Ramesh Juneja
R. C. Juneja | |
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| Born | Ramesh C. Juneja 28 July 1955 |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Title | Founder & Chairperson of Mankind Pharma |
Ramesh C. Juneja (born 28 July 1955) is an Indian billionaire businessman and the Chairman of Mankind Pharma.[1] He is one of the 100 richest Indians as per Forbes;[2] his net worth was estimated to be $2.3 billion in 2019.[3]
Career
[edit]After completing his graduation in science, he started his career in 1974 with KeePharma Ltd., working as a medical representative. In 1975, he joined Lupin Limited and worked there as first line manager for almost 8 years.
In 1983, he resigned from Lupin and started his own company Bestochem in Partnership. In 1994, he withdrew his ownership from Bestochem and in 1995 incepted Mankind Pharma along with his younger brother Rajeev Juneja with an investment of ₹50 lakhs and an initial team of 25 Medical Representatives.[4]
Associations
[edit]R. C. Juneja holds distinguished positions in various pharmaceutical bodies of India. He is the chairman of the Federation of Pharma Entrepreneurs (FOPE) and is also the chairman of Himachal Pradesh – UK State Board for IDMA (Indian Drug Manufacturers Association).[citation needed]
Awards and achievements
[edit]He was accorded with Business Icon Pharma Award by Network 18 in the year 2011.[5] He was also one of the members out of the four business magnates nominated for ‘Business Leader of the Year Award’ in the 5th Annual Pharmaceutical Leadership Summit and Asia Business Leadership Award, 2012.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ Rajagopal, Divya (13 June 2012). "How Ramesh Juneja's Mankind Pharma has changed pharma game with pulp marketing". The Economic Times. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
- ^ Top 100 Richest Indians as per Forbes October,2013.
- ^ "India's Richest 2019: A Giant Leap For Mankind". Forbes India. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
- ^ Singh, Khomba (18 April 2010). "Ramesh Juneja: A journey from Medical representative to meteor of India's biggest marketer of ED drugs". The Economic Times. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
- ^ ENTREPRENEUR INDIA HOSTS BUSINESS ICONS AWARDS
- ^ Asia Pharmaleaders 2012 Nominations Have Veterans with Emerging Pharmaleaders