Becton, Dickinson and Co appoints Pavan Mocherla as MD for India, South Asia

New Delhi: Global medical technology firm Becton, Dickinson and Company (BD) said it has appointed Pavan Mocherla as the new managing director for India and South Asia operations.

With more than 25 years of experience across various industries, Mocherla has held multiple positions and managed several projects in both emerging and developed markets, BD said in a statement.

He has been with BD for over 14 years in business and strategic roles, it added.

"In his last assignment in BD for Strategic Innovation, he was instrumental in setting up an Innovation System to accelerate growth opportunities for the markets of China and South East Asia," the statement said.

In his current role, Mocherla will be driving patient safety initiatives like antimicrobial resistance, healthcare-associated infections reduction, and spearhead projects to improve access to technology in the global health space (HIV, TB) through engagement with stakeholders across government and multilateral agencies, it added.

Prior to BD, Mocherla was associated with organisations like Whirlpool, ONIDA, and NIIT, the statement said.