In order to reinforce the leadership team in Mankind Pharma, the company management has appointed Nilesh Kulkarni as its Group HR Head and also designated him as a Senior Management Personnel (SMP). They tried a strategic realignment of their HR leadership structure. A seasoned HR leader with over 25 years. The appointment was approved on June 8, 2026, by the company’s Board of Directors through a resolution passed by circulation.

Organisational transformation, talent management, leadership development and large-scale organisational design across domestic and international markets, he played a vital role in his leadership and showed his talent. In the whole time of his career, he has held leadership roles not only all over India but also in South Asia and Europe, giving him experience managing people strategies in diverse business environments.

In his career before joining Mankind Pharma, he also holds key leadership positions across leading healthcare and pharmaceutical organisations, including Novo Nordisk, Roche, Novartis, Sanofi, and Bharat Serums and Vaccines, and has built deep expertise in global HR leadership, organizational transformation, talent management, and strategic people development across multinational healthcare and industrial organizations.