Nilesh Gupta (born 1974) is an Indian businessman, the managing director (MD) of
Lupin Limited
Lupin Limited is an Indian multinational pharmaceutical company based in Mumbai. It is one of the largest generic pharmaceutical companies by revenue globally. The company's key focus areas include paediatrics, cardiovascular, anti-infectives, ...
since September 2013.
Early life
He is the only son of
Desh Bandhu Gupta, who founded Lupin in 1968.
His eldest sister,
Vinita D. Gupta
Vinita D. Gupta (born 1968/1969) is an Indian businesswoman, the chief executive officer (CEO) of Lupin Limited since September 2013, and the chairperson of Lupin Inc (LI), and its US subsidiary, Lupin Pharmaceuticals Inc (LPI).
Early life
Vin ...
, is the CEO.
He has a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering from the
University Department of Chemical Technology, Mumbai, and an MBA from the
Wharton School
The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania ( ; also known as Wharton Business School, the Wharton School, Penn Wharton, and Wharton) is the business school of the University of Pennsylvania, a private Ivy League research university in P ...
,
University of Pennsylvania
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, U.S. in 2002,
where he specialized in healthcare, strategic management and finance.
Career
Gupta joined Lupin in 1996,
and having led the Company's research, supply chain, manufacturing, quality and regulatory operations, was made managing director in September 2013.
Gupta, along with his sister Vinita Gupta, CEO of Lupin, won "Entrepreneur of the Year" at the Forbes India Leadership Awards in 2016, and
Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award
The EY Entrepreneur of the Year Awards previously Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Awards is an award sponsored by Ernst & Young in recognition of entrepreneurship.
Founded in 1986 in Milwaukee as a single award, as of 2016 twenty-five pro ...
for India in 2015.
Personal life
He has a daughter and a son.
References
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1970s births
Living people
Indian chemical engineers
Indian chief executives
Indian businesspeople in the pharmaceutical industry
University of Mumbai alumni
Institute of Chemical Technology alumni
Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania alumni