Rajesh Laddha

Biography

Rajesh Laddha is the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the Piramal Group. He also heads Secretarial and Mergers & Acquisition functions of the company. Rajesh joined the Piramal Group in 2001 and has played a critical role in executing smooth acquisitions, mergers, sale & transitions in the Company. Till now, he has successfully completed several deals of various forms. Some of the major transactions led by him are: - Sale of Company’s domestic formulation business to Abbott Laboratories - Investment in Vodafone India, which generated an IRR of 19% on a ~$1.2bn - Acquisition of Decision Resources Group - Investment in India’s financial services company – Shriram Transport and Shriram Capital He now plays an important role in identifying the key areas the Company should invest in (post the sale of its domestic formulation business). Rajesh is a Chartered Accountant (India), a Certified Public Accountant (USA) with Management Accounting (CIMA – UK). Additionally, he has a Masters in Management (India) and an MBA from University of Chicago (USA). Rajesh is also involved with social work supporting his son Pradyumna’s initiative, “Good Health Movement” where health camps are organized to help the socially and economically disadvantaged. His interests includes watching movies and listening to music.

Research Interest

Pharmaceutical Science