chairman and managing director

Dr. Anwar S. Daud

(M. Pharm, Ph.D.)

Dr. Anwar S. Daud is an M. Pharm and Ph.D in pharmaceutical chemistry and pharmaceutics respectively. He began his professional journey in 1981, and returned in 1989 to Nagpur, his home town to fulfill his dream of turning entrepreneur by co-founding ZIM Laboratories.

Dr. Anwar S. Daud has been responsible for the overall growth of ZIM into an R&D based pharmaceutical manufacturing company that supplies medicines to more than 50 countries worldwide adhering to the strictest standards of quality.

His keen interest in research and innovation has led ZIM to develop several innovative process technologies for manufacturing novel delivery systems and differentiated products.

He is associated with several professional bodies and continuously works for raising the standards of the pharmaceutical profession in India. He has been felicitated time and again, by various organizations for his contributions towards industry and society.

Team

Meet Our Board of Directors

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Mr. Zulfiquar Kamal
Director - Finance

A chartered accountant, Zulfiquar Kamal has been associated with the company for over 25 years. He has been on the Board of Directors since 1991.

With his financial acumen, refined over an experience of more than three decades, he brings to the table the financial discipline and control necessary for a growing organization like ZIM Labs. In his current role as Director – Finance, Mr. Kamal oversees the commercial operations of the company. He envisions ZIM Labs to be a financially efficient organization known for its operational efficiencies and technological process.

Mr. Niraj Dhadiwal
Director - Business Development

Mr. Niraj Dhadiwal is a pharmacy graduate with a diploma in business management and has been with the company for nearly three decades. He started his career with ZIM Labs as a production officer in 1991, rising through ranks to his current position of Director.

With his keen business acumen and technical knowledge, Mr. Dhadiwal has played a key role in the export-development arm of the company. His contribution to the development of overseas business stands unmatched and a testament to his foresight and ability to tap into new markets. In his current role as Director – Business Development, Mr. Dhadiwal looks after the business development and marketing functions of the company. He envisions ZIM Labs to have a global presence with innovative and differentiated products leading to good returns for all the stakeholders.

Mr. Prakash Sapkal
Director - Operations

Mr. Prakash Sapkal is a Pharmacy graduate with post-graduation in Business Administration. He is associated with the Company for 26 years starting his career as Assistant Chemist. During all these years he has handled key operations in various capacities like Production Supervisor, Production Manager, and Vice President – Operations. His major contribution has been in assembling a team that has brought the vision of ZIM Labs to life.

Mr. Padmakar S. Joshi
Independent Director

Padmakar Joshi is a senior banking professional with more than 37 years of rich and multi-functional experience in areas of commercial banking. He is on the Board as an Independent Director. He retired as Dy. Head- Corporate & SME Credit Monitoring and Debt Restructuring, Union Bank of India.

Mrs. Kavita Loya
Independent Director

Kavita Loya is a Senior Practicing Chartered Accountant with 20 years of experience. She is on the Board as an Independent Director. She is presently a Partner in Loya Bagri & Company, Chartered Accountants.

Dr. Kamlesh Shende
Independent Director

Dr. Kamlesh Shende has more than 30 years of experience in the area of Regulatory Affairs in the Pharmaceutical sector. He possesses rich experience in Drug Policy matters enabling him to act as a technical consultant to various pharmaceutical companies. Dr. Shende has worked as Drugs Formulation Expert for the entire State of Maharashtra and was a member of the National Subcommittee on Formulations constituted by Drugs Consultative Committee.

Dr. Shende retired as Joint Commissioner (Drugs), Food and Drugs Administration, Mumbai. He holds a master’s degree in Pharmacology and a Ph. D (Herbal Medicine) from university of Health Sciences, Nashik.

Dr. Kakasaheb Mahadik
Independent Director

Dr. Kakasaheb Mahadik, a senior professional having a rich experience of more than 35 years in Researching pharmaceutical sector including Novel Drug Delivery Systems. He is an active contributor in various Pharma and Research organizations. He was a Member of, Executive Council Indian Society for Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics as well as the Executive Committee Indian Pharmaceutical Association.

