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SUBMITTED TO – Dr. SNEH
P. DANIEL
SUBMITTED BY- BHANU PRATAP SINGH
ID NO.- 16BBAAB008
CLASS- BBA(Hons.) AGRI. BUSINESS
MANAGEMENT
SEMESTER- 2ND
SUBJECT- ORGANISATIONAL BEHAVIOR
TOPIC- DILEEP SHANGHVI
SAM HIGGINBOTTOM UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE
TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCES
JOSEPH INSTITUTE OF BUSINESS STUDIES
SESSION:- 2016-17
About Dileep Shanghvi
Famous as- Founder of Sun
Pharmaceuticals
Nationality- Indian
Born on - 01 October 1955
AD
Age- 61 Years
Sun Sign- Libra
Born in- Amreli, Gujarat,
India
Spouse/Partner - Vibha D
Shanghvi
Children- Aalok Shangvi &
Vidhi Shanghvi
Net worth- $17.5 billion
Awards- 2016 Padma Shri
2011 - CNN-IBN Indian of
the Year in Business
Childhood & Early Life
• Dileep Shanghvi was born on 1 October 1955 in Amreli, a small town
in Gujarat, India, to Shantilal N. Shanghvi and his wife Kumud. His
father was a wholesale drug distributor.
• He completed his schooling from J. J. Ajmera High School following
which he graduated from Bhawanipur Education Society College. He
then proceeded to earn a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the
University of Calcutta.
ABOUT SUN PHARMACEUTICALS
• He established Sun Pharmaceutical Industries in Vapi, Gujarat, in 1982
& by the end of 1990s company has already established its own
pharmaceuticals lab.
• In early 1990s the company had also begun exporting to neighboring
countries. In 1994, the company went public.
• In 1996, he bought a drug manufacturing plant of Knoll Pharma in
Ahmednagar, Maharashtra—his first acquisition.By this time he was
also able to export in 24 countries.
• In 1997, Sun Pharma made its first international acquisition.
• Between 1999 and 2012, he acquired more than a dozen companies and
brands.
Cont.
• In 2007, he began the procedure to acquire Israel's Taro
Pharmaceutical Industries and managed to finally purchase it in 2010
following a three-year takeover battle & helped to double its revenue to
more than $1 billion.
• In March 2014, the US Food and Drug Administration banned imports
from Sun Pharma’s factory in Karkhadi in Gujarat citing that the
factory’s manufacturing practices were not good.
• The same year Sun Pharma recalled 68,000 bottles of its
antidepressant drug from the US after they failed a quality test.
Cont.
• In 2014, Sun Pharma acquired generic drug rival Ranbaxy
Laboratories from Japan-based pharmaceutical giant
Daiichi Sankyo Co. for $4 billion.
• The acquiring of Ranbaxy Laboratories made the Sun
Pharmacuticals the fifth largest generics company in the
world, largest Indian Pharma company in US & the largest
pharmaceuticals company in the India.
Awards and Achievements
• In 2011, he was presented with the ‘CNN-IBN Indian of the Year’ in
the business category.
• The Government of India awarded Dilip Shanghvi the Padma Shri—
the fourth highest civilian award in the nation in 2016.
Personal Life & Legacy
• He married to Vibha & the couple has two
children: Aalok & Vidhi.
VIBHA SHANGHVI VIDHI SHANGHVI AALOK SHANGHVI
Net worth
• Dileep Shanghvi has an estimated net
worth of US $ 17.5 billion.
Personality Characters of Dileep
Shanghvi
• Dileep Shanghvi is a good planner.
• He is a good leader.
• He never give up. As when the business of Dileep Shanghvi
was getting in loss in 2013, he tried his best & applied his
best strategies and at last he succeeded due to which he
also got an Padma Shri Award in 2016.
Sources of the Information
• Wikipedia.org/wiki/dileep-shanghvi
• www.sunpharma.com/profile
• www.sunpharma.com
Dileep Shanghvi