Syngene International Limited, an integrated research, development and manufacturing services company, announced the re-appointment of Sharmila Abhay Karve as Independent Director on the company’s Board, with effect from July 20, 2022.
According to the company’s exchange filing, “Pursuant to Regulation 30 of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, we wish to inform you that the shareholders at the 29th Annual General Meeting (“AGM”) held on July 20, 2022 approved the re-appointment of Ms. Sharmila Abhay Karve (DIN: 05018751) as the Independent Director on the Board of Directors of the Company, for a second term of five years commencing from the date of 29th AGM i.e. July 20, 2022.”
Sharmila Abhay Karve is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. She retired as audit partner from Price Waterhouse in June 2019. During her tenure in Price Waterhouse, she was an engagement partner with several large Indian and multinational clients. She was appointed as the Chief Ethics Officer.
In 2009, she was appointed as the Assurance Leader of the firm and was elevated to the role of Assurance Risk & Quality Leader in April 2012.
In her last role as Global Diversity Leader since December 2016, Karve focussed her efforts on bringing more diversity throughout the PwC network. At present, she is a Director on the boards of CSB Bank Limited, EPL Limited, Vanaz Engineers Limited, Aadhar Housing Finance Limited and Thomas Cook (India) Limited in India.
Karve has been associated with Syngene as an Independent Director since August 1, 2019; and she is a member of the Audit Committee and Nomination and Remuneration Committee and Chairperson of the Stakeholders Relationship and ESG Committee, the statement said.
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