Ashwin has over 25 years of experience in various Global, Multinational and Domestic Pharmaceutical and Chemical corporations working in the fields of Finance, Accounting, Treasury, Controlling, MIS, Internal Audit, Taxation and Commercial operations.
In his previous roles, he has been the CFO and Head of Legal & IT at Samara Capital-owned Oaknet Healthcare Pvt. Ltd. Prior to Oaknet, he has been the India Group CFO & Sr. Director, Finance for India & China regions for Teva Pharmaceuticals. He has also been the General Manager, Finance & Controlling at Merck Limited, a Company listed on the Indian Stock Exchange. He has been on the Board of Directors of Merck Specialities Pvt. Ltd. as well as on the Board of multiple Companies within the Teva Pharmaceutical group in India.
He has a strong track record in Business reviews, Strategy simulations, Due diligence, M&A, Capital Project Evaluation, Risk Management, Financial controls & ERP alignment.
Ashwin has a Masters’ degree in Financial Management from Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies, Mumbai University, is a Cost and Management Accountant (ACMA), a Company Secretary (ACS) and has a Graduate degree in Commerce, specializing in Financial Accounting from Mumbai University.