Christoph Funke currently serves as President and Chief Technical Operations Officer at Lupin, a global pharmaceutical leader. Previously, Christoph was Chief Operations Officer at Strides Pharma Science Limited, where the focus was on niche pharmaceutical product development and manufacturing. Christoph's extensive experience at Fresenius Kabi included roles such as Executive Vice President Global Manufacturing Pharmaceuticals, responsible for a global network of manufacturing sites, and Managing Director positions in various subsidiaries. Earlier in Christoph's career, roles at LuK included Director Torque Converter Manufacturing and Technical Planning Manager, encompassing responsibilities in engineering, production planning, and process analysis. Christoph holds a Diplom-Ingenieur in Design Engineering from South Westphalia University of Applied Sciences.