaxo India Ltd.

Mr. Bhasker Vemban Iyer is an Additional Independent Director on the Board from 12th November, 2021. He is also member of the Company’s Audit & Risk Movement Committee and Shareholders Relationship Committee