Jai Hiremath, Vice Chairman and Managing Director
Jai Hiremath is the Vice Chairman and Managing Director of Hikal Ltd. A Chartered Accountant from England and Wales, Mr. Hiremath has more than 30 years of experience in the chemical and pharmaceutical industry. He has completed an advanced management program from Harvard University USA. Under his leadership, the company has been honored with awards and certifications for its management, quality, environment and safety control measures. He was awarded the Chemtech Business Leader of the Year award (Chemicals) in 2005. He was nominated as a finalist for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year award in 2000.
Mr. Hiremath is the President of the Indian Chemical Council (ICC) and the Chairman of the Chemical Committee of the Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FICCI). He is a member of the Western Regional Council as well as the National Committee on Drugs & Pharmaceuticals and Chemicals & Petrochemicals of the Confederation of Indian Industries (CII). Mr. Hiremath is a board member of National Safety Council (NSC) of India. He is also a board member of Novartis (India) Ltd.

Sameer Hiremath, President and Joint Managing Director
Sameer Hiremath is the President and Joint Managing Director and Board Member of Hikal Ltd. His responsibilities include overseeing the day to day operations and strategic direction of the company. Mr. Hiremath did his Chemical Engineering from MIT (Maharashtra Institute of Technology), Pune and an MBA cum M.S. degree in Information Technology from Boston University, USA. In addition to Hikal, he also serves as a board member of Acoris Research Ltd., a state-of-the-art contract research facility and100% subsidiary of Hikal Ltd.
Mr Hiremath started his career at Hikal in 1996 as "Executive - Planning and Coordination". He went to train in "manufacturing operations" at Merck & Co., NJ. His experience with Merck helped him to understand the quality and safety culture which is expected by multinational companies around the world. These standards are now an integral part of the Hikal's culture and diligently followed at every site. Over the years, he has held various positions at Hikal including that of Executive Director, in 2003. He has over 15 years of experience in operations, manufacturing and management.
Under his leadership, Hikal established the pharmaceutical division in 2001 which has become the leading driver for growth in terms of revenue and profitability. Along with his father, Jai Hiremath, they have built Hikal into a world class leading research, contract and custom manufacturer of Pharmaceutical and Agrochemical Ingredients.
Mr Hiremath likes to travel and play tennis in his spare time. He is passionate about wine and western classical music. He resides in South Mumbai with his wife and two children.

Ashok Anand, President - Pharmaceuticals
Ashok Anand has more than 35 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry. He is a pharmacy graduate with a post graduate degree in marketing management. He joined Hikal in 2004 and currently serves as President, Pharmaceuticals. Prior to joining Hikal, Mr. Anand held senior positions in reputed pharmaceutical companies such as Nicholas Piramal and Johnson & Johnson.

Satish Sohoni, Senior Vice President, Crop Protection
Satish Sohoni joined Hikal in 2007. Currently, he serves as Senior Vice President responsible for the Agrochemical business. Mr. Sohoni holds a Bachelor's Degree in Commerce from Mumbai University and an MBA from Pune University. Prior to joining Hikal, he held senior positions in Hindustan Lever and its parent company, Unilever in Central and Eastern Europe; Rallis India and Tata Chemicals.

Sham Wahalekar, Senior Vice President, Finance and Company Secretary
Sham Wahalekar has more than 34 years of experience as Head of Financial Operations and Company Secretary in several reputed organizations. He is an M.Com (Hons), L.L.B, and ACS. He has extensive experience in Corporate Law and Financial Management. He has been with Hikal since inception and currently serves as Senior Vice President and Company Secretary.

Ravi Khadabadi, Vice President, Materials
Ravi Khadabadi has a double Master's Degree in Chemistry and Polymers. He has more than 25 years of experience. He joined Hikal in 1997 and currently serves as Vice President, Purchase. He is responsible for all procurement functions of the company. Prior to joining Hikal, Mr. Khadabadi was an entrepreneur.

Anish Swadi, Vice President, Business Development
Anish Swadi joined Hikal in 2005 and currently serves as the Vice President for Business
Development. Apart from Corporate Finance, he is responsible for IT and Public Relations. Prior to joining Hikal, he worked as an International Financial Advisor with Merrill Lynch. He holds a Bachelors degree in International Business and Finance.

Dr. Peter Nightingale, President, Acoris Research Ltd
Dr. Peter Nightingale is a Ph.D. in Chemistry from the University of Manchester, United Kingdom.
He is a process development chemist with over thirty years of global experience in development, scale up, technology transfer in the pharmaceutical, agrochemical and fine chemical sectors. His expertise ranges from small scale process development to large scale operations. He is an experienced scientist who has held senior managerial positions at Development Chemicals, USA; Synprotec Ltd., and Coalite Group, UK.

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