Century Plyboards (India) Limited announced the appointment of Ratnabali Kakkar as an Independent Director on the Board of the company, effective April 1, 2022.
According to the company’s exchange filing, “the Board of Directors of the Company through a resolution passed by circulation, has appointed Ms. Ratnabali Kakkar (DIN: 09167547) as an Independent Director of the Company for a period of five years w.e.f. 1st April, 2022 in place of Smt. Mamta Binani (DIN: 00462925), whose present (second) term expires on 31st March, 2022.”
Kakkar has a Bachelor’s degree (Hons) in English Literature from University of Calcutta and holds a Master’s degree in Business Administration (Finance & Marketing) from the Indian Institute of Management IIM, Calcutta.
Kakkar joined various corporate boards following a distinguished international banking career in the United Kingdom, Hong Kong and the USA. She has over 35 years international experience in Banking, Financial Services and Wealth Management. Her areas of expertise are revenue growth, strategic planning and execution, team leadership, corporate governance and risk.
Kakkar initially joined HSBC India, where she spent 13 years in various commercial and corporate banking roles in Mumbai. She has worked for Barclays Private Bank, Merrill Lynch, and Standard Chartered Bank based in London, and was Head of International Premium Banking for Guaranty Trust Bank U.K.
She is a trustee on the board of U.K based charity Africa Research Excellence Fund where she chairs the Institutional Due Diligence committee, and is an Independent Non-Executive Director on the boards of Lux Industries and Vikram Solar. She has founded and developed Magellan Wealth Management, a boutique multiple family office based in London providing a platform for wealth planning, inter-generational wealth transfer and philanthropy for South Asian and African families.
Kakkar is a member of the Institute of Directors London, Women on Boards UK.
Century Plyboards Ltd. is an Indian manufacturer, seller and exporter of plywoods, laminates, doors, PVCs and veneers. The company offers plywood products under the brand name, Century Ply, and exports its range of products to over 20 countries.
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