Dr. Reddy’s Announces the Appointment of New Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Head for North America Business

HYDERABAD, India--()--Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd. (NYSE: RDY) today announced that Umang Vohra, who was the CFO of the company for the past four years, will take over the role of Executive Vice-President and Head of North America Generics Business from January 2013.

Subsequently, Saumen Chakraborty has been appointed as the CFO of the company effective 2 January, 2013. Saumen is currently the President and Global Head of Quality, HR and IT & Business Process Excellence (BPE) at Dr. Reddy’s. He was also the CFO of Dr. Reddy’s between 2006 and 2008.

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About Dr. Reddy’s

Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd. (NYSE: RDY) is an integrated global pharmaceutical company, committed to providing affordable and innovative medicines for healthier lives. Through its three businesses - Pharmaceutical Services and Active Ingredients, Global Generics and Proprietary Products – Dr. Reddy’s offers a portfolio of products and services including APIs, custom pharmaceutical services, generics, biosimilars, differentiated formulations and NCEs. Therapeutic focus is on gastro-intestinal, cardiovascular, diabetology, oncology, pain management, anti-infective and pediatrics. Major markets include India, USA, Russia and CIS, Germany, UK, Venezuela, S. Africa, Romania, and New Zealand. For more information, log on to: www.drreddys.com.

Contacts

Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd.
Investors and Financial Analysts:
Kedar Upadhye, +91-40-66834297
kedaru@drreddys.com
or
Saunak Savla, +91-40-49002135
saunaks@drreddys.com
or
Milan Kalawadia (USA), +1 908-203-4931
mkalawadia@drreddys.com
or
Media:
S Rajan, +91-40-49002445
rajans@drreddys.com

Contacts

Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd.
Investors and Financial Analysts:
Kedar Upadhye, +91-40-66834297
kedaru@drreddys.com
or
Saunak Savla, +91-40-49002135
saunaks@drreddys.com
or
Milan Kalawadia (USA), +1 908-203-4931
mkalawadia@drreddys.com
or
Media:
S Rajan, +91-40-49002445
rajans@drreddys.com