- Ajit Shetty
Ajit, Baron Shetty is an
India n/Belgian businessman, who was born inBangalore ,India . He is Chairman of the Board of Directors and Managing Director ofJanssen Pharmaceutica , a pharmaceutical company and subsidiary ofJohnson & Johnson , with its headquarters inBeerse ,Belgium . Shetty also serves as president of Global Chemical & Pharmaceutical Operations forJohnson & Johnson ofNew Brunswick ,New Jersey in theUnited States . He is married to Christine Clerinx, a niece of the founder of Janssen Pharmaceutica, the latePaul Janssen , and lives inVosselaar .Education
He spent his early years in
Chennai , India, where he did his schooling atMadras Christian College and graduated from Loyola College in Chennai. He received a B.A. degree in Natural Sciences and a PhD degree inMetallurgy from Trinity College atCambridge University . In1976 , he obtained an MSIA degree fromCarnegie Mellon University .Career
He joined Janssen Pharmaceutica, in
1976 and has held various positions in the company, including President of Janssen Pharmaceutica Inc., Piscataway,New Jersey , USA, from1986 until1989 in order to establish the business in the USA. Shetty is General Manager of Janssen Animal Health in Belgium (since October1997 ). He has been Managing Director of Janssen Pharmaceutica since1999 and Chairman of the Board of Directors, since2004 , when he succeededBob Stouthuysen Memberships
Shetty has been a Member of the Board of Directors of INNOTEK
Geel since May1996 . He is also a member of the Board of Directors ofVOKA since April2000 , and a Member of the Board of Directors ofForum 187 inBrussels since April2006 , and was elected as its Chairman in May 2006.Honors
He was elected "Manager of the Year" in 2004 in
Flanders ,by the magazine "Trends and the Flemish Management Association" (VMA).ource
* [http://www.janssenpharmaceutica.be/news_headlines35_E.asp Manager of the Year in 2004] (Janssen Pharmaceutica)
* [http://alumni2.tepper.cmu.edu/alumniweb/events/specialFiles/shetty.htm Ajit Shetty] (CMU)
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