Ph.D, FRSC, FIFT, FINAE, FIAFoST, FNAAS, FAFST(I), FINAS,  FNAS Distinguished Scientist of CSIR-INDIA, Mysore, INDIA Director of Research, Developement, Management & Innovation at JSS -MVP.

Director of Center for Biotechnology, Center for Food Technology at STEP and Center for Business Management at JSS – MVP Chairman,Center of Excellence of Nutraceuticals and Nutritionals at JSS MVP, Mysore, INDIA Former Director, CFTRI, Mysore, India Former Coordinator, United Nations University, Mysore, India Immediate Past President, Nutrition Society of India President, International Society for Nutraceuticals , Nutritionals And Naturals (ISNNAN) Immediate Past President, Academy Executive Committee Member of IAFoST Council Member, International Union of Nutritional Sciences (IUNS) Council Member, International Union of Food Science and Technology (IUFoST) Task Force Chairman on Nutraceuticals in IUNS Executive Council Member, Global Harmonization Initiative Chair, Panel on Safety of Nutraceuticals and Nutritionals and Functional Foods, FSSAI, Govt. of India