Strides Pharma Science Limited announced that Resignation of Mr. Christoph Funke, Chief Operating Officer of the Company effective February 29, 2024. Appointment of Mr. Ramaraju PVS as the Chief Operating Officer of the Company effective March 1, 2024. Ram will join the rolls of Strides effective November 1, 2023 and will work with Christoph to transition his role during the next 4 months. Ram has served in multiple leadership capacities in Strides Pharma and later with Stelis Biopharma, primarily focusing on quality and manufacturing Operations. With thirty years of pharmaceutical industry experience, he has dedicated over sixteen years to the Strides Group, demonstrating a long-term commitment and amassing a wealth of industry knowledge. Throughout his illustrious career, he has also been associated with reputable organizations like Dr. Reddy's, USV and
Unichem. Ram is a post-graduate in Pharmaceutical Chemistry from BITS
Pilani.