Kedar Upadhye is responsible for driving strong, sustainable and profitable growth of Biocon Biologics, accelerating fundraising initiatives, ensuring fiscal prudence and being a strategic partner and enabler as we rapidly expand our global footprint.
Kedar brings 23+ years of experience in senior global leadership roles spanning corporate finance, strategy, accounting, FP&A, business finance, governance and investor relations at leading pharma, energy and FMCG players such as Cipla, Dr Reddy’s, PepsiCo and Thermax. He joined Biocon Biologics from ReNew Energy Global Plc, a NASDAQ-listed decarbonization and renewable energy company, where he was the CFO. He has a proven track record of overseeing value creation, strengthening investor relations and acting as a business enabler.
Prior to ReNew, Kedar was the Global CFO and Head of IT at Cipla, where he was instrumental in setting up a strong global finance footprint with a focus on capital allocation, strategic partnership with the business, governance, and risk management, in addition to driving the organization towards the next level of growth and delivering a superior return profile.
He holds an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Bengaluru, and is a qualified Company Secretary and Cost Accountant.
