Shripad Desai joins AmeriCares India as Managing Director

Shripad Desai

Shripad Desai has been named as the Managing Director of AmeriCares India, a non-profit organisation committed to helping people live longer healthier lives. Desai will oversee all of AmeriCares India’s aid programmes including emergency response activities, medical donations to health care providers along with health education and training programmes. He is also responsible for a highly successful mobile clinic programme in Andheri and Chembur slums in Mumbai that serves 36,000 patients annually.

“We are proud to have Desai lead the AmeriCares India team in Mumbai,” said Curt Welling, President and CEO, AmeriCares. “Under his leadership, we hope to grow our aid programmes and continue to develop innovative initiatives to help even more people suffering from disasters and chronic poverty.”

Desai has more than 20 years of experience in India’s pharmaceutical industry. He most recently served as head of sales, marketing and strategic planning for Chiron Panacea Vaccines in Mumbai, and previously held positions with Oral CDx India, Novartis, Sanofi and AstraZeneca in India. Desai earned both his Master of Marketing Management and Bachelor of Science degrees from the University of Mumbai.

Desai said, “AmeriCares India is a great organisation, doing good work all across India. I believe that this is an opportunity for me to learn, contribute and achieve new milestones as an individual and professional. I look forward to leveraging my marketing and strategy experience in the pharma industry to lead this organisation forward.”

EP News Bureau – Mumbai