Swaminathan Dandapani appointed as Executive Chairman of Manipal Health Enterprises
Manipal Health Enterprises (MHE) has appointed Swaminathan Dandapani as its Executive Chairman. He has taken over this position with effect from May 2, 2013. In his new role, he will be responsible to drive the growth of the company’s business through large scale investments.
MHE is looking forward to an even more formidable presence with its plans to enhance growth in the cities that it is already present in and to enter newer geographies, a mission that will be guided by Swaminathan.
“This is the most opportune time to hand over the reins to a new visionary to help the company pursue its ambitious goals. Swami brings with him over 35 years of rich and varied professional experience in General Management. Under his leadership, the company would grow its business through large scale investments in appropriately located hospital facilities, making sure that the hard won reputation gets enhanced through even higher standards of patient care, efficient and ethical business practices,” said Dr Ramdas Pai—the outgoing Chairman of MHE.
Swaminathan, popularly known as Swami, comes with rich experience in the fields of General Management, Finance and Accounting, Sales and Marketing, International Trading and Human Resources Management. He has reportedly handled multiple roles across sales, marketing and operations, leading global teams in several manufacturing and service industries and has also been associated with infrastructure projects in India and overseas. Swaminathan has had successful stints in leadership positions with global corporations.
Prior to his appointment as Executive Chairman at MHE, Swaminathan was with Infosys BPO from 2004 till his recent retirement, as its Managing Director and CEO.