Aman Mehta, the third generation of the Mehta family, who founded the Torrent Group, was named Managing Director of the conglomerate's leading Torrent Pharmaceuticals. He is the child of Samir Mehta, the present chairman of Torrent Pharma. Aman was designated as a full-time director on Torrent Pharma's board in August 2022, signalling the start of the third-generation leadership stepping in at the firm.

The company is pleased to share that as part of our long-term strategic vision and succession planning, the Board has approved the appointment of Aman Mehta as Managing Director, effective August 1, 2025.

This appointment, it said, is aligned with the firm's commitment to building a strong, future-ready leadership team capable of delivering sustainable value to all stakeholders.

The company was founded in 1959 by Aman's grandfather, Uttambhai Nathalal Mehta, who was a medical representative with Sandoz. The group was later led by his sons, Samir and Sudhir Mehta. Samir Mehta currently serves as the Chairman of Torrent Pharma, while Sudhir is the Chairman Emeritus.

Aman, 33, holds a Bachelor's of Economics from the Boston University and an MBA from Columbia University, New York. He joined the Torrent Group in 2013.

He has been Director at Torrent Pharma since August 2022 and heads the India and RoW Business. His key achievement has been the successful integration of the Unichem acquisition, which has created significant value for the company," his profile on the company website says.

During his journey with the Group, he has held leadership roles across both power and pharma verticals.

 

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Starting with pharmaceuticals, Torrent made a foray into the power sector in 1996 and in gas business in 2018. When founder U N Mehta passed away in 1998, Sudhir, his eldest son, took charge as chairman of Torrent Pharma and Torrent Power. The group has since diversified into adjacencies - hospitals and diagnostics in healthcare and renewables, thermal, pumped hydro storage (PHS), and green hydrogen in energy.