S V VEERAMANI
Chairman and Managing Director
Dr. Gayatri Veeramani Jayaraman
M.D., MHA (USA)
Director : Marketing & International Business
Mr. S V Veeramani is the Chairman and Managing Director of Fourrts (India) Laboratories Pvt Limited with All India marketing and exports to more than 50 countries. He holds Bachelors in Chemistry and Masters in Business Administration. Under his leadership, Fourrts has won several awards including QUALITY EXCELLENCE AWARDS – 10 times so for in 1986, 1987, 1996, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2008, 2013, 2016 & 2018 from IDMA, Mumbai. Fourrts is also recipient of Marketing Excellence, Outstanding Exports & Industrial Safety Awards.
He has served as National President of the Indian Drug Manufacturers’ Association for a record 3 consecutive years from 2014-2016 and continues to work with IDMA for the development and welfare of the Indian Pharmaceutical Industry. As National President of IDMA, he worked on several causes including development of the SME sector (Small and Medium sized Enterprises), formation of Nutraceutical Regulations, streamlining of Fixed Dose Combinations and stable drug pricing regime. During his tenure, IDMA presented a White Paper on “JOURNEY TOWARDS PHARMA VISION 2020 & BEYOND” to the Government of India with special emphasis on the support required by the API Sector. He also formed a committee on INDUSTRY - INSTITUTE INTERACTION to step up collaboration between Industry and Academia.
Mr S V Veeramani currently serves as Chairman of Tamilnadu Pharmaceutical Sciences Welfare Trust (TNPSWT), which offers Scholarships to M.Pharm / Pharm-D students and also helps manage PKTI (Pharma Knowledge Training Institute) that helps transition recent B.Pharm graduates to Industry. He was also the President of Indian Pharmaceutical Congress 2016 held at Visakhapatnam and member of the Jury for UBM India Pharma Awards as well as AWACS Awards for Marketing. He is a Member of Committee of Administration (COA) for the year 2021-22 of Pharmaceutical Export Promotion council of India (PHARMEXCIL), Government of India and also a Member of CII (Confederation of Indian Industry) National Committee on Pharmaceuticals 2020`-22.
He has participated in multiple CEO Roundtables on Pharmaceuticals.
Mr S V Veeramani has been duly recognized with various awards including (1) “INDUSTRY CRUSADER AWARD” during India Pharma Awards 2018 of UBM at CPHI INDIA in 2018 (2) “IPA FELLOWSHIP AWARD” for his distinguished and dedicated service to the Profession of Pharmacy during the 69th IPC 2017, Chandigarh (3) “VOCATIONAL SERVICE LEADERSHIP AWARD” from Rotary International, USA in the year 2014 for promoting Rotary’s commitment to the highest ethical standards in Businesses and Profession (4) “CITATION FOR MERITORIOUS SERVICE” from Rotary International, USA in February 2020 for recognition of Outstanding Service to the Rotary Foundation and embodiment of the motto – Doing good in the World (5) “LIFE TIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD” from Dr. MGR Medical University, Chennai in the year 2012 in recognition of his exemplary contributions to the cause of Medical Education and Healthcare Services.
He firmly believes in contributing to Society and is actively involved in multiple SOCIAL SERVICE projects. He has been instrumental in setting up ROTARY FOURRTS MEDICAL CENTER, a joint community clinic of FOURRTS and ROTARY CLUB OF ADYAR that provides free physician consultation and medications to around 500 patients every month. He has also served as DISTRICT ADVISOR & MENTOR – COMMUNITY SERVICE HEALTH of Rotary International District 3232 in the year 2017-18 & 2020-21 and DISTRICT ROTARY FOUNDATION CHAIR of Rotary International District 3230 from 2010-13. He is also an Arch Klumph Society Member with a contribution of more than US$250,000 to The Rotary Foundation.
Mrs Radha Veerramani holds a Master’s in Commerce from Andhra University and has been with Fourrts for over 30 years. She currently serves as Joint Managing Director. A true Fourrts Indian at heart, she heads and seamlessly manages multiple key departments in the company including Finance, Accounting, Raw Material Procurement and Production Planning. She is truly multitalented and has an uncanny ability to provide solutions to complex problems. Mrs Radha Veerramani is also the recipient of multiple awards for philanthropy from Rotary International and has helped Fourrts win several Quality Excellence Awards over the years. Her practical approach and electrifying personality has inspired many and helped Fourrts grow and evolve over the years and achieve important milestones.
Dr Gayatri Veeramani Jayaraman is an American Board Certified Physician and Nephrologist. She completed her fellowship training in Nephrology at Harvard Medical School in the Joint Fellowship program of the Brigham and Women's Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital. Post fellowship, she practiced as a Nephrologist in Upstate New York and served as Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine at Weill Cornell Medical College. In addition to her medical degree and training, Dr Gayatri holds a degree in Pharmacy from Madras Medical College and a Masters in Health Administration and Management from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. With over 10 years of experience practising medicine in hospital based, ICU and clinic settings in the USA, Dr Gayatri has a very patient centered approach. In her role as Director of Marketing and International Business, she is involved in new business development and works closely with the domestic and international sales and marketing team. She has special interest in patient education, community health promotion and chronic disease prevention and management programs.
Dr. Sundar Jayaraman is a physician certified by the American Board of Radiology (ABR). He earned his medical degree from Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City. He completed his undergraduate studies in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He specializes in Neuroradiology and has been in practice in New York for over 15 years. He has successfully held multiple leadership positions and has served as Chairman of the Department of Radiology at several hospitals in New York. In his current role as Director of Operations and International Business at Fourrts, he engages in activities pertaining to regulated markets.
Dr Nitia V Mohan is a physician by training and completed her medical degree from Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute She has also completed a fellowship in Clinical Research(FCLR) from Apollo Hospitals, Chennai. She is an astute clinician and has keen interest in medical marketing, product innovation strategies and solutions. As Director of Medical and Administration at Fourrts, she supports the product development team and domestic marketing team with scientific data, physician liaison and product promotional activities.
Dr.Mohan Iyer is a computer engineer with a B.E from the University of Pune and Ph.D. in Computer Science from North Carolina State University. In addition, he has completed the LEAD program in Corporate Innovation from Stanford School of Business and has a Certificate in Database and Data Analytics from University of California, Santa Cruz. He has over 12 years of experience working in Oracle Corp., Riverbed Technology, VMWare and Cisco Systems within the Computer Systems, Networking and Big Data domains in USA and India. In his role at Fourrts as Director of Operations and Systems, he focuses on improving existing computing systems and evaluating new technologies for use throughout the company; additionally, he facilitates Plant 1 operational activities.