Engineer, MBA with 27 years of working experience in multinationals in various industry segments
13 years in healthcare – last multinational stint as Managing Director, India, Thailand and Indo-China for Bausch + Lomb
Founding CEO of HCL Avitas (now HCL Healthcare)
Incubated the Chronic Care Foundation – a not for profit venture funded by Baxter Corporation to drive awareness and help therapy choice options for Renal, Cardiovascular and diabetes patients. As the Renal Business head, sponsored the Indian Peritoneal Dialysis registry and PD College – an innovative continuing medical education program for Indian nephrologists
Engineer, MBA with 27 years of working experience in multinationals in various industry segments
13 years in healthcare – last multinational stint as Managing Director, India, Thailand and Indo-China for Bausch + Lomb
Founding CEO of HCL Avitas (now HCL Healthcare)
Incubated the Chronic Care Foundation – a not for profit venture funded by Baxter Corporation to drive awareness and help therapy choice options for Renal, Cardiovascular and diabetes patients. As the Renal Business head, sponsored the Indian Peritoneal Dialysis registry and PD College – an innovative continuing medical education program for Indian nephrologists
President Academy of Family Physicians of India
Chief Editor, Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care
Executive Member WONCA World Organization of Family Doctors
Awards and recognitions include Healthcare Leadership Award 2012 India and Montegut Global Scholar Award 2013 by American Board of Family Medicine
Campaigner for Patient rights, primary care gatekeepership and family medicine. Has led and organized 2 highly successful family medicine congresses
23 years of Clinical practice across several therapeutic areas – orthopedics, General Practice
Chief Medical Officer & Head - Operations – NationWide Primary Healthcare Services Pvt. Ltd., Bangalore, India (January 2010 – July 2015)
GP Principal & Managing Partner – The Waterfield Practice (a National Health Service GP Practice), Bracknell, Berkshire, UK (2004-2006)
Staff Physician/Registrar/SHO (Internal Medicine, Geriatric Medicine, Cardiology, Pulmonology, Endocrinology, Gastroenterology, Accident & Emergency) - University Hospital of Wales
Passionate about Clinical Training, Quality Systems and Patient Empowerment
PGDM from IIM Ahmedabad, with over 25 years experience in the advertising and media industry - largely in global companies
Until recently, held the position of Market Operations Leader for Mediacom based from Singapore. Had worked with and led the Digital transformation of a very large advertiser across Japan, Korea, Australia, Philippines and ASEAN markets - as a part of the Mediacom Asia Pacific Leadership team
Core expertise is in crafting Communication and "Go To Market" Media strategies; using Consumer Insights and Analytics
Co-founded and ran a consulting practice - Domor Communication Consulting Pvt Ltd. Domor developed unique research products to measure the Consumer and Brand impact of intangibles - the solution was deployed very effectively in the IPL cricket tournament.
Is a Trained Trainer, Facilitator and Executive Coach
Is part of the founding team of Lifeschool - a not for profit venture that identifies underprivileged youth undergoing professional courses like Engineering and Medicine and helps them mainstream, compete and advance in their professional careers
Chartered Accountant with over 40 years practicing experience in India and overseas. Currently in Equity research and portfolio management
CFO at Dr. Reddys Laboratories Limited for 23 years – and participated in the transformation of . Dr. Reddy’s from a start up to a US $ 1 Bn company listed in NYSE. Was responsible for Finance and Investor Relations
Developed the European market for Dr Reddy’s through a series of organic and inorganic moves – as Head of European Operations based in London. As a member of Management Council at Dr. Reddy’s, CFO, was instrumental in the development of growth strategy and implementation
Was instrumental in developing innovative financial structures for the company's R&D and Product Development activities. This was adopted as a case study in Harvard Business School
On the Board of Schneider Electric President Systems Ltd. On the Board of a European Company
He was nominated as one of the finalists for CNBC for the Best Indian CFO in 2007. He was also awarded Chairman's Excellence Award at Dr. Reddy’s
Professor, Public Systems Group. Director, Center for Management of Healthcare Studies, IIM Ahmedabad. Full Professor at IIM Ahmedabad since 1984
Visiting professors positions held :
M.S. Ph.D in Operations Research, Cornell University, USA – 1977
Professional Affiliations : Member, Governing Council, Gujarat State Health Society; Member Gujarat State Council on Blood Transfusion, Government of Gujarat
Areas of Academic interest and research: Hospital Management, Public Health, Health Policy and Planning, Governance and Management of Health Systems; Operations Research; MIS; IT Strategy, Logistics Management
Professor, Public Systems Group. Director, Center for Management of Healthcare Studies, IIM Ahmedabad. Full Professor at IIM Ahmedabad since 1984
Visiting professors positions held :
M.S. Ph.D in Operations Research, Cornell University, USA – 1977
Professional Affiliations : Member, Governing Council, Gujarat State Health Society; Member Gujarat State Council on Blood Transfusion, Government of Gujarat
Areas of Academic interest and research: Hospital Management, Public Health, Health Policy and Planning, Governance and Management of Health Systems; Operations Research; MIS; IT Strategy, Logistics Management
Surya N. Mohapatra, Ph.D. is former Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Quest Diagnostics Incorporated, the world's leading provider of diagnostic testing, information and services. Dr. Mohapatra is among a select group of India-born Fortune 500 Chief Executives and has held senior leadership positions in the health care industry for more than 30 years. He has been a strong advocate of patient empowerment and accountability to improve healthcare and reduce costs.