He is a member of the Indian Pharmaceutical Association, IASTAM and other reputed professional bodies. He has been granted several patents and has published more than300 Research Papers internationally and nationally. He is the recipient of various awards for his contributions in the pharmaceutical research and other social causes.

Dr. Mahadik is an M. Pharm and PhD in Pharmaceutical and also holds Ph. D in Law. He has expertise in the field of Pharmaceutical Research, Management and Administration.

Mr. Zulfiquar Kamal
Director - Finance

A chartered accountant, Zulfiquar Kamal has been associated with the company for over 25 years. He has been on the Board of Directors since 1991.

With his financial acumen, refined over an experience of more than three decades, he brings to the table the financial discipline and control necessary for a growing organization like ZIM Labs. In his current role as Director – Finance, Mr. Kamal oversees the commercial operations of the company. He envisions ZIM Labs to be a financially efficient organization known for its operational efficiencies and technological process.

Mr. Niraj Dhadiwal
Director - Business Development

Mr. Niraj Dhadiwal is a pharmacy graduate with a diploma in business management and has been with the company for nearly three decades. He started his career with ZIM Labs as a production officer in 1991, rising through ranks to his current position of Director.

With his keen business acumen and technical knowledge, Mr. Dhadiwal has played a key role in the export-development arm of the company. His contribution to the development of overseas business stands unmatched and a testament to his foresight and ability to tap into new markets. In his current role as Director – Business Development, Mr. Dhadiwal looks after the business development and marketing functions of the company. He envisions ZIM Labs to have a global presence with innovative and differentiated products leading to good returns for all the stakeholders.

Mr. Prakash Sapkal
Director and Head - ODS Business, Formulations - Domestic, ROW and Emerging Markets

Mr. Prakash Sapkal is a Pharmacy graduate with post-graduation in Business Administration. He is associated with the Company for 26 years starting his career as Assistant Chemist. During all these years he has handled key operations in various capacities like Production Supervisor, Production Manager, and Vice President – Operations. His major contribution has been in assembling a team that has brought the vision of ZIM Labs to life.

Mr. Padmakar S. Joshi
Independent Director

Padmakar Joshi is a senior banking professional with more than 37 years of rich and multi-functional experience in areas of commercial banking. He is on the Board as an Independent Director. He retired as Dy. Head- Corporate & SME Credit Monitoring and Debt Restructuring, Union Bank of India.

Mrs. Kavita Loya
Independent Director

Kavita Loya is a Senior Practicing Chartered Accountant with 20 years of experience. She is on the Board as an Independent Director. She is presently a Partner in Loya Bagri & Company, Chartered Accountants.

Dr. Kamlesh Shende
Independent Director

Dr. Kamlesh Shende has more than 30 years of experience in the area of Regulatory Affairs in the Pharmaceutical sector. He possesses rich experience in Drug Policy matters enabling him to act as a technical consultant to various pharmaceutical companies. Dr. Shende has worked as Drugs Formulation Expert for the entire State of Maharashtra and was a member of the National Subcommittee on Formulations constituted by Drugs Consultative Committee.

Dr. Shende retired as Joint Commissioner (Drugs), Food and Drugs Administration, Mumbai. He holds a master’s degree in Pharmacology and a Ph. D (Herbal Medicine) from university of Health Sciences, Nashik.

Dr. Kakasaheb Mahadik
Independent Director

Dr. Kakasaheb Mahadik, a senior professional having a rich experience of more than 35 years in Researching pharmaceutical sector including Novel Drug Delivery Systems. He is an active contributor in various Pharma and Research organizations. He was a Member of, Executive Council Indian Society for Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics as well as the Executive Committee Indian Pharmaceutical Association.

