Dr. Reddy’s Announces the Appointment of Marc Kikuchi to Lead Its Generics Business in North America

HYDERABAD, India & PRINCETON, N.J.

Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd. ((BSE: 500124, NSE: DRREDDY, NYSE: RDY), along with its subsidiaries together referred to as “Dr. Reddy’s”) today announced the appointment of Marc Kikuchi as Chief Executive Officer, North America Generics. As part of the Dr. Reddy’s senior leadership team, he will be responsible for the Company’s North America Generics business and will be based in Princeton office, U.S.

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Marc Kikuchi, Chief Executive Officer, North America Generics, Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories, Inc. (Photo: Business Wire)

“Dr. Reddy’s is a great company with a wide portfolio and remarkable heritage,” explains Kikuchi. “I am excited to join Dr. Reddy’s and look forward to leveraging my past experiences to steer the Company’s new growth areas.”

Marc has 20+ years of experience in the Pharmaceutical Industry with extensive knowledge and understanding of Generics. Marc joins Dr. Reddy’s from Zydus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. where he served as CEO, Americas since 2016. Prior to joining Zydus, he held professional leadership roles of increasing responsibility with AmerisourceBergen Corporation, Medrad Inc., PRTM, Johnson & Johnson and Incyte Pharmaceuticals. Marc holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Molecular and Cell Biology with a Biochemistry emphasis from the University of California at Berkeley and Master of Business Administration from Carnegie Mellon University in Strategy, Marketing, and Operations Management.

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About Dr. Reddy’s: Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd. (BSE: 500124, NSE: DRREDDY, NYSE: RDY) is an integrated pharmaceutical company, committed to providing affordable and innovative medicines for healthier lives. Through its three businesses – Pharmaceutical Services & Active Ingredients, Global Generics and Proprietary Products – Dr. Reddy’s offers a portfolio of products and services including APIs, custom pharmaceutical services, generics, biosimilars and differentiated formulations. Our major therapeutic areas of focus are gastrointestinal, cardiovascular, diabetology, oncology, pain management and dermatology. Dr. Reddy’s operates in markets across the globe. Our major markets include – USA, India, Russia & CIS countries, and Europe. For more information, log on to: www.drreddys.com

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