Dr Bopanna will primarily be based in Bangalore, India, and he will also have an office at the Corporate HQ in North Hollywood, CA, USA.
Prior to joining SRC, Dr Bopanna was with Manipal Acunova as the senior vice president of clinical development. With over 15 year’s pharmaceutical experience, Dr Bopanna has served leading positions in companies like Astra Zeneca and Tata Consulting Services.
Ronald Semler, chairman of SRC, said: “We look forward to Dr Bopanna shaping his vision for SRC aimed at positioning the company amongst the top players in the industry. The board fully supports these plans and we will take all steps towards communicating to our staff, vendors and customers my personal commitment as we move forward in this very exciting phase of our business.”
Ravi Achar, managing direct and CFO of SRC, said: “We welcome Dr Bopanna and we are very confident that Dr Bopanna will be able to grow SRC to new levels both organically and through mergers and acquisitions. Dr Bopanna will be representing SRC at BIO International Convention 2010 in Chicago and the Indo US Bio Pharma and Healthcare Summit 2010 in Boston.”