He is a member of the Indian Pharmaceutical Association, IASTAM and other reputed professional bodies. He has been granted several patents and has published more than300 Research Papers internationally and nationally. He is the recipient of various awards for his contributions in the pharmaceutical research and other social causes.

Dr. Mahadik is an M. Pharm and PhD in Pharmaceutical and also holds Ph. D in Law. He has expertise in the field of Pharmaceutical Research, Management and Administration.

Team

Board of Directors: ZHTL

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Mr. Zulfiquar Kamal
Director - Finance

A chartered accountant, Zulfiquar Kamal has been associated with the company for over 25 years. He has been on the Board of Directors since 1991.

With his financial acumen, refined over an experience of more than three decades, he brings to the table the financial discipline and control necessary for a growing organization like ZIM Labs. In his current role as Director – Finance, Mr. Kamal oversees the commercial operations of the company. He envisions ZIM Labs to be a financially efficient organization known for its operational efficiencies and technological process.

Mr. Niraj Dhadiwal
Director - Business Development

Mr. Niraj Dhadiwal is a pharmacy graduate with a diploma in business management and has been with the company for nearly three decades. He started his career with ZIM Labs as a production officer in 1991, rising through ranks to his current position of Director.

With his keen business acumen and technical knowledge, Mr. Dhadiwal has played a key role in the export-development arm of the company. His contribution to the development of overseas business stands unmatched and a testament to his foresight and ability to tap into new markets. In his current role as Director – Business Development, Mr. Dhadiwal looks after the business development and marketing functions of the company. He envisions ZIM Labs to have a global presence with innovative and differentiated products leading to good returns for all the stakeholders.

Mr. Prakash Sapkal
Director - Operations

Mr. Prakash Sapkal is a Pharmacy graduate with post-graduation in Business Administration. He is associated with the Company for 26 years starting his career as Assistant Chemist. During all these years he has handled key operations in various capacities like Production Supervisor, Production Manager, and Vice President – Operations. His major contribution has been in assembling a team that has brought the vision of ZIM Labs to life.

Mr. Padmakar S. Joshi
Independent Director

Padmakar Joshi is a senior banking professional with more than 37 years of rich and multi-functional experience in areas of commercial banking. He is on the Board as an Independent Director. He retired as Dy. Head- Corporate & SME Credit Monitoring and Debt Restructuring, Union Bank of India.

Mrs. Kavita Loya
Independent Director

Kavita Loya is a Senior Practicing Chartered Accountant with 20 years of experience. She is on the Board as an Independent Director. She is presently a Partner in Loya Bagri & Company, Chartered Accountants.

Dr. Kamlesh Shende
Independent Director

Dr. Kamlesh Shende has more than 30 years of experience in the area of Regulatory Affairs in the Pharmaceutical sector. He possesses rich experience in Drug Policy matters enabling him to act as a technical consultant to various pharmaceutical companies. Dr. Shende has worked as Drugs Formulation Expert for the entire State of Maharashtra and was a member of the National Subcommittee on Formulations constituted by Drugs Consultative Committee.

Dr. Shende retired as Joint Commissioner (Drugs), Food and Drugs Administration, Mumbai. He holds a master’s degree in Pharmacology and a Ph. D (Herbal Medicine) from university of Health Sciences, Nashik.

Dr. Kakasaheb Mahadik
Independent Director

Dr. Kakasaheb Mahadik, a senior professional having a rich experience of more than 35 years in Researching pharmaceutical sector including Novel Drug Delivery Systems. He is an active contributor in various Pharma and Research organizations. He was a Member of, Executive Council Indian Society for Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics as well as the Executive Committee Indian Pharmaceutical Association.

He is a member of the Indian Pharmaceutical Association, IASTAM and other reputed professional bodies. He has been granted several patents and has published more than300 Research Papers internationally and nationally. He is the recipient of various awards for his contributions in the pharmaceutical research and other social causes.

Dr. Mahadik is an M. Pharm and PhD in Pharmaceutical and also holds Ph. D in Law. He has expertise in the field of Pharmaceutical Research, Management and Administration.

