ARVIND KUMAR aarvindkumarr@gmail.

com
Date of Birth: 20 June, 1971 +91-9664488357

Education

Indian Institute of Management (IIM), 1993 to 1995

Lucknow, India
PGDM with majors in Finance and Marketing

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), 1989 to 1993

Powai, Mumbai, India
B. Tech in Electrical Engineering

M&A, Corporate Development, and Business Strategy with exposure to various sectors covering
Pharmaceuticals, Oil and Gas, Power, Ports, Cement, Metals & Mining, Steel, FMCG, Retail, and
Consulting

Professional Experience

Lupin Limited, Mumbai, India (Oct 2021 – Till Date)

Position: Head Corporate Development

Responsible for leading organic/inorganic strategic initiatives for the group across Pharma, Diagnostics, Digital Health, API,
OTC, and Medical Devices

Entrepreneur (Feb 2020 – Sep 2021)

Major Milestones
→ Co-founded clinical research firm Alke Research Private Limited, conducting several clinical research projects for Indian
and US pharmaceutical/healthcare companies
→ Mentor/Angel investor in companies developing air and surface sterilization products, non-invasive glucometer, wearable
blood monitoring devices, etc.
→ Co-founded Rotobash Apps Private Limited for developing e-sports

Sun Pharmaceuticals, Mumbai, India (April 2015 – Jan 2020)

Position: Head M&A

Responsible for leading M&A transactions across US, Europe, India, and ROW

Major acquisitions/divestments completed at Sun Pharma

→ Acquired Biosyntez (a Russian pharma company), building Sun’s manufacturing base in Russia for tender business
→ Acquired of Ocular Technologies, providing access to a late-stage development product for a large underserved market
for dry eye worldwide
→ Acquired Insite Vision in a public market transaction, providing first branded product to kick start ophthalmology specialty
business for Sun in US
→ Acquired a portfolio of long listed brands, as an entry strategy into generics in Japan

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→ Divested Solus and Solus Care division of Ranbaxy to Strides Arcolabs, and separately a portfolio of other 14 brands to
RPG Life Sciences, as part of portfolio rationalization post Ranbaxy acquisition
→ Divested Ireland facility

JSW Steel, Mumbai, India (July 2010 – March 2015)

Position: Head M&A

Responsible for leading group’s inorganic growth across steel, energy, cement and infrastructure interests

Major acquisitions/divestments completed at JSW Steel

→ Acquisition of Welspun Maxsteel by JSW Steel
→ Acquisition of Ispat Industries by JSW Steel
→ Merger of JSW Ispat with JSW Steel
→ Acquisition of stake in Vallabh Tin Plate
→ Acquisition of a coking coal block by JSW in coal block auction in India

Reliance Industries, Mumbai, India (May 2002 – June 2010)

Position: General Manager (M&A, Strategy) - International Business Development (2004 H2-June 2010)

Responsible for strategy, portfolio management, identifying targets, and executing levered acquisitions
M&A, Divestiture, International Business Development

Major acquisitions/divestments completed at Reliance

→ Farm-out of interest in an exploration asset in East Timor
→ Acquisition of various Oil & Gas assets by RIL in East Timor, Australia, Oman, Yemen, Iraq, Peru and Colombia
Major Milestones achieved as Regional Asset Manager for SE Asia
→ Established local office in East Timor
→ Identified, conducted feasibility study, and established a shore-base for preparation of off-shore drilling in East Timor

Position: Senior Manager - Business Strategy (2002 –2004H1)

Responsible for retail related strategy for Reliance’s various businesses:

• Developed Reliance entry strategy into Retailing through a mix of hypermarkets, supermarkets, and convenience stores

• Developed strategy for Passenger Amenities (Food Service + Convenience Store + Entertainment) on the highway fuel
outlets of Reliance

• Planned all-India network of highway outlets for Passenger Amenities across India, conducted detailed market research
on highway passenger traffic across India

KSA Technopak, Delhi, India (July 2000 – April 2002)

Position: Senior Consultant, responsible for end-to-end management and delivery of consulting projects

Unilever Arabia, Dubai, UAE (Sep 1998 – March 2000)

Position: Manager-Consultant, Supply Chain Management

A F Ferguson & Company (merged with Deloitte later), Delhi, India (June 1995 - August 1998)

Position: Consultant

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