Head Legal, Global Tech R&D
Novartis
Switzerland
International experience in managing the legal departments across geographies of major MNCs.
Currently the ‘Head Legal’ for Novartis Global TRD, based in Switzerland and also responsible for legal teams in China and India.
Member of senior leadership team, providing strategic legal advise on contractual arrangements, regulatory issues, compliances, employment, litigation, real estate and other legal issues.
Listed as one of the India’s Finest In-House Counsels by the Indian Corporate Counsel Association (ICCA) in 2016 and as part of the ‘Elite BW Legal World Top 100 General Counsels of India’ by Business World 2020.
Legal 500 (a prestigious global rating agency) has included my team as one of the ‘Best Legal Teams’ in India in 2017 and listed my name in GC Powerlist 2018.
Studied in the best Universities & Colleges of India, viz., Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi and Loyola College, Chennai.
Senior legal professional with over 20 years of experience in heading legal departments of large MNCs, especially pharmaceuticals, manufacturing and IT/ITES industry.