Glenmark Pharma appoints Sandeep Gupta as COO

Pharma major Glenmark Pharmaceuticals today said it has appointed Sandeep Gupta as Chief Operating Officer ( COO) and Michael Buschle as Chief Scientific Officer (CSO). Gupta will be based at Glenmark's Corporate Headquarters in Mumbai and will be responsible for the company's branded generics business and operational aspects including quality, projects, distribution and supply chain for Glenmark pharmaceuticals, the company said in a statement. Buschle will provide strategic and scientific oversight to Glenmark's global drug discovery programmes and pharmaceutical development. Both Gupta and Buschle will report to Chairman and Managing Director Glenn Saldanha.