AstraZeneca Pharma India has appointed Vinay Sharma as the Business Unit Head for its Rare Disease unit, effective from July 1, 2024. 

Sharma is a Post Graduate in Marketing Management and Business Administration with over 23 years of industry experience. 

He joined AstraZeneca India in 2013 as Marketing Manager Diabetes. Over the last decade, years, he has held multiple sales, marketing, patient advocacy lead, and leadership positions in AstraZeneca India and other international markets. He has been instrumental in leading the best-in-class launch of Forxiga in India. 

Currently, Sharma is a part of the Philippines Country Leadership Team as Business Unit Head Respiratory and Immunology.