inVentiv Health, offering best-in-class clinical, commercial and consulting services to the bio pharmaceutical industry, has named a senior executive in India’s life sciences industry to lead its expanding operations in India.
Anita Tripathy joins inVentiv Health from Capgemini, India, where she served on the leadership team of the global provider of consulting, technology and outsourcing services. At inVentiv Health, as President, India, she will be responsible for the management, development and growth of all business units in India across inVentiv’s clinical and commercial segments. She will be based in Mumbai and report to inVentiv Health Executive Vice President Ray Hill.
At Capgemini, Anita Tripathy led a strategic cluster of IT products for the European market. While at Cognizant earlier in her career, she led the strategic business unit for Life Sciences in India. She orchestrated teams based out of India, China and Argentina, delivering services across three continents, North America, Europe and Asia Pacific.
Before transitioning to the life sciences industry, she worked in ERP applications for KPIT Cummins Infosystems, and at Satyam Computer Services. She also worked in Pune at Nestle India as a systems analyst, and at ICIM as a senior systems engineer. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry from Berhampur University and a Master’s in Computer Applications from the Regional Engineering College, Rourkela, Orissa.
“By enhancing our organisation in India and our service offerings there, inVentiv is prepared to better meet our customers’ need for more cost-effective research, data services and strategic outsourcing,” said Paul Meister, Chief Executive Officer, inVentiv Health. “India remains a top choice among global pharma and biotech companies on the skills-to-cost scale, and Anita’s deep understanding of India, IT and the life sciences sector will support our growth.”
EP News Bureau – Mumbai
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