Managing Director
Dr. Goutam Das did his Ph.D. in molecular biology at the Univ of Calcutta and post-doctoral studies at Univ of Rochester, NY, USA. Dr. Das joined as a senior scientist at Astra Research Centre India, Bangalore (later known as Astra Zeneca R&D Bangalore) in 1988. Dr. Das left ARCI in 1994 to set up Syngene Intl Pvt Ltd, Asia’s first CRO/CDMO at the invitation of Dr. Kiran Mazumdar Shaw, the founder of Biocon group. During his tenure of seventeen years from 1994 till 2010 end, Syngene remained India’s premiere CRO/CMDO. Dr. Das was the COO of Syngene reporting to KMS and the board. Dr. Das was also one of the six members of the Biocon Senior Management team. Later Dr. Das joined the board of Premas Biotech Limited, Gurugram, Haryana, India and he is still with Premas in that capacity. Dr. Das has served many other companies like MMV, Switzerland and TojoVikas Pvt Ltd, Bangaloreas senior advisor and currently associated with Biomoneta, Bangalore as an advisor. Dr. Das has been associated with TCGLS since 2011.
Sr. Vice President & Business Head - CDMO
Dr. Roy is one of the key members responsible for the growth of the company. He has been with the company since 2002. He has more than 16 years of Industrial experience. He is a specialist in new process development and process optimization. Dr. Roy has several publications to his credit and holds seven European patents. He has played a key role in conceptualizing and designing of the Kilo Laboratory. After a brief stint with AVRA Laboratories, he joined University of Kansas for his post doctoral work under Dr. Gunda I George from 1999 to 2002. Dr. Roy did his PhD from Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad, India.
Sr. Vice President - Finance (Group CFO)
Mr Rakesh Poddar has joined TCGLS as CFO and is responsible for managing treasury, accounts, taxation, audits and pertaining control functions of the Company. He has over 22+ years of experience in managing Strategy & Financial Planning, Audits and Taxation across diverse business verticals in Engineering, Real Estate, Textiles and Manufacturing Industries. In his previous assignments, Rakesh has worked in Senior Leadership roles with Indian and MNC Companies viz. Birla Corporation Ltd, ABB Ltd, Alstom Ltd, GE, Arvind Ltd, Anup Eng Ltd. He was CFO at Exide Leclanche Energy Pvt Ltd prior to joining TCGLS. He has been on the Board of Directors of Arvind JV Company and has worked in major engineering industries.
Vice President & Chief People Officer
Anirban is a passionate HR and Talent Management Professional with 25 years of experience in organization building and HR transformation. Anirban completed his PG Diploma in Human Resources Management from Indian Institute of Social Welfare & Business Management (IISWBM), Calcutta University – Class of 1998. He is also a certified Assessor on Assessment Centre Approach to Competency Mapping from XLRI.
In this journey he had played multiple strategic and leadership roles encompassing areas like Talent Management (HRBP), Employee Relations, HR Compliance, Compensation & Benefits, HR Policy & process development, Recruitment etc. in diverse business domains, Industries, including Godrej, Lafarge, BOC, Tech Mahindra, Cognizant, Vesuvius and currently working as VP & Chief People Officer (CPO) at TCG Lifesciences.
In his current role, Anirban is responsible for people, culture, and employee experience of the TCG Lifesciences. Anirban has the ability to build a robust team of smart, creative people, who can align themselves easily with the business needs of the organization and deliver quality output in a consistent manner. He has always been successful in retaining the best people by creating an open-ended, inspiring team environment and eco-system enabled by trust and fairness.
Associate Vice President - SCM
Mr Kundan Kumar is responsible for managing supply chain functions of TCG lifesciences, which includes Procurement, sourcing, planning, logistics and Imports & Export . Mr Kumar has been associated with the company since June-2019. He has over 15+ years of experience in managing across supply chain functions of various pharmaceutical companies.
Prior to Joining TCG life sciences he has worked with LUPIN, DR Reddy’s Laboratories- China, CIPLA, Shanghai Fulland Pharma etc.
Mr Kumar holds a bachelor degree in Chemical Engineering from MSRIT, Bengaluru and a Master degree in Pharmaceutical management from NMIMS, MUMBAI.
General Manager
He holds a dual degree in B.Tech Chemical Engineering and M.Sc (Physics) from BITS Pilani.
with over 17 years of experience in Pharmaceutical Industry.he has contributed significantly to Technology Transfer, New Technology Implementation, Flow Chemistry, Manufacturing & Operations.
Prior to TCG he worked with Mylan, EISAI, Dr. Reddy's & Aurobindo Pharma.
Known for strong technical skills and problem-solving ability, he continues to support organizational goals with dedication and consistency.