Siddharth Mittal takes over as CEO, Joint MD of Biocon

Former CFO takes over as the CEO of the Bengaluru based biopharmaceutical company

Bengaluru-headquartered biopharmaceuticals company Biocon Ltd on Tuesday said Siddharth Mittal has taken over as its chief executive officer and joint managing director.

"Siddharth Mittal has taken over as Chief Executive Officer & Joint Managing Director of the company starting December 1, 2019," the company said in a BSE filing.

Mittal has been serving as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Biocon since August 2014, the filing said.

"I am very pleased to welcome Siddharth as CEO & Joint MD of Biocon," Biocon CMD Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw said.