DRIVIN G ROWTH - Dr. Reddy's

non-executive, independent Additional
Director. He is the Ross Graham Walker
Professor of Business Administration at the
Harvard Business School. He holds the titles
of Senior Associate Dean and Director of
Research. Professor Palepu has a Masters
degree in physics from Andhra University,
an MBA from the Indian Institute of
Management, and a PhD from the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He
is also a recipient of an honorary MA from
Harvard, and an honorary Doctorate from
the Helsinki School of Economics. Professor
Palepu teaches finance, control, and
strategy in Harvard’s MBA and Executive
programs. He has published numerous
research papers is also the co-author of
‘Business Analysis & Valuation: Text and
Cases’. He serves as consultant to a wide
variety of businesses, and is on the boards
of the following companies:
1. Vision Computers Inc.
2. Enmed Inc.
3. Exeter Group Inc.
Anupam Puri retired at end of 2000 from
McKinsey & Company after a 30 year
career at the leading management
consulting firm. Since joining the firm in
New York in 1970, he worked extensively
on public policy issues with both
governments and multilateral development
agencies and with companies all over the
world. Mr. Puri has participated in the
reorganisation of several multilateral
agencies, including the OPEC Secretariat,
the Asian Development Bank, the European
Bank for Reconstruction and Development,
the World Bank, the UN Development
Program, the UN Fund for Population
Activities, and the European Economic
Commission. He has advised companies
based in the U.S., Europe, Japan, Latin
America and India primarily on issues of
strategy and organisation. He holds a BA in
Economics from St. Stephen’s College, Delhi
University, and a MA and M.Phil degrees
from Oxford University. He has been a
board member of several non-profit
institutions in the fields of social
entrepreneurship and international relations.
He is also director in these companies:
1. Godrej Consumer Products Ltd.
2. HCL Technologies Ltd.
3. ICICI Bank Ltd.
4. Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.
P N Devarajan was appointed as Director
on the Board of Dr. Reddy’s on October 30,
2000. He serves as a member on the
Planning Board of Madhya Pradesh,
chairman of research at the Council of
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