Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Announces the Appointment of Mr. Bharat Doshi as an Additional Independent Director on the Board of the Company

HYDERABAD, India--()--Mr. Bharat Doshi has been appointed as an Additional Independent Director on the Board of Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd. (BSE: 500124, NSE: DRREDDY, NYSE: RDY), effective May 11, 2016.

Mr. Bharat Doshi is a Fellow Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India, and holds a Master’s degree in Law from Bombay University. He is an alumnus of Harvard Business School (PMD) and Fellow of the “Salzburg Seminar on Asian Economies: Regional and Global Relationships.”

Mr. Doshi is a former Executive Director and Group CFO of Mahindra & Mahindra Limited, the flagship company of the Mahindra Group. He was also the Chairman of Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services Limited since April 2008 and he stepped down from this position on his nomination as director on the Central Board of Directors of the Reserve Bank of India in March 2016.

He is the Chairman of Mahindra Intertrade Limited, and a Director on the Board of Mahindra Holdings Limited. He is also an Independent Director of Godrej Consumer Products Limited.

About Dr. Reddy’s: Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd. (BSE: 500124, NSE: DRREDDY, NYSE: RDY) is an integrated pharmaceutical company, committed to providing affordable and innovative medicines for healthier lives. Through its three businesses – Pharmaceutical Services & Active Ingredients, Global Generics and Proprietary Products – Dr. Reddy’s offers a portfolio of products and services including APIs, custom pharmaceutical services, generics, biosimilars and differentiated formulations. Our major therapeutic areas of focus are gastro-intestinal, cardiovascular, diabetology, oncology, pain management and anti-infectives. Dr. Reddy’s operates in markets across the globe. Our major markets include – USA, Russia & CIS, Venezuela and India. For more information, log on to: www.drreddys.com.

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Contacts

Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd.
INVESTOR RELATIONS:
Kedar Upadhye
+91-40-66834297
kedaru@drreddys.com
or
MEDIA RELATIONS:
Calvin Printer
+91-40-49002121
calvinprinter@drreddys.com