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 Dr. Villoo
Morawala Patell - Founder,
Chairperson & Managing Director
Dr. Villoo Morawala-Patell is Founder,
Chairperson and Managing Director of AVESTHAGEN LIMITED.
AVESTHAGEN is globally recognized as a leading systems biology
company with a unique model focused on the convergence of
food, pharma and population geneticsTM. A convergence that leads to
continuous and path-breaking innovations in predictive,
preventive, personalized healthcareTM.
Owing to her pioneering work in the field of molecular
biology, Dr. Patell has long-standing professional
relationships with individuals, institutions and corporates
working in the domain of biotechnology across the world. She
is a key member of the Task Force and Vision Group for
Biotechnology, instituted by the State Government of Karnataka
and founding member of the Association of Biotechnology Led
Enterprises (ABLE). Dr. Patell has been Awarded
the 'Officer of the National Order of Merit' by the President
of the French Republic in April 2008,
received
prestigious
‘Karmaveer Puraskar’ as a ‘Corporate Citizen’ for her
contribution in the field of agriculture and healthcare in Nov 2009 by iCONGO (Indian Confederation of NGOs) & Karmaveer Puraskar is a National Award for Social Justice & Citizen Action, the Adolfo Ibanez University Award for her achievements
in innovation and creation of value,
Outstanding Zarathushti Entrepreneur Award from World
Zarathushti Chamber of Commerce 2009, Kerana Tuhan Untuk
Manusia, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Parsi Entrepreneur par
Excellence by the Mumbai Parsi Punchayet, Parsi Entrepreneur
Par Excellence Award from Bombay Parsi Panchayat in May 2008,
Astitva
Award for Excellence in Science and Technology presented by
the Zee-Archana Astitva Awards,
the BioSpectrum Entrepreneur of the Year Award 2006,
Outstanding Woman Entrepreneur for the year 2005-2006 from
Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI),
The Ojaswini Udyamita Alankaran Award 2004.
 Mr. Ravi Naware
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Chief Operating Officer
Mr Naware joined the Company in August 2009 as Chief Operating Officer. He is a Chemical Engineer from IIT, Mumbai with Masters in Management Studies from J Bajaj Institute of Management Studies, Mumbai. Mr Naware has 35 years of rich experience in Marketing and mangement.
He served ITC Limited for 34 years in various capacities and he was Division Chief, Foods division before joining the Company.
 Mr Manoj Bawa
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Chief Finance Officer
Mr Manoj Bawa joined the Company as Chief Finance Officer in November 2009. He is a Chartered Accountant with 26 years rich experience in Finance and Accounts, Taxation and US Gaap.
Before joining the Company, he worked with reputed Companies such as McAfee, Cisco, Talisma, and VeriFone ."
 Mr.
Koen Wentink -
Chief-Corporate affairs
Mr.
Koen Completed his Master of Science Degree
in Agriculture (Crop Science) at Wageningen Agricultural University.
The Netherlands with Majors in Plant Breeding, Crop Modeling
and Business Administration, he has immense experience in
productivity improvement and management control in Europe
and Asia in diverse businesses. Here at Avesthagen he is a
member of the management team and responsible for ensuring
corporate and legal functions of the company.
 Mr. Pierre Socha -
Senior Vice President, Corporate
Strategy & Planning
Pierre joined Avesthagen in 2002 and is responsible for Corporate Strategy and Planning since 2005.
His role covers corporate finance, investor relations, global alliances, M&As, strategy development and implementation,
change and risk management. Over the years Pierre held the following positions at Avesthagen:
CEO, BioNutrition Division (2008-2010), Director Business Development EMEA (2004-2008)
and Manager Business Development, Biomarkers & Diagnostics (2002-2004).
Prior to joining us, he worked as financial engineer for KPMG and Natexis Banques Populaires and as a
research fellow at GREQAM-CNRS, France where he focused on econometrics and game theory in the green economy.
Pierre is currently a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) candidate and holds Masters (Hons) in Finance and in
Environmental Economics from the Universities of Strasbourg, France and of Aix-Marseille, France respectively.
 Dr. Sami N Guzder -
CSO, Science & Innovation
Sami N. Guzder obtained his B.Sc. (Hons) in Chemistry and a M.Sc. in Biochemistry from University of Bombay. He was awarded a Ph.D. in Biochemistry from Louisiana State University for research on the isolation and characterization of DNA repair proteins from Drosophila melanogaster. Postdoctoral research work at the University of Rochester, New York, focused on dissecting the molecular basis of DNA repair processes in yeast and human. As a Research Scientist at the Center for Molecular Science, University of Texas Medical Branch-Galveston he continued his work in the area of DNA repair and transcription.
At Avesthagen Dr. Guzder is Chief Scientist for the Science & Innovation division. Dr. Guzder is involved in the design and supervision of diverse R&D projects resulting in the development of molecular diagnostics for various diseases. Dr. Guzder is currently leading The AVESTAGENOME Projectä, which is a population genomics and systems biology based study on the Parsi population to uncover the basis of longevity and discovery of novel biomarkers and drug targets for certain diseases.
 Dr. Renuka Jain
- CSO, BioNutrition
Renuka Jain obtained her B.Sc. and a M.Sc. in Botany from Jiwaji University, Gwalior. She was awarded a Ph.D. in Botany from Jiwaji University, Gwalior for research on the regulation of petal senescence. Dr. Jain then spent 3 years at the Umea Plant Science centre, Sweden and another year at University of Missouri-Columbia, USA for her post-doctoral research.
For the last two years, Dr. Jain has been heading the bioNutrition division and is involved in the supervision of various research and discovery projects for the development of novel plant bioactives for diabetes, cardiovascular health, calorie management, bone health.
Dr. Anil Ram Chauhan
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CEO, bioAgriculture
Dr. Anil Ram Chauhan has a Ph.D. in Genetics and MBA in International Business.
Previously he has worked as Business Head in Emergent Genetics India Private Limited and
Deepak Agro Solutions Limited and Various other reputed companies.
Currently Dr. Anil Ram Chauhan is working as General Manager Operations of the Company.
 Mr. Manan Bhatt -
Senior Vice President, External Relations
Manan Bhatt has 27 years' rich experience in business
development of Indo-European technology and investments having worked
with MNCs such as IRI and ENI groups of Italy and BNP-Paribas of France.
He also had 4yrs tenure with UNIDO (United Nations
Industrial Development Organization) as the Representative of India in
France, for the promotion of Indo-French technology investments and
business partnerships.
He has a management degree in international economic
relations from the prestigious 'Center for Higher Studies on Africa and
Modern Asia' (CHEAM) in Paris, (1995-96).
Since July 2003, Mr. Bhatt is
working as senior vice-president (external relations & corporate
affairs) with Avesthagen.
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