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Drug maker Cipla has appointed Umang Vohra and Prabir Jha as its global chief financial officer and the global chief people officer respectively.
Before joining Cipla, Umang Vohra was the head of the North America business for Dr Reddy's and was instrumental in growing the company's business by over 60% to cross a $1 billion in the US market. In addition to the finance role, at Cipla he will be responsible for strategy, portfolio, business development, mergers and acquisitions and business technology.
Jha who joins Cipla from Reliance Industries will also lead the corporate communications and administration functions in the company. Prior to RIL he was head of HR in Tata Motors and joined the corporate sector after a ten-year stint in civil services.
