Ms. Shanmugam Hemalatha (Whole Time Director)
Ms. S Hemalatha, a Commerce graduate with C.S. (Inter) and ICWA (Inter)
qualifications, has over two decades of experience in the pharmaceutical industry. As a
Whole-Time Director, she oversees commercial operations and plays a key role in
strategic planning and financial oversight. She has been instrumental in driving the
Company’s growth and success.
Mr. Vinayak Dinesh Dendukuri (Whole Time Director – Quality)
Mr. Vinayak is the Co-founder & Director of NOVICK Biosciences. Under his guidance
and leadership, NOVICK has established a system that delivers high-quality
pharmaceutical product development services, assuring sound fiscal operations. Mr.
Vinayak is also a Director at Brane Enterprises, a company emphasizing Natural
Language (no coding) and Machine Learning. Prior to this role, Mr. Vinayak was Drug
Safety Scientist at Quintiles, leading Phase II and Phase III clinical trials across the
globe for major Pharmaceutical companies. Mr. Vinayak also served as a Scientist in
several positions at Sanofi Pasteur and GlaxoSmithKline, USA. He completed his
Bachelor's degree in Biotechnology from Rochester Institute of Technology, USA, and
his Master's degree in Microbiology, Immunology, and Biochemistry from the University
of Rochester, USA.
Mr. Upendar Mekala Reddy (Non-Executive Director)
Mr. Upendar is an Investment Manager at iLabs Group. He holds MBA Degree with
specialisation in finance from Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode (IIMK),
Bachelor of Technology in Computer Science Engineering from JNTU - Hyderabad and
FRM Certification from Global Association of Risk Professionals (GARP). Mr. Upendar
Mekala Reddy has over 15 years of experience spanning across Project and Structured
Finance, Fund Raising, Mergers and Acquisitions and Investment Banking. He has
executed transactions across sectors including Power (Renewable & Non-renewable),
Pharmaceuticals, Roads, Manufacturing, Cement, Real Estate, Ports, etc. Prior to iLabs
Group, Upendar was working as Vice President with Edelweiss Financial Services,
handling the wholesale and structured lending business. He also worked as Assistant
Vice President with IL&FS Financial Services and Senior Manager with L&T
Infrastructure Finance in the Project Finance Team.
Mrs. Akila Chintalapati Raju (Non-Executive Director)
Mrs. Akila Chintalapati Raju holds Master’s degree in Law from NYU School of Law,
New York. She has over a decade of diverse legal experience spanning Corporate Law,
Private Equity, Real Estate transactions, Civil Litigation, and In-house Legal Advisory.
Mrs. Akila C Raju worked as the in-house Legal Counsel of Bangalore based
Pharmaceutical company, Strides Shasun Ltd, where she led the legal team in setting up
the company’s Australia business. Post her move to Hyderabad, she focused
representing clients in civil litigation matters. Ms. Akila C Raju is passionate about
utilizing her legal skills to further Social Causes. While in New York, she Volunteered at
an immigration clinic where she worked ‘pro bono’ on several asylum petitions as well as
fighting deportation and removal notices.
Mr. Palamadai Krishnan Sundaresan (Independent Director)
Mr. Palamadai Krishnan Sundaresan, is a qualified Cost & Management Accountant
(CMA) and Company Secretary (CS) with over 40 years’ multi-industry experience
spanning across Corporate Finance, Secretarial Practice, Foreign-exchange
Management, Consolidation of Financial Statements, Cost and Value-chain
Management, MIS, Pricing, Budgeting, Production Planning, Strategic and Turnaround
Management, Strategic Sourcing, Mergers & Acquisitions, Business Valuation, Joint
Venture formation and scale-up, complex Debt and Capital Restructuring, and Corporate
Governance.
Mrs. Ravichandran Chitra (Chairperson & Independent Director)
Mrs. Ravichandran Chitra holds a Bachelor’s degree in Commerce and a PGDPMIR
from the Madras School of Social Work, Chennai. She brings over three decades of rich
and diverse experience in Human Resource Management, Performance Management,
Training & Development, Corporate and Legal Affairs, Labour Law Compliance,
Compensation and Benefits Administration, and General Administration. Her core
strengths include Talent Acquisition, Succession Planning, Employee Retention, Change
Management, and designing effective training and development programs.
Mr. Navin Kumar (Independent Director)
Mr. Navin Kumar is a qualified Chartered Accountant from the Institute of Chartered
Accountants of India (ICAI), and is currently in practice. He has over 13 years of
professional experience in the fields of Corporate Finance, Taxation, Auditing, and
Regulatory Compliance. His areas of expertise include Corporate Accounting, Statutory
and Internal Audits, Income Tax, Goods and Services Tax (GST), and business advisory
services.