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Guy Eiferman has a Masters in Operational Research
& Engineering from École Centrale de Paris and
an M.B.A. in International Trade from Sciences Po,
Paris.
He joined Merck & Co. in France in 1987 and, until his
retirement in 2018, has held positions of increasing
responsibility in Marketing, Business Development,
and General Management both in Europe and in the
U.S.
In July 2006, he was promoted to the role of
General Manager of the Atherosclerosis and
Cardiovascular Franchise with responsibility for
the entire CV portfolio worldwide. In 2009, in his
position as Senior Vice President and Managing
Director for Merck/MSD in France, he successfully
led the $2 Billion and 3,000 employee organization
through profound restructuring and reorganization,
following the merger between Merck and
Schering-Plough.
In January 2013, he led the MSD Mid-Europe region,
a 20-country region in Europe. From 2014 to 2018,
he was the Managing Director of a new entity,
wholly owned by Merck, named Healthcare Services
& Solutions (HSS).
Guy is now teaching Digital Solutions in Healthcare
at Sciences Po in Paris and is consulting for and
advising healthcare stakeholders on both sides of
the Atlantic.
He is married to Noelle and they have three children.
Kiran Umrootkar has been an Independent Director
at Persistent Systems since August 2010.
Kiran holds a Bachelor’s degree in Commerce
(Honors) and a Bachelor’s degree in Law. He is
a Fellow of the Indian Institute of Banking and
Finance and is a Member of the Chartered Institute
of Personnel and Development, U.K. He was the
recipient of the Lord Aldington Banking Research
Fellowship awarded by the Indian Institute of
Banking and Finance to study forex markets in the
UK and Europe.
Kiran has had a distinguished career at Standard
Chartered Bank, from where he voluntarily retired
as the Executive Director – Treasury in 1993.
At Standard Chartered Bank, he specialized in
foreign exchange and treasury operations and
was instrumental in building treasury operations
of the bank since its inception. During 1991-92, he
was deputed to establish treasury operations of the
bank in East and West Africa.
Subsequently, he has worked with the Tata Group
in India and was the Executive Director of Tata TD
Waterhouse Securities, Director of Tata Finance
Amex (a joint venture between Tata Finance and
American Express), and a Director of Tata Home
Finance (a joint venture between Tata Home
Finance and Abbey National Group, UK). During this
period, he was also Director of the Primary Dealers’
Association of India.
Until recently, Kiran was Director — Finance of
Jacobs Engineering India, which is a part of US-
based Fortune 500 Company. He is an Independent
Director in Saraswat Co-operative Bank Limited.
Kiran is married to Sandhya and they have two
daughters.
Pradeep Bhargava has been an Independent
Director at Persistent Systems since April 2012.
He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Science (Honors)
fromRajasthan University, Jaipur; B.E. in Electronics
and Communication from the Indian Institute of
Science, Bengaluru,w and PGDBA from the Indian
Institute of Management, Ahmedabad.
Pradeep has worked in leadership positions in both
state and private enterprises in fields ranging from
consumer, industrial, and energy sectors. He has
worked with the Atomic Energy Commission, BHEL,
Bharat Forge Group, and General Electric before
Kiran Umrootkar
Independent Director
Pradeep Bhargava
Independent Director
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