Subodh Kumar Bhargava

Biography

Mr. Subodh Kumar Bhargava is no longer a Non-Executive Independent Chairman of the Board of GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare Limited, effective March 31, 2018. He holds a Degree in Mechanical Engineering from IIT (Roorkee ). He started his career with Balmer Lawrie & Co., Kolkata before joining the Eicher group of companies in Delhi in 1975. On March 31, 2000, he retired as the Group Chairman and Chief Executive and is now the Chairman Emeritus, Eicher group. He is the past President of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and the Association of Indian Automobile Manufacturers; and the Vice President of the Tractor Manufacturers Association. Over several years, he was a key spokesperson for Indian industry, contributing to and influencing government policy while simultaneously working with industry to evolve new responses to the changing environment. Mr. Subodh Bhargava was a member of the Insurance Tariff Advisory Committee, the Economic Development Board of the government of Rajasthan. He was also the chairman of the National Accreditation Board for Certifying Bodies (NABCB) under the aegis of the Quality Council of India (QCI). Mr. Subodh Bhargava has been closely associated with technical and management education in India. He was the Chairman of the Board of Apprenticeship Training and Member of the Board of Governors of IIT Roorkee,The Indian Institute of Foreign Trade, New Delhi; Indian Institute of Management, Indore; Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow; and the Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India, Ahmedabad.

Research Interest

Pharmaceutical development Pharmaceutical Technologies Industrial chemistry