Lupin Ltd. has announced that it has appointed Ramesh Swaminathan as president, finance and planning. He will be based at Lupin's Corporate Office in Mumbai.

A Chartered Accountant with over two decades of experience, Swaminathan leads the Finance and Planning function and will facilitate the organization in strengthening its processes resulting in sustainable growth, improved cost management and world class practices in financial management.

Prior to joining Lupin, Swaminathan was with Henkel, Germany where he held corporate responsibilities as regional financial controller for several countries across Central and Eastern Europe and the Middle East. Prior to that assignment, he was the CFO of Henkel India. He has also worked with companies such as VST Industries, the SPIC group and Standard Chartered Bank.

Swaminathan is a member of the Institute of Chartered Management Accountants, UK and the Institute of Company Secretaries in India.

"Given our global presence and growth plans, it is important that we invest on people development and attract top talent from global leaders. We have attracted some of the best international talent in the area of research and development, finance, etc. Ramesh Swaminathan's international experience will help us bring globally benchmarked best practices to Lupin," Dr Kamal Sharma, managing director, Lupin Ltd said.