Asian Paints Limited announced the appointment of Nehal Vakil as Non-Executive Director of the company, effective March 1, 2022.
According to the company’s exchange filing, “This is to inform you that the Board of Directors of the Company at their meeting held today, based on the recommendation of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee and subject to approval of the shareholders, have approved the appointment of Ms. Nehal Vakil (DIN: 00165627) as a Non-Executive Director of the Company, effective today, to fill the casual vacancy created on the Board on account of the sad demise of Mr. Abhay Vakil, Non-Executive Director of the Company.”
Nehal Vakil commenced her career with Asian Paints Limited (the Company) in the year 1999. She was a part of the Finance function of the Company, wherein she was, inter alia, responsible for monitoring budgets, revenue, and variance trends for the corporate center. She was also involved in compilation of quarterly financial reports consolidated at Company and group levels. She is presently the Director incharge of the operations of Vikatmev Containers Ltd., (Vikatmev) a leading container manufacturer in Mumbai.
At Vikatmev, she heads a team that strategises and devises new approaches to boost customer numbers, growth and revenue. She exercises oversight over cost controls to meet budget restrictions and maximise profitability.
Vakil also manages the other family businesses and investments of the family-owned companies. She works closely with the wealth advisors to supervise and develop investment strategies, evaluate and analyse the investment performance and benchmark portfolio composition to maximise returns on investments. She also serves as a Director on the Board of two other unlisted public companies viz. Lambodar Investments and Trading Company Limited, Stack Pack Limited and four unlisted private companies, the statement said.
Nehal Vakil is the daughter of Late Abhay Vakil, Non-Executive Director of the Company, and is a member of the Promoter(s) Group of the Company. She is also the cousin of Amrita Vakil, Non-Executive Director of the Company, the statement added.
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