Biocon CMD Kiran Mazumdar – Shaw appointed to the board of USIBC

New Delhi:  Biocon CMD Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw appointed to the board of US- Indian Business Council for 2018 according to council among her there will also be IDFC Bank founder Rajiv Lall, Abbott chairman and CEO Miles White and KPMG International Global Chairman William Thomas.  With statement release from USIBC which it will work to advance the US-India strategic and economic relationship by advocating for policy changes that can unlock greater growth and investment opportunities for business. The board is comprised of industry leaders from the United States and India targeting growth and investment opportunities for businesses in both nations in 2018.”We are thrilled to welcome these dynamic leaders to the board of USIBC,” said Myron Brilliant, executive vice president and head of International Affairs at the US Chamber.

Kiran Mazumdar Shaw is the founder MD of Biocon. She is a first generation entrepreneur with more than 36 years’ experience in biotechnology and industrial enzymes. She has done her master brewers course from Ballarat University, Australia. She has been also awarded Padmabhushan, one of Indian highest civilian awards for her pioneering efforts in Biotechnology, 2005. The Biocon and Kiran remain in the news with its partnership with Sandoz which actually requires Biocon to basically enter into an end to end development responsibility which will obviously mean a greater R&D investment. Also with a strategy to expand company’s biosimilars pipeline both with Mylan and Sandoz and beyond with novel biologics pipeline that we are also developing with Company extension.

The other members appointed USIBC board of directors includes Thomas J. Donohue, President and CEO, U.S. Chamber of Commerce; Carlos Gutierrez, Chair, Albright Stonebridge Group; Samir Behl, President for Europe, Africa, India, Amway; and Sanjay Govil, Chairman, Infinite Computer Solutions; among others.