A team that is driven by success
As one of the biggest players in the pharmaceutical industry, our journey to the top has been steered by our leadership team. With a combined experience of over 300 years, their passion and determination to put customers’ evolving requirements at the center of our innovation have helped us grow, excel, and succeed.

Ajit Singh
Ajit Singh earned his graduation degree from Cambridge University, UK, and post-graduation degree from Harvard Business School, USA. He currently resides in Mumbai, India, and travels widely to study pharmaceutical and allied industries.
Ajit is the Chairman of the ACG Group (formerly known as the Associated Capsules Group of Companies), which is headquartered in Mumbai. He has played a prominent role in the development of the pharmaceutical and allied industries in India and has served as an executive committee member of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI), a regional council member of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), Western Region, and other prominent pharmaceutical associations in India. He has also been conferred with prestigious awards for his contributions and thoughtful leadership to the pharmaceutical industry.
Ajit was a founder-member of the Young Presidents’ Organization – India Chapter and the first Indian to be invited to serve on its international board in the USA.

Jasjit Singh
Along with his brother, Ajit, Jasjit started the Associated Capsules Group in Mumbai in 1962.
Jasjit has always been interested in technology – particularly that relating to machine design – and earned a degree in Mechanical Engineering from London University. He has dozens of patents to his credit, and under his leadership the ACG Group has received numerous global awards for technology, excellence and social welfare.
Jasjit has been actively involved with starting new Forums of the Young Presidents’ Organisation. He served as the Chairman of the Mumbai Chapter, and helped found the Kolkata Chapter before becoming a founding President of the World Presidents’ Organisation. Jasjit has also received the Vijay Ratna Award for leadership in Industry, and recognition from UNIDO for his contribution to the fields of pharmaceutical technology and environmental science.
Jasjit’s other interests include self-education, reading, music, collecting rare works of arts and helping young contemporary artists, cooking, and travelling to different parts of the world – especially with his family.

Karan Singh
An organisational psychologist by education, Karan has transformed ACG from a modest Indian business into a world-renowned institution, revolutionising its vision and long-term strategy to ensure global growth. Karan has overseen ACG’s remarkable digital transformation, adopting breakthrough technologies that not only keep medicines safe, affordable, and accessible – but also vastly improve manufacturing and supply chains. Meanwhile, he has led a series of tuck-in acquisitions that ensure ACG pioneers continuously in terms of innovation and scale.
Passionate about converting ideas into growth opportunities, he supports entrepreneurial visions that solve real-world challenges. As an investor and mentor to more than 35 health-tech start-ups, guiding strategy, technology, expertise and networks, Karan seeks to consolidate the next generation of leadership – one that will secure better access and bridge availability across the global health industry.
Karan serves on the India Advisory Board for the India-Brazil Chamber of Commerce, is Co-Chair for FICCI LAC Regional Council, a key advisor to Nasscom, and an active contributor to the Global Lighthouse Network community of the World Economic Forum. Years of keen basketball-playing underpin his leadership, communication, and competitive spirit, and have brought about ACG-NBA Jump, a grassroots programme to give Indian basketballers a global platform.

Selwyn Noronha
CEO ACG CAPSULES

Selwyn Noronha

Richard Stedman
CEO ACG ENGINEERING

Richard Stedman

SR Shivshankar
CEO ACG PACKAGING MATERIALS

SR Shivshankar

Udit Singh
CEO ACG INSPECTION

Udit Singh

Sunil Jha
Chief Human Resource Officer

Sunil Jha

Werner Bongers
CEO SCITECH

Werner Bongers

Nitin Desai
Chief Commercial Officer

Nitin Desai

Parag Shah
Chief Financial Officer

Parag Shah

Shankar Gupta
Chief Sales Officer

Shankar Gupta

Balajikasiram Sundararajan
Chief Digital Officer

Balajikasiram Sundararajan

Alexander Robertson
Chief Marketing Officer

Alexander Robertson
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