DIA has named Kaushik Desai as director of DIA India. Kaushik brings to DIA both a deep knowledge of the global regulatory framework and the pharmaceutical environment in India as well as a passion for the vision and mission of the association.

Kaushik is a trained pharmacist with more than 25 years of experience in key management positions with multinational and domestic firms. Through 2010, he worked as CEO and director of Global Pharmatech in Bangalore. He currently serves as vice president of the Indian Pharmaceutical Association (IPA) and chairman of the Industrial Pharmacy Division.