Malvinder Mohan Singh
Age: 34 years
Remuneration for 2008: Rs 19.58 crore (Rs 195.8 million)
Designation: CEO and managing director
Group company: Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd
Background: Singh graduated in economics from St Stephen's college, New Delhi and earned his MBA from the Fuqua School of Business, Duke University, USA.
Before taking charge as MD and CEO, he was president, pharmaceuticals, and executive director responsible for the global operations covering pharmaceuticals, API and manufacturing across Ranbaxy's global footprint of 49 countries.
He is a member of the National Council for the Confederation of Indian Industries and co-chairman of CII's national committee on Intellectual Property Rights (IPR), CII.
In June 2008, Ranbaxy reached an agreement with Daiichi through which it will acquire a majority stake in the former. Singh will continue as CEO for some time
Image: Ranbaxy Laboratories CEO Malvinder Singh. | Photograph: Gianluigi Guercia/AFP/Getty Images
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