A Cipla veteran and CEO of the firm’s India business and other executives have quit, though the Indian company maintains it has underlying strength and continued business momentum to sustain growth. ANI Pharmaceuticals in the US has snapped up one outgoing executive as president and CEO.

Top-level personnel movement continues at pharma firms in India, with Cipla now appointing an ex-Amneal executive as its Chief Scientific Officer, while Abbott has effected a rejig at the helm.

Novo Nordisk’s new India managing director takes charge amid heightened competition in the diabetes space. The Danish firm stays committed to bringing new products to this market at a faster clip and all eyes will be on the launch trajectory of therapies like semaglutide.