ECRON ACUNOVA

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Board Of Directors - Ecron Acunova A/S

Mr. D A Prasanna
Chairman of the Board

As a founder of EA, he has mapped the vision and strategy for the organization. He has experience in leveraging Asian competitiveness building successful global business in medical technology for GE and software for Wipro. As Exec Chairman of the Manipal Group, his focus was on developing a research thrust for the Group. Considered a thought leader in Health care and Life Sciences, he has worked in global leadership positions in GE and was Vice Chairman of Wipro. He serves on the board of various Pharma companies and Research institutes.

Prasanna is acknowledged in the healthcare sector as the pioneer in creating a market for high tech. medical equipment and delivering clinical excellence at low patient fees in Asian Hospitals, through innovative strategies. As the startup CEO of GE Medical in India, he also developed a $330 m Global Business in healthcare for GE Medical Systems (GEMS) by leveraging India's competitiveness taking the company from no 5 to No 1. He has also been a founding member of Wipro's team that initiated the company's entry into IT and was Vice Chairman of Wipro Ltd.

He is an independent Director of Take Solutions Ltd. He serves on the Governing Council of Center for Policy Research, India's leading Think Tank and of T A Pai Management Institute, a reputed Business School. He is a Trustee on Shriram Ownership Trust, which shapes the strategy of Shriram group of companies. He has served as Chairman of GEBEL, GEMS IT Ltd and GE X-Ray(South Asia) and Director of GE Yokogawa Medical Systems Ltd, Japan and GE Samsung Ltd, Korea, Wipro GE Medical Systems Ltd, India and Shasun Chemical & Drugs Ltd India. He brings rich experience in pharma and healthcare.

Mr. Prasanna is an alumnus of IIM Ahmedabad & GE Global Business Leadership Program at Crotonville.

Klaus D. Wiedey, MD
Director

		Klaus D. Wiedey, MD Director As founder and CEO of Ecron in Europe, Dr Wiedey successfully led the company for more than 2 decades. He focuses on leveraging the company’s growth, its potential and globalization, while cultivating its quality, values and reputation. Dr Wiedey has 35 years experience in the pharmaceutical and CRO industry. Prior to founding Ecron in 1986, Dr Wiedey was Head of International Clinical Research of the Section Overseas at Boehringer Mannheim, Medical Director and Vice President at Basotherm, and Executive Medical Director for the German Operative Unit of Byk-Gulden (later Altana/Nycomed). Dr Wiedey is member of the International Society for Clinical Biostatistics, the European Forum for GCP and the International Society for the Economic Evaluation of Medicines. Dr Wiedey is a speaker at various international forums on clinical research. Dr Wiedey is alumnus of Albert Ludwig University, Freiburg from where he graduated as MD. His specializations include clinical pharmacology and medical informatics and he holds a GDPharMed Diploma in Pharmaceutical Medicine.

Lalit Mahapatra
Director

		Lalit Mahapatra Director Lalit Mahapatra brings extensive experience in controllership, financial management and financial integration of business across services and geographies. He manages shareholders expectations and oversees corporate governance and leads the M&A activities of the company. Prior to joining EA, Lalit worked with Schneider Electric Company as Head of Finance of the Global Technology Centre and the project contracting business. He was part of their global acquisition team and was instrumental in acquiring companies in India and Europe. Lalit has over 15 years experience with companies like Siemens Information Processing Services Limited, Pacific Internet and Price Water House Cooper. His areas of expertise include strategic planning, fund management & harmonizing accounting practices to US GAAP, global IFRS standard and Indian GAAP. He is also a SAP champion in Finance module. Lalit is a Chartered Accountant from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and a Certified Public Accountant from USA.

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