Timothy Crew set to leave Cipla
MUMBAI: Timothy Crew (known as Tim), Cipla’s North American head, is on his way out of the company according to people familiar with the development, as management churn continues in India’s third-largest drugmakers, reports Divya Rajagopal.
Timothy Crew was one of the last remaining members from team Subhanu Saxena, the former CEO of Cipla. Crew was hired in 2013, when Cipla embarked on a journey to give the reigns of the company to a professionally run management team. However, since that decision the company has seen a series of top level exits and new hires besides inducting Samina Vaziralli, the niece of YK Hamied, into the company’s board. Subhanu Saxena, who was hired in 2013, quit the company giving the reigns to Umang Vohra. Before Saxena, other exits included Sudhanshu Priyadarshi, the former COO and Frank Pieters, the European business head. Crew, who was hired from Teva, was roped in to direct Cipla’s entry into the US markets.
“He is grooming his successor for the last 6 months and he is still very much with Cipla,” said a Cipla spokesperson to an email query to ET about Crew’s departure.
Timothy Crew was one of the last remaining members from team Subhanu Saxena, the former CEO of Cipla. Crew was hired in 2013, when Cipla embarked on a journey to give the reigns of the company to a professionally run management team. However, since that decision the company has seen a series of top level exits and new hires besides inducting Samina Vaziralli, the niece of YK Hamied, into the company’s board. Subhanu Saxena, who was hired in 2013, quit the company giving the reigns to Umang Vohra. Before Saxena, other exits included Sudhanshu Priyadarshi, the former COO and Frank Pieters, the European business head. Crew, who was hired from Teva, was roped in to direct Cipla’s entry into the US markets.
“He is grooming his successor for the last 6 months and he is still very much with Cipla,” said a Cipla spokesperson to an email query to ET about Crew’s departure.
