About

With over 40 years of legal professional experience, Ravi Sachdev is one the most experienced in-house lawyers in India. After two years as a legal manager he joined Imperial Chemical Industries (ICI) India to head the legal function. He was at the Indian arm of the British chemical company, that was the largest manufacturer in Britain for most of its history, for a total of 23 years and excelled in handling intellectual property, competition, litigation and joint venture matters in the role. When Akzo Nobel completed its acquisition of ICI in 2008 for a$16.2bn, Sachdev was integral to seamlessly facilitating the transition in India. He stayed on under the new administration for four years, maintaining his position of head of legal function in India and Sri Lanka. During this period he handled a number business restructurings, divestments and land acquisitions for manufacturing sites. After nearly two years of rendering legal services as an independent legal consultant Sachdev was headhunted by Fortis Healthcare in 2014. Appointed group general counsel for the India-based integrated healthcare delivery service provider, he draws on his vast experience to provide strategic legal advice and counsel on all legal, regulatory and compliance related matters to the group, its affiliates, associates and subsidiary companies.