Harvard Professor Tarun Khanna to Join GVK BIO Board

HYDERABAD, India--(Business Wire)--
GVK Biosciences (GVK BIO), Asia's leading Contract Research
Organization, today announced the appointment of Prof. Tarun Khanna to
its Board of Directors.

Dr. Tarun Khanna is the Jorge Paulo Lemann Professor at the
Harvard Business School, where he has been a member of the Strategy
group since 1993. He holds a BS degree from Princeton University and a
Ph.D. from Harvard University. Dr. Khanna heads the Strategy course in
the Harvard MBA program and the Strategy, Leadership & Governance
Executive Education program. He also lectures and consults with
companies and governments worldwide. Dr. Khanna has contributed
articles to Harvard Business Review and Foreign Policy and has served
as an expert for major news organizations such as Wall Street Journal,
The Economist, the Far Eastern Economic Review, CNN, and CNBC.

"We are very excited that Tarun has joined our Board of Directors.
Tarun's vast experience in global strategy and understanding of the
emerging markets will facilitate GVK BIO to grow to the next level,"
said Mr. D.S. Brar, Chairman, GVK Biosciences.

Serving on the Advisory Boards of several multinational and
emerging market companies in the financial services, automotive, life
sciences and agribusiness sectors, Dr. Khanna has experience in a wide
variety of industries. He was nominated a Young Global Leader by the
World Economic Forum in 2007.

Dr. Tarun Khanna said that, "I am pleased to join the GVK
Biosciences Board of Directors at this exciting time of the Company
and Industry and I look forward to this association."

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About GVK BIO

GVK Biosciences (www.gvkbio.com), Asia's leading Contract Research
Organization, delivers integrated research services to big Pharma and
Biotech companies globally. The company accelerates the Drug Discovery
and Development process of its customers through science and
innovation. Currently the company has more than 1,300 employees spread
across facilities in Hyderabad, Chennai, Mumbai and Gurgaon.

GVK Biosciences Private Limited
Sharada Alvakonda, +91 40 66929998/9
Dy. General Manager - Corporate Communications
Mobile: 99892 33415
sharada@gvkbio.com
www.gvkbio.com

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