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Mr. Malvinder Mohan Singh
Malvinder Mohan Singh, Group Chairman, Religare & Fortis Healthcare, is an entrepreneur known for his aggressive style of management who has set a scorching pace of growth and diversification for the group companies.

Prior to this, Malvinder was the Chairman, Managing Director and CEO of Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd. Malvinder put Ranbaxy in a position of leadership and consummated over 14 inorganic deals across geographies in less than two years. He unlocked value in Ranbaxy’s business model and focused the company on future growth drivers by monetizing large on-going patent challenges, investing resources in high growth emerging markets and forging strategic research alliances with global big pharma. Malvinder is credited of have having successfully led the company through a cultural transformation initiating a series of enterprise wide people centric initiatives. Most recently, in a landmark deal, Malvinder spearheaded the coming together of Ranbaxy and Daiichi Sankyo, a leading Japanese innovator, to create a pharmaceutical powerhouse. This deal is widely acknowledged as a game changer by the global pharma industry with other companies now trying to replicate Malvinder’s success.

Malvinder is a member of the Young Global Leaders Forum (YGL), an initiative of the World Economic Forum (WEF). He is also a member of the board of visitors at the Fuqua School of Business, Duke University and serves on the board of the INSEAD Global India Council. A member of the Board of Trade, constituted by the Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Government of India, Malvinder advises the Government on critical Policy issues relating to the country’s Foreign Trade, with the objective of significantly advancing India’s exports. Malvinder is also a member of the Board of the Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER)

Malvinder earned his MBA from the Fuqua School of Business, Duke University, USA, after graduating in Economics from the St Stephen’s College, New Delhi, India.


Mr. Shivinder Mohan Singh
Mr. Shivinder Mohan Singh, one of our Promoters, is on the board of directors of RLL, fellow of Aspens India Leadership Initiative and on the board of visitors of Fuqua School of Business, Duke University, U.S. He held the position of Chief Operating Officer of the Fortis Hospital, Mohali for two years, during which he led his team in developing a strong work culture. As the Director of the Company, he has been responsible for advising and counseling management on corporate decisions, providing strategic guidance and oversight, approving management’s business plans and monitoring the Company’s performance against the strategic business plans, overseeing management of the business on a regular basis, ensuring ethical behaviour and compliance with various laws and regulations. He graduated with a B.A. (Hons.) degree in mathematics from St. Stephen’s College, Delhi and holds an MBA degree with specialization in health sector management from the Fuqua School of Business, Duke University, U.S.A.


Mr. Sunil Godhwani
Mr. Sunil Godhwani is the driving force behind the company. A man with a vision to create a global business of excellence, he is the inspiration as he spearheads the company’s management and global operations; strategizing and directing it through its next phase of growth. He oversees the service brands of the promoters which include Religare Enterprises (integrated financial services) along with Religare Technova (IT), Religare Wellness (formerly Fortis Healthworld), Super Religare Laboratories (formerly SRL Ranbaxy; Path Labs) and Religare Voyages (private air charter and travels business).

Mr. Godhwani brings to the company strong leadership skills, vigor & a passion for excellence. He believes in nurturing a culture that is entrepreneurial, result oriented, customer focused and based on team-work. He has a diverse and wide-ranging experience of over two decades in managing large scale businesses.

Mr. Godhwani has given strategic direction to Religare’s growth since his joining in 2001. He has been instrumental in establishing Religare’s vast network and shaping the Company’s strategies in India and abroad. He is on a constant lookout for taking the Company to new heights by managing various acquisitions, finding new partners for joint ventures and scouting new avenues for the business.

Mr. Godhwani is a Director in Religare Enterprises Limited, Religare Securities Limited, Religare Finvest Limited, Religare Commodities Limited, Religare General Insurance Company Limited, Religare Technova Limited, Religare Venture Capital Limited, Super Religare Laboratories Limited, Religare Macquarie Wealth Management Limited, AEGON Religare Life Insurance Company Limited, Vistaar Religare Capital Advisors Limited, Religare Voyages Limited and Fortis Healthcare Limited.


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Mr. Padam Bahl
Mr. Padam Bahl has been practicing as a chartered accountant and an income tax advisor since 1979 and has more than 27 years of work experience. He was the chairman of the Northern India Regional Council, Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, Amritsar Branch for the year 1998-99 and was a member of the Income Tax Advisory Committee, Amritsar Chapter during the years 2002-03 and 2003-04. Mr.Bahl holds a bachelor’s degree in commerce from the Kurukshetra University and a bachelor’s degree in law from Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar. He is a fellow member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. He has also received a diploma in information system audit from SSI, Amritsar.


Mr. Vikram Sahgal
Mr. Vikram Sahgal has professional experience of around 27 years in the engineering field. He is a Member of the Managing Committee of PHDCCI and also a Member of the National Committee of Defence of the CII. Mr. Sahgal is a Mechanical Engineer from Delhi College of Engineering (DCE) and MBA from Faculty of Management Studies (FMS), University of Delhi.

 

Dr. Preetinder Singh Joshi
Dr. Preetinder Singh Joshi has over 32 years of experience in medical profession in India and abroad. Dr. Joshi is an eminent Cardiologist and is presently working as Director of Maharaj Sawan Singh Charitable Hospital, Beas (Punjab). He holds an M.B.B.S. degree from Medical College, Amritsar and M.D. degree in Cardiology & General Medicine from Maulana Azad Medical College, Delhi. He is also a member of Royal College of Physicians, UK.

 

Mr. Maninder Singh Grewal
Maninder Singh Grewal, MD - Religare Technova Limited, is a veteran of the IT Industry since over 28 years of experience. He has been involved with growth and evolution of the industry from Compaq portables to mainframes and from DOS to the Apple OS.He has substantial general management, sales and marketing experience in the IT industry. His skills lie in strategy formulation as well as implementation and execution excellence. He is well known and respected in the Indian IT Industry. Mr. Grewal is responsible for fueling the growth engines of the company by providing strategic business planning, conceptual as well as technical inputs. He is a mechanical engineer from IIT Kharagpur.

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Mr. Harpal Singh
Harpal Singh, has a diverse and wide-ranging experience of 26 years in the corporate sector. He presently holds multiple positions including Senior Advisor, Corporate Projects- Mahindra and Mahindra Chairman, Fortis Healthcare Limited and Religare Securities Limited. Starting with the Tata Administrative Service, he has held senior positions in Hindustan Motors, Telco and Board Level responsibility at Shaw Wallace in the past. An alumnus of The Doon School, he is an (Hons.) Graduate in Economics from St. Stephens College, New Delhi. He also holds a B.S degree in Economics and a Masters' Degree in Public Affairs from the CSCH, California, U.S.A.

 

Mr. J W Balani
Mr. Balani is engaged in the business of export and import of white goods.  He has more than 39 years of work experience. Mr. J W Balani has undertaken studies at Broadhembury College, Somerset, U.K. 

 

Ms. Sunita Naidoo
Ms. Sunita Naidoo, specializes in orthodontics. She has been practicing in the UK for the past 13 years. She has helped set up and run a reputable practice at Clapham, Bedford 7 years ago. She understands all aspects of dentistry and is able to provide a range of treatment plans to suit the different requirements of patients.

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