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Cost cutting at his clinics has cost wealthy Nevada-based physician Dipak Desai his reputation.
More than 30 years ago, a young Indian doctor called Dipak Desai landed in New York looking for fame and fortune. Since then he has found fortune. On September 27, 2009, he will have national, if not international, fame, though not the way he might have wanted it.
Running Ranbaxy
Malvinder Mohan Singh, CEO of Ranbaxy, aims to make the company the world's fifth-largest generic drug maker by 2012.
For the moment, the most famous Sikh in the world is Manmohan Singh, prime minister of India. Soon it could be Malvinder Mohan Singh, CEO of Ranbaxy, India’s largest pharmaceuticals company.
At 35, Malvinder is young for the top job. There had been many sceptics when he was appointed CEO in January 2006, not least because his family, a major player in India’s healthcare industry, is the controlling shareholder of Ranbaxy.
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