Dr. S P Vasireddi
Non-Executive Chairman
Harita Vasireddi
Managing Director
Harriman Vungal
Executive Director Operations
Neerukonda Satya Sreenivas
Executive Director
Y. Prameela Rani
Independent Director
Shri Sanjay Dave
Independent Director
Shri Dr. Yadagiri R. Pendri
Additional Director
Shri G Purnachandra Rao
Independent DirectorDr S P Vasireddi - Founder, Executive Chairman
Vasireddi is a technocrat entrepreneur who founded VIMTA LABS LTD., in the year 1984.
He served as the company’s CEO from its inception until May 2013. Under his leadership VIMTA grew from a single bench laboratory to a world class multidisciplinary contract research and testing organization.
In recognition of his work, the Indian Drugs Manufacturer’s Association awarded him with an ‘Outstanding CRO Management’ award in 2006.
He is a member of the Central Advisory Committee of the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India, (FSSAI), Government of India, New Delhi and also a member of the Consultative Group on Exports of Pharmaceutical Products under the chairmanship of Commerce & Industry Minister, Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Department of Commerce, Government of India, He is the founder of Association of Contract Research Organizations (ACRO), India.
He holds a PhD in chemistry.
Ms Harita Vasireddi - Member of the Board & Managing Director
Harita joined VIMTA in the year 2002. Prior to becoming the Managing Director in 2013 she served the Company in several positions i.e., Joint Managing Director, Director-Quality, Director-Projects & Manager-Operations.
Harita has been instrumental in development of Quality Management Systems as per Global Standards cGMP, GLP and GCP which helped establish VIMTA in the international markets and helped the Company’s evolution into being India’s premier and world class contract research and testing organization.
Harita has 16 years of experience and holds a Master’s degree in Business Adminstration from Boston College, USA and a Bachelor’s degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences from Mysore University, India.
Mr V Harriman - Co-founder, Executive Director – Operations
Harriman along with Vasireddi founded VIMTA LABS in 1984.
Harriman serves the company as Executive Director – Operations and is responsible for customer services, technology and investments. Technology being one of the key business drivers for the company, Harriman played a key role in ensuring VI’s position as a market leader in leveraging new technologies for the advantage of customers and introducing services based on cutting edge technologies.
Harriman is also an expert on microprocessor based systems and was instrumental in setting of quality systems related to software.
Harriman holds a D.Tech., from Niagara College, Toronto, Canada.
Mr Neerukonda Satya Sreenivas - Executive Director
Mr. Sreenivas is appointed to VIMTA's Board of Directors in July 2019. Prior to this, he served as the Global Head of Business Development function at VIMTA from 2015 to 2019. He was responsible for the business development and marketing activities of VIMTA and played a leading role in the growth of organization. He has proven experience in planning, execution and leadership of new business strategies. He also has strong knowledge of VIMTA's core business sectors i.e., pharmaceutical, biotech and food. Mr. Sreenivas has 20 years of work experience in India and USA.
He holds a Masters of Business Administration degree in Marketing from University of Oklahoma, USA and B.Pharma from Nagpur University, India.
Y. Prameela Rani -Independent Director
An Experienced professional with a successful career in banking sector over 36 years with key areas of expertise include credit, foreign exchange, Business development and Management.
Prior to joining Vimta, she was associated with Andhra Bank as a probationary officer in 1977, worked in various assignments as Credit Manager, Branch Manager, Zonal Manager and General Manager of Large and Mid Corporate Credit, MSME Credit, Planning and Board Secretariat in corporate Office.
A graduate in Science and holds a Master degree in Business Administration (MBA) from Andhra University and a certified member of CAIIB from the Indian Institute of Bankers.
Sanjay Dave -Independent Director
Sanjay Dave has a total professional experience of about 43 years out of which about 33 years is in agri. trade and food safety. He is the Chairperson of the Codex Coordinating Committee for Asia (CC-Asia). He is also the Chairman of Surakshit Khadya Abhiyan (National Mission for Safe Food) launched by the Government of India in July 2015. He is developing country SPS expert from Asia to the Standards and Trade Development Facility (STDF) of the WTO. He functions as the Senior International Consultant to FAO, WHO and International Trade Centre (ITC), Geneva. He is a member of the Scientific Committee of FSSAI. In the past, he has also served as: - Chairperson of Codex Alimentarius Commission (a UN - FAO/WHO - body) from July 2011 to July 2014. - Advisor of Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Govt. of India, New Delhi. - Adviser (Agriculture) in the Mission of India to the European Union at Brussels. - Director of Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA), Ministry of Commerce, Govt. of India, New Delhi.
Shri Dr. Yadagiri R. Pendri -Additional Director
Possess more than thirty years of experience in pharmaceutical research and development and has led several research programs to deliver novel drug candidates to market.
Founder of Escientia Life Sciences, a contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO), to develop and manufacture active pharmaceutical ingredients (API) to supply to global pharmaceutical and biotech companies.
Adept and successful at Business Management, management of company strategy including marketing, sales, trade relations, strategic partnerships, development, manufacturing, and supply.
Experienced in fiduciary responsibilities of Board of Directors and providing guidance to executive teams in developing compelling strategic plans and market positioning strategy for his company and their research programs.
Established strategic direction and drove innovation that led to timely development of multiple drug candidates.
Established global academic and industrial collaborations and partnerships to drive innovation.
Developed and maintained relationships with strategic partners and scientific leaders to ensure timely progression of research and development activities.
A recognized leader in the areas of process research and development; an inventor of over 15 US patents; and author of over 35 published papers, reviews and book chapters.
Key Positions held:
CEO Escientia Life Sciences, August 2005 – present
CEO Escientia Life Sciences, Connecticut, USA
MD Escientia Biopharma Pvt. Ltd., Hyderabad, India
MD Escientia Advanced Sciences Pvt. Ltd., Visakhapatnam, India
Director, Bristol-Myers Squibb & Co. USA Jan 1988 – Apr 2005
Education: Ph.D., National Chemical Laboratory, Pune, India
Postdoc: UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA
Shri G Purnachandra Rao -Independent Director
Shri Gutta Purnachandra Rao Qualification : B.Com., F.C.A.,CFE CHARTERED ACCOUNTANT Areas of Specialisation: Audit Of Corporate/ Non – Corporate Entities: (Internal & Statutory Audits). Audit of Government Undertakings, Banks, Public and Private Limited Companies and Non- corporate entities. Experience: More than three decades of experience in Statutory Audits of Public limited and Private Limited Companies of varied nature viz., manufacturing, trading, service industry (Hospitals, Hotels) software and technology companies. Also performs special Audits for Banks / Financial Institutions and management audits of various companies for the last few years. Consultant in matters dealt with company incorporation, project financing, loan syndication, liaison with banks and financial institutions and other allied matters. Consultant for Systems implementation, Internal controls, Management Information Systems for Companies in manufacturing and Service sectors. Taxation: Tax planning; Tax counseling and representation of corporate tax matters, namely Compliance services, Tax Deduction at Source, Advance Tax, Assessment proceedings etc. Fellow Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (F.C.A.), New Delhi. Holding Certificate of Practice from February, 1984. Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) awarded by the Association of Certified Examiners, USA
Message from the Board of Directors
VIMTA Labs wishes to pay a tribute to all its clients and thank them for their faith and trust in the company. We know who you are and we will always remain grateful for the excellent business relationship that we share. We believe we can continue to assist your business and grow together, in the years ahead.
