People: Dr.Reddy's Laboratories Ltd (RDY)

Mr. Saumen Chakraborty is Chief Financial Officer, President, Global Head - Quality, HR and IT of Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Limited. He has been appointed as Chief Financial Officer of the company effective January 2, 2013. In this role, he is responsible for Company's Quality, Information Technology, Business Process Excellence, Human Resources, Corporate Communications and Supply Chain Effectiveness functions. Prior to this role, he was head of the Global Generics Operations along with Integrated Product Development across the organization. Mr. Chakraborty joined the Company in 2001 as Global Chief of Human Resources. He later took over as Chief Financial Officer in 2006 and then became Company's President — Corporate and Global Generics Operations in early 2009. He has 26 years of experience in strategic and operational aspects of management. Prior to joining the Company, he held various line manager, human resources and other positions, including Senior Manager (Finance and Accounts) in Eicher, and Vice President (Operations) in Tecumseh. A member of various industry forums, including the Confederation of Indian Industry and the National HRD Network, he graduated with honors as the valedictorian of his class from Visva-Bharati University in Physics, and went on to pursue management from the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad. He continues to be responsible for Information Technology and Business Process Excellence.