Vidhi Shanghvi, who is the daughter of Dilip Shanghvi, Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd, the boss of a Rs 4,35 lakh crore pharmaceutical behemoth, play a steller role in shaping the contours of the empire as the vice president and head of consumer healthcare, nutrition, and India distribution.
Forbes has reported that Dilip Shanghvi is easily the person with the highest net worth in the Indian healthcare sector. He has a net-worth of $29.2 billion as of December 15.
Academic credential, career of Vidhi Shanghvi
Vidhi Shanghvi carries academic credentials from one of the top institutes of the world. She is equipped with a bachelor’s degree in Economics from Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. It is evident that she is honing her skills to extend the frontiers of the pharma empire. For more than a decade she has been quietly adding to the growing expertise of the company in the Indian pharmaceutical sector.
She acquired a lot of skills by working in Sun Pharma India Business’s marketing department. Besides discharging responsibilities associated with her current role, Vidhi is also a non-executive director at Sun Pharma Advanced Research Company Limited (SPARC). Vidhi Shanghvi also has another passion. She is deeply into mental health advocacy and has set up to help people prioritise mental well-being. This one is a non-profit activity. It offers mental health consultancy.
Incidentally, Sun Pharma was set up in 1983 by Dilip Shanghvi in Kolkata. Starting with 5 products and 2 people, the firm has now become one of the world’s largest generic pharmaceutical manufacturers. In 1994, the firm was listed with an oversubscription of 55 times. In 2014, Sun Pharma got the crown of India’s largest pharmaceutical company.
Bridge between the Ambanis, Shanghvis and Salgaocars
Significantly, Vidhi Shanghvi, tied the knot with Vivek Salgaocar, who is the son of Shiv and Ranjana Salgaocar, the prominent industrialists from Goa. This tie also connects her with the Ambani family since Dipti Salgaocar and Nina Kothari are the sisters of Mukhesh and Anil Ambani. Deepti Salgaocar is the wife of Dattaraj Salgaocar, who is the brother of Shivanand Salgaocar.
Vidhi Shanghvi, the daughter of Dilip Shanghvi, the most wealthy Indian in the country’s pharma sector carries academic credentials from one of the most prominent institutes worldwide. She is also connected to the Ambanis by marriage. Biz News Business News – Personal Finance News, Share Market News, BSE/NSE News, Stock Exchange News Today
