26-06-2025
LITU alumnus Kirti Ganorkar is Sun Pharma's MD
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Nagpur: Kirti Ganorkar, an alumnus of LIT University's batch of 1988, has been appointed as the managing director of Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.
Ganorkar joined Sun Pharma in 1996 and has held various leadership roles across business development, marketing, M&A, new product introduction, project management, IP and litigation.
He has played a pivotal role in driving Sun Pharma's foray into specialty by securing rights for key products such as Ilumya.
Ganorkar led Sun Pharma's entry into Japan and laid initial groundwork for the company's Europe entry. He has impactfully led Sun Pharmaceutical's US business with stewardship of several notable generic programmes from concept to commercialisation. He has been heading the India Business at Sun Pharmaceuticals since June 2019.
Under his leadership, Sun Pharma's India Business has grown consistently, further increasing its market share.
Laxminarayan Innovation Technological University, since its inception as LIT in 1942, has given the global industry several towering stalwarts. The year 2025 has been a momentous one for LIT University alumni. Earlier this year, Subramanian Sarma, an LIT University alumnus of 1979 batch of chemical engineering was appointed as the deputy managing director of Larsen & Toubro (L&T). Each year, LIT University reinforces its position as one of the most premier institutes in chemical engineering and technology by producing such stalwarts.
