Lupin appoints Rakesh Bhardwaj as chief information officer

Lupin has named Rakesh Bhardwaj as chief information officer. He will be based in Mumbai and lead the company’s global information technology function and spearhead its digital transformation.

Bhardwaj has more than three decades in building and managing global IT teams and systems. He peviously worked at Ola as group chief information officer, before which he has held leadership positions with Cognizant, Micro land, General Electric and BISIL. 

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“Information technology plays a critical role in advancing and expanding our horizons as a global pharmaceutical leader. We are pleased to welcome Rakesh to Lupin, further enhancing our IT foundation. With his expertise, he will drive our efforts in digitalization, process automation, data management and analytics, all of which will reinforce Lupin’s position as a frontrunner in innovation and excellence within the industry,” said Ramesh Swaminathan, executive director, global CFO and head of corporate affairs at Lupin.