Dilip Shanghvi

Dilip Shanghvi General Information

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Mr. Dilip Shanghvi is the Founder and serves as Managing Director and Board Member at Sun Pharmaceutical Industries. Mr. Shanghvi served as Chairman at Banana Boat. A first-generation entrepreneur, Mr. Shanghvi has won numerous awards and recognitions, including Forbes's Entrepreneur of the Year Award (2014), Economic Times' Business Leader of the Year (2014), CNN IBN's Indian of the Year (Business) (2011), Business India's Businessman of the Year (2011) and Ernst and Young's World Entrepreneur of the Year (2011). He has also been awarded the Economic Times' Entrepreneur of the Year (2008), Business Standard's CEO of the Year (2008), and CNBC TV 18's First Generation Entrepreneur of the Year (2007). Mr. Shanghvi was conferred with the prestigious 'Padma Shri award by the Hon'ble President of India in the year 2016. As the promoter of the Company, he has been actively involved in international pharmaceutical markets, business strategy, business development, and research and development functions in the Company. Mr. Shanghvi is also Chairman of Sun Pharma Advanced Research Company Limited. He holds a B. Com degree from the University of Kolkata.