Chief Executive Officer at Novopor Advanced Science Private Limited
📍 Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Rajendra Kumar Sahu serves as the Chief Executive Officer of Novopor Advanced Science, a global specialty chemical CDMO platform supported by Bain Capital. An alumnus of NIT Rourkela and IIM Ahmedabad, he has a strong background in technology and process engineering from leadership roles at Navin Fluorine, PI Industries, and SUN PHARMA.
He is leading the establishment and growth of Novopor, a new global platform created by private equity firm Bain Capital.
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Experience
14 Years
Current Role
Chief Executive Officer
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Personality Overview
How Rajendra shows up
Systematic
Cautious & Analytical
Not Easily Convinced
They prefer to fully evaluate every situation. While they don't hesitate to ask questions, they are generally risk-averse and tend to be late adopters. They generally do not appreciate an overfriendly approach and prefer to stay to-the-point.
Priorities
Topics Rajendra cares about
CDMO Growth
As CEO of Novopor and former CEO of Navin Fluorine's CDMO unit, his focus is on expanding contract development and manufacturing services.
Team Recognition
Frequently uses social media to publicly congratulate and acknowledge the achievements of his team members at Novopor.
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Career
Work history
9-2025
Chief Executive Officer
Novopor Advanced Science Private Limited
4-2020 - 9-2025
Chief Executive Officer - CDMO
Navin Fluorine International Ltd.
5-2018 - 4-2020
AVP Technology
PI Industries Ltd
1-2011 - 4-2018
Global Head -Process Engineering
SUN PHARMA
In the press
Media appearances
CPHI MILAN 2024 – Rajendra Kumar Sahu, CEO of Novopor Advanced Science Private Limited. Featured in YouTube
Calculativeness (C) reflects the degree to which a person is likely to be cautious, systematic and analytical. Those scoring high tend to emphasise quality and accuracy.
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