Before embarking on a career in health care consulting, Mr. Pal was Jt. Managing Director for one of the fastest growing and most diversified Indian companies, that has achieved an enviable position through licensing and co-marketing route.  Prior to this Mr.Pal was the Director on the board of Parke-Davis (India) limited an affiliate of Warner-Lambert Company.  Here he was responsible for business development and for all of the corporation’s technical operations involving APIs, pharmaceutical formulations, confectionery, consumer products and chewing gums. 
       
Mr. Pal has had extensive ‘hands on’ experience in France, Germany, U.K., U.S.A. and Philippines. He possesses a rare blend of knowledge and expertise combining first hand experience with that of controlling and directing the entire gamut of business activities.  His enviable track record is the result of his knack of building cohesive and highly motivated teams, with strong and single-minded focus towards achieving the corporation’s objectives.        

In a career spanning nearly four decades, Mr. Pal has made notable contribution to the growth of several Pharmaceutical, Bulk-actives & Confectionery manufacturing companies and has been, in turn, richly rewarded and recognized, as reflected in the positions he has occupied.  Besides, Elder Pharmaceuticals (Chief Executive) [1994-97] and Parke Davis (member of Board of Directors) [1975-94], his past work experiences include Warner Hindustan [1972-75], Grimault and Roussel [1959-72].

His experience is backed by a solid academic profile. ; He obtained his Masters degree in Pharmacy and has ‘AMP’, from  Asian Institute of Management in Manila, to his credit.  Starting  his career as a quality control chemist,  Mr. Pal rose to the position of Production Manager in  an affiliate of Roussel -Uclaf in India at the young age of 23.  

Mr. Pal is in great demand as a speaker for various industry meetings and symposia and is on the guest faculty of many prestigious institutions.  He has participated / Chaired many National and International professional meetings. - American Chemical Society (ACS), Commonwealth Pharmaceutical Association (CPA), Federation of International Pharmaceutique (FIP), International Business Communications (IBC) -to name just a few.  He was the President of the 46th Indian Pharmaceutical Congress held at Chandigarh in December l994 - over 3000 delegates attended this meeting from India and abroad. 

• National President : Indian Pharmaceutical Congress
• National President : Indian Pharmaceutical Association
• Regulatory Bodies – Government of India
• Executive Member – Drug Technical Advisory Board
• Executive Member – The Indian Pharmacopoeia Committee
• Chairman Non Parenteral Products Committee
• Advisory Board Member – Pharmapulse and PharmaBiz the leading pharmaceutical weekly news magazines
• Consulting Editor – Technology – Pharma Manager, a leading Monthly, in academic collaboration with Pharmaceutical Executive,  & Pharmaceutical Technology.
• Executive Member – Governing Body – Indian Institute of Packaging.
• President - PAMDAL - Industry Association.

• Vice President : Commonwealth Pharmaceutical Association
• Consultant : The World Bank
• Consultant: United Nations Industrial Development Organization.