Girish Kapur is currently the Senior Vice President,India Site Operations & Site Head,USP India and a member of USP’s Executive Team. In his role,Girish oversees all operations at USP’s India facilities,including Science, HR, Finance, Commercial Operations, and IT and maintains connections with external stakeholders, including local, regional, and national authorities and customers in the pharmaceutical industry.
His visionary leadership was key in transforming USP’s Hyderabad facilities from a lab-focused operation into a thriving team of more than 300 staff, delivering critical operations in information services, quality assurance, customer experience, data analytics, human resources and finance.He was responsible for integrating and consolidating laboratory operations.He navigated the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic with a steady hand, expanded USP infrastructure by adding two additional sites, and led Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging (DEIB) programs and initiatives.
During his career, Girish has acquired a wealth of knowledge and industry expertise.Prior to USP, he has held leadership roles at Novartis, Pfizer and Ranbaxy and led large cross functional teams with business-critical responsibilities.Girish has an overall pharmaceutical industry experience of 25+ years with strong formulation basics coupled with hands-on analytical knowledge. His core expertise lies in handling challenges related to Finished Dosage Forms.
He is a Distinguished leader, ardent believer and follower of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging philosophy. Recipient of several awards during his career viz.Great Manager Award(Pfizer),Global Technical R&D Award, R&D Operational Excellence Award(Novartis),Indian Achievers Award etc.Girish holds a Master’s degree in Pharmacy from the DIPSAR,University of Delhi;MBA in Pharmaceutical Management and a Postgraduate diploma in Patents Law from the NALSAR,Hyderabad.He is also serving as a Member of Governing body of a pharmacy college. He is a Life Member of IPA and IPGA.