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Manni Kantipudi

Whole-Time Director & CEO

Manni Kantipudi joined Aragen in 2007 as President. He is presently CEO and member of the Board of Directors, responsible for the overall growth, strategy, M&A and culture of the company. In 2021, Mr Kantipudi spearheaded GVK BIO’s brand transformation into Aragen Life Sciences.

Since 2007, Mr Kantipudi has steered the company into becoming a leading R&D and manufacturing solutions provider to the global life science industry. He drove the acquisition of a biologics service provider in the US in 2014 (Aragen Bioscience) making GVK BIO (now known as Aragen) one of the first companies out of India to offer small and large molecule solutions.

Mr Kantipudi has also been keenly involved in shaping the Company culture. Under his leadership, Aragen has been certified Great Place to Work for four consecutive years.

Prior to joining Aragen, Mr Kantipudi spent 16 years in the technology industry, holding various leadership and global positions in Asia and USA for Intel Corporation. He served as the Head of Intel India, the CIO of Intel Asia, and was responsible for the software in Intel’s WI-FI product line, Centrino.

Professional Experience

  • Software Director, Wireless Products Group, Intel Oregon, USA (2004-2007)
  • CIO, Intel Asia (2003-2004)
  • Head, Intel India (2000-2003)
  • Manager, Intel e-Commerce Group, Intel.com (1997-2000)
  • Software Manager, Intel Folsom (1995-1997)
  • Senior Software Engineer, Technology and Manufacturing Group, Intel Arizona, USA (1992-1995)

Leadership

  • Director, Aragen Bioscience, Inc., USA
  • Director, Aragen Life Sciences B.V., Netherlands
  • Director, Intox Private Limited
  • Director, Zeroharm Sciences Private Limited
  • Chairman, Aragen Biologics Private Limited
  • Chairman, Aragen Foundation
  • Chairperson, Young President’s Organization, Hyderabad Chapter (2016-2017)
  • Member, CII National Committee on Pharmaceuticals
  • Member, Telangana State Life-Sciences Committee

Education

  • MS in Computer Science, Arizona State University, USA
  • BE in Computer Science, University of Bombay, India

Board of Directors

Davinder Singh Brar

Chairman

D S Brar is a life sciences industry veteran, with a career spanning over four decades. Prior to joining Aragen as Promoter-Chairman, Mr Brar led Ranbaxy...

G V Keshav Reddy

Director

As a Promoter-Director at Aragen, Keshav Reddy leads board-mandated strategic projects in finance, M&A, branding, structuring and vision planning for...

Rajat Sood

Director

Rajat Sood is a Managing Director in the Asset Management Division at Goldman Sachs, focused on corporate and growth equity investing in India. Mr. Sood...

Robert R Ruffolo, PhD

Director

Robert Ruffolo is a distinguished scientist, globally recognized for his executive leadership in the pharmaceutical industry. He served as the President...

Ajay Srivastava

Director

Ajay Srivastava, has worked with Citibank in the area of Transactional Services and Corporate and Investment Banking for many years. Thereafter, he founded...

Anita Ramachandran

Director

Anita Ramachandran heads Cerebrus Consultants and is a renowned Human Resource professional with deep knowledge and experience of over 40 years as a management...

Manni Kantipudi

Whole-Time Director & CEO

Manni Kantipudi joined Aragen in 2007 as President. He is presently CEO and member of the Board of Directors, responsible for the overall growth, strategy,...