Abbott India Limited announced that upon recommendation of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee, the Board of Directors have approved the appointment of Mr. Murari Ranganathan as Commercial Director - Women's Health, Metabolics and International Business effective May 2, 2024. He will be part of the Senior Management team of the Company. Murari Ranganathan is currently Commercial Director - Abbott Specialty Care (ASC) - Diabetes and Derma at Abbott Healthcare Private Limited.

Murari joined Abbott in 2010 as Head Sales - Medical Nutrition and was successfully transitioned to Marketing Manager role in Specialty Care Metabolics and Urology in 2014. Over the years, he gained rich experience of managing various geographies and therapies. In 2015, he was promoted as Associate Director Vaccines, Abbott India Limited (AIL) and in 2018 he was given responsibility to lead the Commercial businesses of Metabolics and Miliana in AIL.

Post his successful stint in AIL, he was appointed as Associate Director, ASC - Diabetes in 2020, and was then promoted as Commercial Director, ASC - Diabetes and Derma in 2021. In the past, Murari has worked with organizations like Baxter, Novo Nordisk and Torrent Pharma in various Sales and International Business roles. Murari has diverse experience building strong market presence in highly competitive areas such as Vaccines, Metabolics, Diabetes, and Nutrition.

In his role, he has been instrumental in building brand portfolios, delivering market-beating growth, and setting up a compelling long-term vision aligned to the business strategy. Murari is a bachelor in physics and mathematics from Bangalore University and completed his post graduate diploma in Marketing from St Joseph College of Business Administration, Bangalore.