Our Leadership
LEADERSHIP
With extensive experience in running successful enterprises, the leadership team at Unichem strives to constantly deliver higher value to all stakeholders.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Dr. Prakash A. Mody
CHAIRMAN AND MANAGING DIRECTOR
Dr. Prakash A. Mody is the Chairman & Managing Director of Unichem Laboratories Limited. He is the son of founder promoter, the late Shri. Amrut Mody. After graduating, he completed his post graduation at University of Mumbai. He has done his PhD in organic chemistry. He is also a Graduate Alumnus of Harvard Business School and the former president of the Indian Pharmaceutical Alliance, the industry body representing research-based national pharmaceutical companies. Dr Mody has been at the helm of the affairs of the Company for over forty years.
Dr. Mody is the Chairman of the Corporate Social Responsibility Committee and Risk Management Committee and Member of the Stakeholders’ Relationship Committee of the Board of Directors. He is also a Director of the Company’s Wholly Owned Subsidiary Unichem Pharmaceuticals (USA) Inc and Unichem Farmaceutica Do brazil Ltda. He is also on the Board of SPM International Private Limited and a designated partner in Elemage Wellness LLP.
Dr. Mody also acts as an Independent Director of Kewal Kiran Clothing Limited and is a Member of its Nomination and Remuneration Committee.
Mr. Dilip Kunkolienkar
DIRECTOR TECHNICAL
Mr. Dilip Kunkolienkar is a Bachelor of Pharmacy from Bombay University. He has more than four decades of rich exposure at various positions in the pharmaceutical industry in various leading pharmaceutical houses like Richardson Hindustan Ltd., Geigy Ltd., Raptakos Brett Co. Ltd., and German Remedies Ltd.
Before his appointment as a Whole-time director, designated as Director Technical, in the year April 2018, Mr. Kunkolienkar served as Vice President–Global Generics & Compliance at the Company with additional charge of rendering formulation operation and technical services to unit heads and the Management.
He has diverse experience in the manufacture of tablets, capsules, parenterals, Oral Solid and Liquid Dosage forms, suppositories of various forms; with an additional exposure to Bio studies, Product Viabilities, Planning, General Administration, Documentation, Regulatory Audits, Capex/Revenue budgeting and R&D and API Marketing.
Mr. Kunkolienkar is a member of the Audit Committee and Risk Management Committee of the Board of Directors. Mr. Kunkolienkar also serves as a Director in the Company’s Wholly Owned Subsidiaries namely Unichem Pharmaceuticals (USA) Inc. Unichem Laboratories Limited, Ireland and Niche Generics Limited, UK.
Mr. Anand Mahajan
INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR
On the Board of Unichem since 2005, Anand Mahajan is a post-graduate in Economics and has an MBA from Cornell University, USA. Mr. Mahajan started his career with State Bank of India in 1974 and served the Bank in various positions until 1981. On completion of his MBA in 1983, Mr. Mahajan joined Grindwell Norton (GNO) and served in various positions. He joined the Board of GNO in 1988 as the Director in charge of the Grinding Wheel Division. He was elected as the Managing Director in 1991 and continued in this position for 29 years, until his retirement with effect from April 1, 2020. From 1996 until his retirement, he also served as the General Delegate and CEO India Region of the Saint-Gobain Group in India. Presently he continues to be a non executive director of GNO.
He is a member of Nomination and Remuneration Committee and Audit Committee of the Board of Directors.
Mr. Prafull Anubhai
INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR
A management consultant associated with educational, research and cultural institutions like Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIMA), Ahmedabad Education Society (AES), Centre for Science Technology and Policy (CSTEP), ATIRA, Saptak (Indian classical music organisation), Prafull Anubhai has served on the Board since 1979. He is the former Chairman of Board of Management of Ahmedabad University. A B.Sc. (Economics) from the London School of Economics, he attended Programme for Management Development (PMD) at the Harvard Business School. He has over 47 years of experience in management of textile and other businesses. He has served as a non executive director for several reputed companies. Presently Mr. Anubhai is a Director in Vardhman Textiles Limited. He also serves as a Director in the Company’s Wholly Owned subsidiary Unichem Pharmaceuticals (USA) Inc.
He is the Chairman of the Audit Committee, Nomination and Remuneration Committee and Stakeholders Relationship Committee and Member of the Corporate Social Responsibility Committee.
Mr. Prafull Sheth
INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR
With Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Pharmacy from the University of Missouri, USA, Prafull Sheth has been a member of the Board since 2003. He is former Vice- President of International Pharmaceutical Federation and Founding Professional Secretary of FIP-WHO Forum of National Pharmaceutical Associations of South East Asia. He has served Federation of Asian Pharmaceutical Associations as Vice President and Indian Pharmaceutical Association and Indian Pharmaceutical Congress Association as President.
He is the recipient of two Indian Pharmaceutical Association awards: the Acharya P. C. Ray Memorial Gold Medal (Bengal Branch) and prestigious M. L. Khorana Memorial Award for outstanding contribution to the profession of pharmacy. He has earned prestigious IRF Lifetime Achievement Award for his contribution to the field of pharmacy. Mr. Sheth has been recipient of Prof. M. L. Schroff National Award of Indian Hospital Pharmacists Association for his contribution to industrial pharmacy and pharmacy practice. Internationally, he has received FIP Industrial Pharmacy Section medal for meritorious contribution to the global pharmaceutical industry.
Mr. Sheth is a Fellow of the International Pharmaceutical Federation, and Eminent Pharmacist and Fellow of the Indian Pharmaceutical Association. He is associated with Patient Safety and Access Initiative of India Foundation. He is Vice President and Trustee of Shree Shree Anandamayee Sangha.
He is a member of the Audit Committee, Nomination and Remuneration Committee and Risk Management Committee of the Board of Directors.
Ms. Priti Puri
INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR
Ms. Priti Puri aged 49 years is a commerce graduate and an associate of the Insurance Institute of India. She also holds a diploma in interior design. Ms. Puri has three decades of rich experience in Insurance and Interior Designing. She has worked in specific functional areas such as Insurance, Finance, Administration, Information systems, and operations. She is currently serving as Chief Administration and Special Project Officer at Anarock Property Consultants Private Limited a leading real estate services company in India with diversified interests across the real estate value chain.