Monday, May 25, 2009

Daiichi show Ranbaxy who's the daddy!

Almost a year after sealing a deal to sell his family's 34.8% stake in Ranbaxy Laboratories, India's leading generics drugs maker, to Japanese pharma giant Daiichi Sankyo for a cool $2 billion, billionaire Malvinder Singh stepped down from his post of chairman, CEO and managing director.

Two directors nominated by Singh to Ranbaxy's 10-member board, also resigned, marking the end of the Singh family's 48-year hold over the company. Ranbaxy was founded by Malvinder Singh's grandfather Bhai Mohan Singh in 1961.

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