Dr. Chandrashekhar Mainde
CEO and Executive Director

Dr. Mainde is M.Pharm and Ph.D. in Pharmaceutical Technology from Nagpur University. He has an industrial experience of over 25 years.

He heads the company’s research and development activity and advises the company on all technical functions including Quality and Operations. He also leads certain high impact business development initiatives for the company’s regulated markets.

During his long professional career as leader and team leader representing several well-known pharmaceutical organizations, he has faced around 75 Audits from US FDA, MHRA,ANVIS, TGA, EMA and other regulatory authorities. Under his guidance over 300 products were filed to MOH Turkey along with 10 ANDA submissions to USA and 50 EU CTD dossiers to different European countries. Being the principal investigator for more than 100 Indian patents, he is also the inventor in several patents filed worldwide. Conducted more than300 bio-equivalence studies including complex formulations and contributed to submitting around 150 ANDA in USA and several others in regulated markets.

Mr. Gautam Saigal
Non Executive and Non Independent Director

Mr. Gautam Saigal is founder partner of Pachira Financial Services LLP., is an Advisor to Zim Laboratories Ltd.

He has over 30 years of experience in financial services covering private equity investment, investment banking and advisory services. Till mid-2013, Gautam was the Managing Director of AA Indian Development Capital Advisors Ltd., advisors to the India dedicated mid-market focused private equity fund launched by the Ashmore Group and Alchemy Partners, UK

Prior to this, he was Vice President, AIG Global Investment Group (Asia) and Co-Head of its India private equity advisory practice. Since 1997, Gautam has been responsible for leading several private equity investments and monitoring them as a board member covering various sectors including in healthcare, financial services, telecom, energy distribution, IT services, consumer products, logistics and infrastructure

Earlier he worked in Investment Banking with SSKI Corporate Finance and SMIFS Capital Markets for over 6 years. He is a Chartered Accountant and a post-graduate in Commerce from the Calcutta University.

Gautam led the investment of AA Indian Dev Capital Fund in Zim and was on the Board of Zim Laboratories till mid-2013. He is presently a member of the Board of Directors of Asirvad Microfinance Ltd. and Manappuram Home Finance Ltd.

OUR LEADERSHIP

Management Committee

Mr. Shyam Mohan Patro
Chief Financial Officer - Accounts & Finance

Mr.Patro is the CFO of ZIM and has been with the Company since April 2019. He is a Qualified Cost Accountant and Company Secretary. He has also completed M.Sc. in Applied Mathematics from NIT Rourkela and EPBM from IIM Kolkata. He has over 23 years of experience in diversified areas covering finance, taxation, legal, commercial and control functions and is responsible for these functions in Zim Laboratories.

Mr. Pradeep Kataria
Senior Vice President

Mr.Pradeep Kataria is a postgraduate in pharmacy with an association of more than 26 years with the organization. Mr.Kataria joined ZIM as Production Supervisor in 1995.

He has been a hands-on leader of the Operations team and has been involved in successful scale-ups of pellets and taste-masking technologies developed by the company. He has also been a meticulous administrator in developing, maintaining and managing in accordance with the high standards required for various accreditations.

In his current role, Mr Kataria, with his problem-solving and administration skills, looks after day-to-day activities of the plant, including manufacturing, external audits and internal coordination amongst operational departments.

Mr. Vijay Fudke
Senior Vice President - Technical Services

Mr.Vijay Fudke is a pharmacy graduate with an association of more than 25 years with ZIM. Having spent his initial years in the field of quality control, Mr.Fudke joined ZIM as a Quality Assurance (QA) Officer in 1996.

He has played an instrumental role in the achievement of various accreditations by the company, such as the EU-GMP, WHO-GMP & ISO 9001:2008. In his current role as Senior Vice President – Technical Services, Mr.Fudke is involved in providing clients with technical services like molecule selection for development, business expansion and high-level technical query resolution.