Our Leaders»
Sunil Choksi
Chairman and Managing Director
Sunil Choksi
Chairman and Managing Director
Entrepreneur, chemist and a technocrat at heart, Shri Sunil Choksi, established Choksi Laboratories Ltd. in 1982. Driven by the vacuum in central India for a recognized laboratory that could provide quality assurance to industry, academia, and the general public, he started a testing laboratory in his home. Today this laboratory, CLL, employs 300+ employees, across five branch laboratories, and is serving top 100+ pharmaceutical, food and engineering giants in India. Shri Sunil Choksi is authorized by AGMARK, FDA and NABL for inspection, as well as an authorized signatory / qualified professional for various chemical and biological disciplines. He has also completed NABL ISO/IEC 17025 Lead Assessor course, and is a certified analyst by Indian Customs for precious metals (Gold and Silver). Today, he is the Chairman and Managing Director, of Choksi Laboratories Ltd., with 40+ years’ experience in Quality control, Research and Standard Setting.
Himika Choksi
COO
Himika Choksi
COO
An MBA from IBS business School, Himika is the Chief Operating Officer at Choksi Laboratories Ltd. and has 22+ years experience in the industry. Her core competency is in Quality Management Systems, LIMS and Training. She is an ASQ certified auditor, in addition to being a HACCP & ISO-9001 certified auditor. With several successful regulatory inspections under her belt, such as US-FDA, NABL, and 100+ client audits annually, she has a strong background in laboratory operations, in India and abroad.
Vyangesh Choksi
CFO & CTO
Vyangesh Choksi
CFO & CTO
Vyangesh is a systems design specialist with dual background in Finance as well IT. He has 22+ years experience in various roles such as Operations, IT and Finance. Vyangesh understands the crucial of systems in technology driven organizations and has set up a robust backbone for CLL's growth.
Pradip Karmakar
Director - CLL Vapi Lab
Pradip Karmakar
Director - CLL Vapi Lab
A scientist at heart, Pradip has 35 years experience in pharmaceutical manufacturing and contract testing laboratories. He has worked for over 15 years at pharmaceutical plants overseeing quality control, operations and quality assurance. For the last 20+ years, he has been associated with Choksi Laboratories Ltd. and is heading the Vapi lab, that covers the western region operations.
Satish Joshi
Director - CLL Panchkula Lab
Satish Joshi
Director - CLL Panchkula Lab
With an MSc in Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Satish Joshi has over 29 years experience in clinical research, manufacturing and contract testing laboratory operations. He has worked at Apothecaries Clinical Research, Nester, Psychotropics India Ltd. etc. before joining CLL as head of CLL Panchkula Laboratory. He is also an NABL technical assessor and routinely audits manufacturing as well as QC labs for compliance to ISO/IEC 17025 standard.
Hiren Bhatt
Location Head - CLL Vadodara Lab
Hiren Bhatt
Location Head - CLL Vadodara Lab
Hiren is an organic chemist (MSc) with 26+ years industry experience. He has worked in pharmaceutical core sectors of neutraceuticals, oncology and APIs. After having completed successful stints at Intas, Alembic and Amoli organics, he has joined Choksi Laboratories Ltd. as Head of CLL Baroda branch. Hiren has significant experience in new product analytical research and development.
Sagar Atigre
Location Head - CLL Goa Lab
Sagar Atigre
Location Head - CLL Goa Lab
Sagar is an inorganic chemist (MSc) with 18+ years experience in pharmaceutical manufacturing and quality control. After several years in the industry working with Cipla, Wyeth, Teva etc. Sagar joined Choksi Laboratories Ltd as heading the Goa branch. Sagar;s sharp focus on quality has led CLL team in Goa to successfully delivering global risk assessment projects in elemental impurities, as well as international projects on Preservative Efficacy Testing.
Manik Pawar
Location Head - CLL Indore COE Lab
Manik Pawar
Location Head - CLL Indore COE Lab
Manik is an industry veteran with 30 years in pharmaceutical majors such as Sequent Scientific, Watson (Teva), Ipca etc. For the last five years, he was leading initially the CQA team and then more recently as the location head at CLL's Indore based Center for Excellence. He has a Masters in Chemistry, and a post graduate diploma in FDC (Food, Drugs and Cosmetics). Manik is FDA approved as well as authorized by National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration laboratories for chemical discipline.
Vishal Tiwari
Head - Business Development
Vishal Tiwari
Head - Business Development
Dynamic, persistent and growth-oriented, Vishal is a CLL veteran. Joining CLL right out of college, Vishal has sent 18 years nurturing and growing CLL's client base. He has an MBA professional degree and is a technology enthusiast.