Management Team
Dr. Anitha Thampi is the Chairperson and Managing Director of HLL.
She has an experience of over 30 years in technical and managerial positions with HLL. She has held a variety of roles in the company, including Vice President of HLL Corporate R&D, CEO of HLL Management Academy, the academic and social development division of HLL, CEO of Goa Antibiotics & Pharmaceuticals Limited (subsidiary of HLL), in charge of the HR department at HLL, and Unit Chief of HLL Peroorkada factory.
She graduated from the University of Kerala with a B.Tech in chemical engineering. She obtained her M.Tech in Technology and Development and her PhD in Municipal Solid Waste Management from IIT Mumbai. Her parents are Late R. Velayudhan Thampi and Seethalekshmi Amma. Mr. Ajayakumar, her husband is a senior designer at Ernst & Young and her daughter Meenakshi A, is a student.
Director (Marketing)
Mr.Ajit N
Mr. Ajit.N joined HLL Lifecare Limited as Director (Marketing) on 18 th March 2024. Mr. Ajit N comes with vast experience spanning 3 decades in Sales & Marketing and has been working at HLL for the past 24 years. He was working as the Senior Vice President - Marketing and was responsible for the marketing operations of the company. He joined HLL in the year 2000 as Regional Manager (North) and was responsible for the operations of the Consumer Business, marketing brands like MOODS Condoms, USTAD Condoms, SAHELI Oral Contraceptive pills, and social marketing. In 2016, he was also entrusted with the expansion and management of HINDLABS, the Diagnostic Services Business of HLL, which today handles some of the largest Public Sector Diagnostic Projects in Medical Pathlabs and Imaging.
Mr. Ajit N is a B.Sc. (Hons) Physics graduate and MBA in Marketing. Prior to joining HLL, he had tenure with Bajaj Electricals Ltd.
Director (Finance)
Mr. Remesh P
Mr. Remesh P assumed charge as Director (Finance) on 10 September 2025. A seasoned finance professional, Mr. Remesh has over 27 years of experience with HLL, having joined the organisation in 1998 as Assistant Manager (Finance). Over the years, he has held key leadership roles across multiple divisions, including heading the finance functions of major manufacturing units of HLL. He has been serving as the Chief Finance Officer of the Company since 2023.
His expertise covers a wide spectrum of financial and organisational domains, including Financial Management, Treasury Management, Taxation, Budgeting, Costing, Forex Management, Pricing Policies, Audit Management, and Contracting & Procurement Management.
He is a Commerce graduate from the University of Kerala and an Associate Member of the Institute of Cost Accountants of India.
Director (Technical & Operations)
Mr Benny Joseph
Shri Benny Joseph is the Director (Technical & Operations) of HLL Lifecare Limited. He joined HLL in 1995 as an Executive Trainee and brings over three decades of experience across the Company’s manufacturing, marketing and service verticals. Prior to this role, he served as Vice President & Group Head (Pharma) and Chief Executive Officer of HLL Infra Tech Services (HITES), and held key responsibilities in manufacturing divisions at HLL’s Peroorkada and Akkulam units
He has extensive expertise in the manufacturing of critical medical devices, including blood bags, intrauterine devices (Copper-T), and male and female condoms, and has contributed to strengthening systems in line with international quality standards.
A gold medallist in B.Tech (Chemical Engineering) from Government Engineering College, Thrissur, he hails from Kanakkary in Kottayam. He is married to Smt. Boby Mathew and has three sons.
