Venugopala Reddy Pagadala
Vice President & CFO- FINANCE & ACCOUNTS
Mr. Venugopala Reddy, Vice President & CFO, CRDMO, is leading the Finance function across all segments, sites, and businesses of Jubilant Biosys. He is based at the Jubilant Biosys site in Bengaluru.
Venugopala joins Jubilant Biosys from Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories, where he most recently served as Cluster Finance Head – CTOs (API). In this role, he led the finance function for eight API manufacturing units located across India, Mexico, and the UK.
He is a results-driven finance professional with a proven track record of establishing cross-functional partnerships to drive strong business outcomes. He has worked across diverse sectors including Pharmaceuticals, Oil & Gas, FMCG, CRO/CDMO, and Pharmaceutical industries in India and internationally. Over his 17-year career, he has built holistic experience across multiple facets of finance, including manufacturing, commercial finance, controllership, FP&A, M&A, and managing large capital investments. Prior to his tenure at Dr. Reddy’s, he held leadership positions at Syngene International Ltd., Cipla, Nestlé, and Bharat Petroleum.
Venugopala is a qualified Chartered Accountant (merit holder), Cost Accountant (CMA), and Company Secretary.