NEW DELHI: Pharma major Dr Reddy's Laboratories Thursday said it has appointed Axis Bank's former MD and CEO Shikha Sharma as company's independent additional director for five years. Sharma was the Managing Director and CEO of Axis Bank from June 2009 up to December 2018, it added. During her tenure with the ICICI group, she was instrumental in setting up ICICI Securities, Dr Reddy's said. Sharma holds an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad and PGD in Software Technology from National Centre for Software Technology, Mumbai, it added. Shares of Dr Reddy's Laboratories closed at ₹2,723.75 per scrip on the BSE, up 2.21 per cent from its previous close.

Source: Mint January 31, 2019 13:41 UTC