The News Editor for Express Pharma magazine in its “Editor’s Note” for the latest edition (July 16th-30th), has made a special mention of a study conducted under the Knowledge Partnership Programme (KPP), supported by DFID and implemented by IPE Global. In the Editor’s Note titled “Betting big on M&As”, Viveka Roychowdhury refers to a report released in November last year titled, ‘Impact of Merger & Acquisitions in Indian Pharma on Production, Access and Pricing of Drugs’, which analysed six major cases in which Indian pharma companies were acquired by MNCs, covering three years before and after the acquisition.
M.K. Padma Kumar is involved in developing strategies and managing operations for the IPE Global Group.
He has over 25 years of experience in the development sector, working in civil society organisations and international development agencies like DANIDA and DFID. As the Head of State Partnerships at the DFID India, he was responsible for developing partnerships, programme design, management and strategic oversight of all programmes implemented in Bihar, Madhya Pradesh and Odisha. He has managed various development programmes. His expertise lies in driving operational, financial and programmatic transformations. Before DFID, he was associated with Danish International Development Agency (DANIDA), Help Age and World Wildlife Fund.
He holds a Master’s degree in Business Management with specialisation in Human Resource Management and Finance. He is extensively trained in Project Cycle Management, Grant Management, Performance Management, Leadership Skills and Change Management.
