Telecom major Bharti Airtel announced the re-appointment of Kimsuka Narasimhan as Independent Director on the company’s Board for a further period of five years, with effect from March 30, 2024.
According to the company’s exchange filing, “we wish to inform you that on the recommendation of HR & Nomination Committee, the Board of Directors of the Company, at its meeting held on May 16, 2023, has approved the re-appointment of Ms. Kimsuka Narasimhan as an Independent Director for a further term of five (5) years i.e. from March 30, 2024 to March 29, 2029, subject to the approval of members.”
Kimsuka Narasimhan is currently the Asia-Pacific Region CFO for Kimberly-Clark based in Singapore. She has over 35 years of experience in consumer products companies including Unilever and PepsiCo, in a number of categories across Personal care, Home care, Frozen Desserts, Foods and Beverages, in India, Europe, South East Asia and Middle East.
She serves as Director on the board of Yuhan Kimberley Corporation, US – ASEAN Business Council and Singapore Institute of Management Development Fund Limited (SIMPDF). She also served as a Director on the board of Kimberly-Clark India Private Limited and as an Independent Director on the board of AstraZeneca Pharma India Limited and Akzo Nobel India Limited in the past.
She is a Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and the Institute of Cost Accountants of India and holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Madras. She has been a Gold medalist at the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and a University ranker.
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