Tag: Independent Director

TerraPay appoints Louise Brett as Independent Director

TerraPay Group, a global cross-border payments network, announced the appointment of Louise Brett as an independent director of Terra Payment Services (UK) Limited (TerraPay UK). Louise has a wealth of experience and a distinguished career in the financial services industry. In this role, Louise will serve as a vital liaison between TerraPay, the financial ecosystem as a whole,…

Panacea Biotec appoints Ambika Sharma to its Board

Panacea Biotec Limited announced the appointment of Ambika Sharma to its Board of Directors, with effect from February 14, 2024. According to the company’s exchange filing, “the Board of Directors of Panacea Biotec Limited (“the Company”) has, at its meeting held today, i.e. February 13, 2024, inter-alia considered and approved the appointment of Mrs. Ambika…

Pfizer Ltd re-appoints Meena Ganesh as Independent Director

Pfizer Limited, the Indian unit of US drugmaker, announced the re-appointment of Meena Ganesh as Independent Director on the company’s Board, with effect from March 8, 2024. According to the company’s exchange filing, “we hereby inform you that upon recommendation of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee, the Board of Directors of the Company at its…

Castrol India re-appoints Rakesh Makhija to its Board

Castrol India Limited, India’s premier lubricant manufacturer, announced the re-appointment of Rakesh Makhija as Independent Director on the company’s Board, with effect from October 1, 2024. According to the company’s exchange filing, “It is hereby informed that the Board of Directors at its meeting held today i.e. Thursday, 1 February 2024, re-appointed Mr. Rakesh Makhija (DIN:…

Poonawalla Fincorp appoints Kemisha Soni to its Board

Indian non-banking lender Poonawalla Fincorp Limited announced the appointment of Kemisha Soni as Additional Director in the category of Independent Director on the company’s Board, with effect from January 30, 2024. According to the company’s exchange filing, “Pursuant to Regulation 30 of the SEBI Listing Regulations, this is to inform you that based on the…

Propelld subsidiary Edgro appoints Anil Mehta as Independent Director

Edgro, a subsidiary of Propelld, announced the appointment of Anil Mehta as an independent director to its board. This strategic addition comes following Edgro’s recent attainment of the NBFC License from the Reserve Bank of India, a statement said. Welcoming him onboard, Bibhu Prasad  Das said, “We are thrilled to welcome Anil to the board of…

Kotak Mahindra Bank re-appoints Uday Shankar as Independent Director

Kotak Mahindra Bank Limited announced the re-appointment of Uday Shankar as Independent Director on the company’s Board, with effect from March 16, 2024. According to the bank’s exchange filing, “Pursuant to Regulation 30 of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 (“Listing Regulations”), this is to inform you…

Reliance Home Finance appoints Gopala Ramaratnam, Ravishekhar Pandey and Heena Jaysinghani to its Board

Reliance Home Finance Limited announced the appointment of Gopala Ramaratnam, Ravishekhar Pandey and Heena Jaysinghani to its Board of Directors, with effect from January 10, 2024. According to the company’s exchange filing, “We hereby wish to inform that the Board of Directors through circulation have appointed Mr. Gopala Ramaratnam, Mr. Ravishekhar Pandey and Ms. Heena…

Whirlpool of India appoints Harita Gupta as Independent Director

Whirlpool of India Limited announced the appointment of Harita Gupta as Independent Director on the company’s Board, with effect from February 1, 2024. According to the company’s exchange filing, “we wish to inform you that the Board of Directors of the Company at its meeting held today i.e., on 13 th December, 2023, based on…

Srinath Batni joins the Board of KPIT as an Independent Director

KPIT Technologies, an independent software integration partner to the automotive and mobility ecosystem for making software-defined vehicles a reality, announced the appointment of Srinath Batni as an independent Director. Srinath Batni, a seasoned industry leader with wide-ranging leadership experiences in technology innovation, software program management and nurturing deep client relationships, will bring insights into scaling…

JK Tyre and Industries appoints Dr. Jorg Nohl to its Board

Tyre manufacturer JK Tyre and Industries Limited announced the appointment of Dr. Jorg Nohl as Independent Director on the company’s Board, with effect from November 21, 2023. According to the company’s exchange filing, “Pursuant to Regulation 30 of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 (Listing Regulations), we have to inform that Dr.…

TV Today Network appoints Jaivir Singh as Independent Director

TV Today Network Limited announced the appointment of Jaivir Singh as Independent Director on the company’s Board, with effect from November 17, 2023. According to the company’s exchange filing, “Accordingly, the appointment of Mr. Jaivir Singh as an Independent Director of the Company has become effective from November 17, 2023. The term of appointment will…

Welspun Living appoints Murali Sivaraman as Independent Director

Textile manufacturer Welspun Living Limited (Formerly known as Welspun India Limited) announced the appointment of Murali Sivaraman as Independent Director on the company’s Board of Directors, with effect from November 1, 2023. According to the company’s exchange filing, “In terms of Regulation 30 of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, we are…

Arvind Fashions appoints Govind Shridhar Shrikhande as Independent Director

Arvind Fashions Limited (AFL), India’s leading casual and denim manufacturer, announced the appointment of Govind Shridhar Shrikhande as Independent Director on the company’s Board, with effect from October 9, 2023. According to the company’s exchange filing, “we would also like to inform that based on the recommendation of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee, the Board…