Family tree of Pankaj Patel

The billion dollar Cadila Healthcare was founded in 1952 as Cadila Laboratories by Ramanbhai Patel and his friend Indravadan Modi. Ramanbhai’s son Pankaj joined the group in 1975 after studying pharmacy at the Gujarat University, but the firm split in 1995 as Modi’s sons joined in. Upon Ramanbhai’s death in 2001, Pankaj Patel took charge of Cadila and made it one of India’s top generic firms. Pankaj’s son Sharvil joined Cadila in 2007 and heads Zydus Wellness, known for making Sugar Free products.