About

Dr. Gangavarapu Srinivasa Rao

PhD · MTech · PGDEL (NLSIU) · Diploma in Industrial Safety

Hyderabad, Telangana, India

From Environmental Chemist at NATCO Pharma in 1993, through three decades of ascending roles across India's most demanding pharmaceutical environments, to independent consultancy: a career built entirely from inside the industry.

Dr. GSR started in pharma EHS in 1993: Environmental Chemist at NATCO Pharma, then Environmental Officer at DIVIS Laboratories. He spent the following decade building his expertise at progressively larger facilities, eventually joining Mylan where he rose from General Manager through Senior General Manager to Associate Vice President. When Mylan merged with Upjohn to form Viatris, he stayed as AVP before becoming Head of EHS at Matrix Pharma Corp.

Every TSPCB and APPCB inspection, every MoEFCC clearance, every third-party audit, every enforcement risk across those 30 years: managed from the inside. That's the experience this practice is built on.

Alongside that career, Dr. GSR earned an MTech in Environmental Management (1st Division), a PGDEL from the National Law School of India University (Grade A), a Diploma in Industrial Safety, and a PhD in Environmental Science and Technology. He is, as far as we know, the only independent EHS consultant in Telangana with both a doctorate and a law qualification from NLSIU.

Career

Professional Experience

30+ years of progressive EHS leadership in Indian pharmaceutical manufacturing.

Head of EHS

Matrix Pharmacorp Pvt. Ltd.

Most Recent

May 2024 – 2025 · India

Associate Vice President

Viatris

Sep 2020 – Sep 2024 · India

4 years · Strategy & Safety Management Systems

Associate Vice President

Mylan

Aug 2018 – Sep 2020 · India

2 years 2 months

Senior General Manager

Mylan

2016 – 2018 · India

2 years

General Manager

Mylan

2012 – 2016 · India

4 years

Environmental Officer

DIVIS Laboratories

Nov 1995 – May 1998 · Hyderabad, Telangana

EHS · 2 years 7 months

Environmental Chemist

NATCO Pharma

Jan 1993 – Dec 1995 · India

3 years

Qualifications

Education & Credentials

Academic qualifications earned alongside a full professional career.

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Environmental Science and Technology

Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University Hyderabad (JNTUH)

Post-career doctorate

Conducted alongside senior industry leadership roles

Diploma in Industrial Safety

Industrial Safety

Annamalai University

2008 – 2009

Post Graduate Diploma in Environmental Law (PGDEL)

Environmental Law

Grade A

National Law School of India University (NLSIU)

Jun 2007 – Jun 2008

India's premier law institution

Master of Technology (MTech)

Environmental Management

1st Division

Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University Hyderabad (JNTUH)

Jun 2004 – Jun 2007

Bachelor of Technology (BTech)

Engineering

Kakatiya Institute of Technology & Science, Warangal

Skills

Core Competencies

Practical expertise developed across 30 years of pharmaceutical EHS operations.

EHS Management SystemsISO 14001:2015ISO 45001:2018Environmental Impact AssessmentHazardous Waste ManagementMSIHC ComplianceHAZOP FacilitationProcess Safety ManagementCPCB / TSPCB / APPCB ComplianceMoEFCC ClearancesETP / ZLD AdvisoryAir Quality MonitoringEnvironmental Law (PGDEL)NGT ProceedingsSafety AuditsEHS Training & DevelopmentTechnical PresentationsStrategic EHS Leadership

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