Mr. D. M. Gavaskar -

Biography

  Mr. Gavaskar is a Chartered Accountant and Company Secretary. He is a Commerce Graduate from the University of Bombay and has also completed a course in Strategic Management from U.K., another course for Senior Management from Templeton College, Oxford University and Henley College of Management, respectively. Mr. Gavaskar started his career with Johnson and Johnson (India) Ltd and thereafter, held different positions with Abbott India Ltd (then Boots India Ltd), including that of Director of Finance & Company Secretary between 1983 and 1985 and Finance Director & Company Secretary between 1985 and 1989. From 1989 until October 2005, Mr. Gavaskar was the Managing Director & President of Abbott India Ltd (formerly Knoll Pharma). Mr. Gavaskar not only had a brilliant academic career, but also has to his credit several achievements in terms of improving performance of the business, operations restructuring, cost reduction and containment, outsourcing, efficiency improvement and strategy & business development during his tenure with Abbott India Ltd. Mr. Gavaskar also received the President's citation from Abbott Labs USA in 2001 and 2002.

Research Interest

Dermatitis