M.B. Chinappa

President, Finance

Mr. M. B. Chinappa, B.Com., ACA, has been Chief Financial Officer of Syngene International Ltd. since April 2008. Mr. Chinappa served as Chief Financial Officer of Syngene at Biocon Ltd. He served as Vice President of Finance at Biocon Limited since 2004 Biocon Limited since 2004. He He joined Biocon Limited as Senior Manager of Finance in 1999 and has over 20+ years of experience. He served as Manager - Finance ITC Limited, Calcutta. Mr. Chinappa oversaw all the finance and fiscal management of company operations, and is responsible for the overall management and direction of Biocon Limited. He provides leadership and coordination in the administrative, business planning, accounting and budgeting efforts of Biocon Limited. As a member of the senior leadership team, he also plays an important role on all strategic and tactical matters as they relate to budget management, cost benefit analysis, forecasting needs and the securing of new funding. He has been instrumental in setting up various EOU's and an SEZ. His astute guidance has resulted in the successful acquisition of IP from Nobex, investment and other strategic collaborations with various biotech companies. He has also been an integral part of the team that has engineered the strategic partnership between Syngene and BMS, and other such initiatives to position Biocon as a leading biotech player manufacturing affordable bio-pharmaceuticals. Prior to joining Biocon, he worked with ITC Limited and did his Chartered Accountancy Training with Price WaterhouseCoopers. Mr. Chinappa completed his graduation in Commerce from St. Joseph's College of Commerce, Bangalore in 1989 and Chartered Accountancy from the Institute of Chartered Accountants, India in 1992.