Our Team

T.S. Prasad | Founder and Managing Director

Mr. Prasad completed his bachelor degree in commerce (with Honors) from the Indian Institute of Management and Commerce in 1980 and has been leading Almelo ever since. His entrepreneurship has led Almelo grow from a small-scale dye manufacturing company to an advanced pharmaceutical ingredients manufacturing group of companies. The positive attitude carried by him reverberates within and around the organization.

Dr. Keshav Deo
 | Executive Director – Technical

Dr. Keshav Deo has earned his Ph.D in Medicinal Chemistry from Central Drug Research Institute in Lucknow, India, in 1989 and Master’s Degree from Agra University in 1985.Dr. Deo is a life member of various national, international chemical research societies and scientific advisory boards. He is supervisor and Adjunct Professor for students pursuing a PhD degree in Indian universities. He also holds more than 330 patent applications, globally.

Anand Tatambhotla
 | Executive Director – Operations

Anand is a Chemical Engineering graduate from IIT Bombay and holds an MBA with a concentration in Health Strategies from the University of Cambridge. He has worked in the management consulting industry, Zinnov (a boutique advisory firm) and Ernst & Young, where he advised several Fortune 500 companies, Indian government departments and industry associations. Anand also started a program at Indian School of Business to explore the barriers to medicine access in marginalized communities.