Vinita Gupta, CEO, Lupin Pharmaceuticals Inc
In June,
Vinita Gupta, CEO of Lupin Pharmaceuticals Inc, the Indian drug maker's US unit, received the "Entrepreneur of the Year" award from Ernst & Young in the health services and technology category for Maryland state of the US. Over the past year, the US business of Lupin crossed the $500 million mark.
Biggest Challenge
To bring in the changes required that will continue to set the company apart from the competition, and to attain a good work-life balance
Her contribution to Lupin Ltd, where she is a director, was best acknowledged when, in an interview in August, her brother Nilesh Gupta, also a director in Lupin, said Vinita was ahead of him in the race to lead the company, headed by their father and Chairman Desh Bandhu Gupta.
"There has been a major change over the last 10 years, with the acceptance of more women in leadership positions in India," says Vinita. "This is a very positive change for women at a time when they are increasingly making their careers an important part of their life balance."
