Anita Tripathy has been appointed president of inVentiv Health’s India operations. Ms. Tripathy will be responsible for the management, development and growth of all business units in India across inVentiv’s Clinical and Commercial segments. She will be based in Mumbai and report to inVentiv Health executive vice president, Ray Hill.

Ms. Tripathy joins the company from Capgemini in India, where she served on the leadership team of the global provider of consulting, technology and outsourcing services. Earlier in her career, she led the Strategic Business Unit for Life Sciences in India for Cognizant, where she orchestrated teams based out of India, China and Argentina, delivering services across North America, Europe and Asia Pacific.  

“By enhancing our organization in India and our service offerings there, inVentiv is prepared to better meet our customers’ need for more cost-effective research, data services and strategic outsourcing,” said Paul Meister, chief executive officer of inVentiv Health. “India remains a top choice among global pharmaceutical and biotech companies on the skills-to-cost scale, and Anita’s deep understanding of India, IT and the life sciences sector will support our growth.”