Devinder Pal, president Catalyst Pharma Consulting and vice president -CPA, has been covered in the just released 2002 Edition of 'Who's Who in the World' - 'the definitive international register of outstanding people. This chronicle of human achievement' is published by New Jersey, USA, based Marquis, since 1899.
Pal is a leading personality in the Indian Pharmaceutical Industry and the profession of Pharmacy. In a career spanning four decades, Pal has made notable contributions to the growth of several pharmaceutical, bulk drug & confectionery manufacturing companies and has been, in turn, richly rewarded and recognized, as reflected in the positions he has occupied - both as an employee and as a professional. He was the whole-time director on the board of Parke Davis India Limited, where he was responsible for all of the company's technical operations involving bulk drugs, pharmaceutical formulations, confectionery, and business development, & corporate planning.
As the National President of the Indian Pharmaceutical Association, he eminently served the collective professional interests of fellow pharmacists. He has served many national and international professional, industry associations, statutory bodies and boards including Indian Pharmacopoeia Committee, Drug Technical Advisory Board under Ministry of Health, Government of India, etc. He had also associated with the Governing Body of the Bombay College of Pharmacy; Indian Institute of Packaging, Commonwealth Pharmaceutical Association, Organization Of Pharmaceutical Producers of India, Pharmaceutical and Allied Manufacturers Association and Indian Drug Manufacturers Association.
Pal is now a Consultant to leading names of Indian and MNCs operating from India, as also companies based in the UK, Europe, USA, and elsewhere in the world.