AstraZeneca Pharma India ropes in Harish Dash as Senior Director, Commercial IT & Digital
Bangalore: AstraZeneca Pharma India has announced the appointment of Harish Dash as Senior Director, Commercial IT & Digital, with effect from March 3, 2025.
Harish brings over 24 years of experience in technology and strategy, with extensive expertise in leveraging digital solutions to drive business growth, innovation, and operational excellence.
He served as President and CIO at Finolex Industries, where he led the digital and IT function to drive enterprise-wide transformation through automation and AI. He accelerated data-driven decision-making across the enterprise and forged strategic technology partnerships to drive digitalization and innovation.
He has also held leadership roles at Tata Capital, GE, and Tata Motors.
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An entrepreneur at heart, Harish has co-founded and managed his own tech company and has actively mentored several tech startups.
He holds a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from NIT Rourkela. A firm believer in lifelong learning, he remains engaged with emerging technologies to navigate the evolving digital landscape.
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AstraZeneca India was established in 1979 and is headquartered at Bengaluru, Karnataka. AstraZeneca Pharma India Limited is the operating company and covers manufacturing, sales and marketing activities of the company in India.
It is a listed company and is a subsidiary of AstraZeneca Plc, UK.
