Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Limited announced that Dr. Ranjana Pathak has resigned from her role as Global Head of Quality and Pharmacovigilance. She will cease to be a member of the Management Council and Senior Management Personnel of the Company, effective on January 12, 2024. Mr. Krishna Venkatesh, currently Head Global - Injectable Operations is elevated to the role of Global Head ­ Quality and Pharmacovigilance, and is also inducted as a Member of the Management Council and Senior Management Personnel of the Company, effective from January 12, 2024.

The Board of the Directors has approved the induction of Mr. Venkatesh as a Member of the Management Council and Senior Management Personnel of the Company on January 10. 2024. Mr. Krishna Venkatesh has approximately 28 years of experience.

He joined the organization in March 2010 after stints in Barr Pharma and Teva in the US. He has a rich experience in product development, technical services, process engineering, tech transfer and scale ups. In his current role he has turned around the injectables operations significantly.

He holds an MS in Pharmaceutics from University of Mississippi and is a graduate from BITS Pilani.