Chairman & CEO
Dr. Veerappan Subramanian has over 30 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry, has developed and commercialized more than 200 specialty drug products, and is credited as a business pioneer in the area of generic pharmaceuticals. Prior to founding Somerset Pharma, he established the development and marketing companies Novel Laboratories and GAVIS Pharmaceuticals in 2008, developing over 100 ANDAs in the controlled drugs, semi-solids, and inhalations forms, commercializing revenues of over $100 million prior to acquisition by Lupin Pharmaceuticals in 2015. Prior to founding Novel and GAVIS, Dr.Subramanian founded Kali Laboratories in 1997, specializing in immediate release, modified release, and controlled drug products and filing over 50 ANDAs prior to its acquisition by Par Pharma in 2005. Prior to becoming an entrepreneur, Dr. Subramanian has held numerous executive and leadership positions at IVAX/Zenith Laboratories, Purepac, Johnson & Johnson, Richardson Vicks, and Squibb. Dr. Subramanian received his Ph.D. in Pharmacy from Rutgers University in 1981 and has both a Bachelors and a Masters in Pharmacy. He is a registered pharmacist in New York and New Jersey.
General Manager
Dr. Ilango Subramanian is General Manager of Somerset Pharma, LLC. He is responsible for all Technical Operations, Manufacturing, and Research & Development. Prior to joining Somerset, Dr.Subramanian held a number of leadership positions at Novel Laboratories and GAVIS Pharmaceuticals from 2010 to 2015 as Vice President, responsible for Corporate Development, Biopharmaceutics, Medical Affairs, and Project Management. As a cross-functional executive, Dr.Subramanian coordinated the Novel and GAVIS teams in development of over 100 drug products and commercialization of 25 drug products as well as creating strategic development alliances with R&D organizations in softgel and transdermal drug technologies. Prior to this, Dr.Subramanian served as a Project Manager at Publicis Healthcare and a Consultant for BGB Healthcare Group. Dr. Subramanian received a Doctor of Pharmacy from Rutgers University Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy in 2009 and a Masters in Business Administration from New York University Stern School of Business in 2014. He is a registered pharmacist in New Jersey.
Vice President, Quality & Regulatory Affairs
Scott Talbot joined Somerset in 2019 as the Vice President of Quality Assurance & Regulatory Affairs. In this role, Mr.Talbot manages all regulatory and quality operations within the company. Mr.Talbot brings to Somerset over 30 years of quality and compliance experience with extensive expertise in sterile facility compliance with the FDA. Before joining Somerset , Scott served as Vice President of Quality and Regulatory Affairs for Slayback Pharma. Prior to Slayback, Mr.Talbot held management positions at Baxter Healthcare, Bausch & Lomb Pharmaceuticals, Teva, and Actavis. He has worked closely with FDA district offices in Puerto Rico, Florida, Kansas, and New Jersey on behalf of facilities in those districts, successfully resolving issues raised by FDA warning letters sent to these facilities. Scott holds bachelor’s degrees in biology and chemistry from Illinois State University.
Chief Commercial Officer
Arun Menon joined Somerset in 2019 as Chief Commercial Officer. He is responsible for business development, commercialization and for managing activities related to sales, marketing and corporate business development. Prior to joining Somerset, Mr.Menon served as President of North America at Claris Injectables, overseeing all sales and marketing staff while reaching $70 million of revenues. Claris was subsequently acquired by Baxter International in 2017. With a career spanning 21 years in the industry, he has experience in commercialization of pharmaceutical business in United States, Canada and European markets. He has been responsible for setting up sales and commercial infrastructure including product selection, finance, regulatory and distribution, with a primary focus of establishing a successful sales and marketing organization in United States.
Chief Financial Officer
Arshad Kagalwalla joined Somerset Pharma, LLC in July2016 as Chief Financial Officer. Arshad has over 20 years of experience in Finance & Accounting and 15 years in the generic pharmaceutical industry. He is currently responsible for the accounting operations, financial planning and analysis, budgeting and forecasting, taxation and revenue management including contracts and pricing for Somerset. Prior to joining Somerset, Arshad was head of Finance and Accounting at Novel Laboratories and GAVIS Pharmaceuticals. He has also worked as an accounting executive for Par Pharmaceuticals and Kali Laboratories. Arshad spent the early part of his career in public accounting, receiving a CPA in 2004, and is a Chartered Accountant in India.