Dr. Mohapatra joined Quest Diagnostics in February, 1999 as SVP and COO. He was appointed President in June of 1999 and was elected to the company's Board of Directors in October 2002. In May 2004, he was appointed CEO and was named Chairman of the Board of Directors in December of that year. He is a member of the Board of Directors of XYLEM Inc. and a Trustee of Rockefeller University.
In addition, Dr. Mohapatra was a member of the Center for Strategic International Studies Commission on Smart Global Health Policy and has participated in the World Economic Forum, Davos, on healthcare topics.
Prior to joining Quest Diagnostics, he served as SVP and a member of the executive committee of GEC-Picker International, now part of Phillips Medical Systems, where he played an important role in the design, manufacture and commercialization of Magnetic Resonance Imaging.
Dr. Mohapatra holds a BS in Electrical Engineering from Regional Engineering College (now the National Institute of Technology), Rourkela, India and Sambalpur University, India; a Master of Science in Medical Electronics, University of Salford, England; and a Doctorate in Medical Physics from University of London and the Royal College of Surgeons of England.
He is the author of several publications and patents, including the book "Non Invasive Cardiovascular Monitoring by Electrical Impedance Technique." Areas of interest: non-invasive patient monitoring, diagnostic imaging, diagnostic testing, global health and information technology.
Daljit Singh is the President-Fortis Healthcare Limited, Chairman-Malar Hospitals, and a Director on the Board of Lanka Hospitals Corporation PLC, Dion Global Solutions Limited and HealthFore Technologies Limited. During his tenure of 14 years with Fortis, he has led the Company’s Projects Function, Strategy and Organizational Development Functions and has held the office of the Chief Executive Officer. He has over 41 yrs of rich management experience in the Corporate sector.
Mr Singh has been a pivotal member of the top management team of Fortis Healthcare that conceptualized, formulated and implemented Fortis’ growth strategy to position it as India’s leading Healthcare delivery organization in a short span of almost 13 years.
Prior to joining Fortis, Mr Singh was on the Board of Directors of ICI India, a subsidiary of the British Multinational, Imperial Chemicals Industry plc, as the Executive Director in charge of Human Resources, Manufacturing, External Relations and Communications. Amongst key responsibilities held at ICI India, he was the Chief Executive for Pharmaceuticals, Specialties and Catalyst businesses. He was member of the ICI Global Manufacturing Group, SSHE Excellence Group and the Global HR Forum. His key experience and achievements have been in the areas of developing progressive HR strategies and ensuring their implementation, organizational restructuring, building high performance culture and leading teams to deliver business value. He has successfully planned and executed significant change programs.
Mr Singh is an acknowledged expert and thought leader in the domain of Healthcare. He represents Fortis at Industry forums like the CII, FICCI, NatHealth, DMA and led several healthcare related committees. He is an active participant on the World Economic Forum platform and is on the Steering Boards constituted by the Forum to guide a number of major Global projects: “Scenarios for Sustainable Health Systems”, “The Healthy Living Charter”, and “Health Systems Leapfrogging”. He was on the Forum’s Advisory Board on “The Economic Burden of Non Communicable Diseases in India” and is currently on the Global Agenda Council on Ageing. He has spoken on panels and presented to Indian and International audiences on themes related to Healthcare.
A certified Life and Executive Coach, he works with Senior Management to enhance personal performance and fulfillment. He also leads and facilitates workshops on Strategy, Business Planning & Leadership. He has mentored and coached several leaders across sectors. He has supported, guided and worked with high performers and leaders in ICI, Mercedes Benz, E&Y, Sapient, Ricoh, WNS, Carrier Midea, PwC, SI group, Schneider, M&M and Fortis.
A graduate from the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, Mr. Singh was a Commonwealth Scholar to the Senior Management Programme at the Manchester Business School. With an outstanding track record in the field of athletics, his current interests include athletics, high altitude trekking, adventure sports, spirituality, music and reading.
