Hikal Limited ropes in Ramachandra Kaundinya Vinnakota as Independent Director

Hikal Limited announced that in the 35th Annual General Meeting of the company held on 26th September 2023, the shareholders have approved the appointment of Ramachandra Kaundinya Vinnakota as Independent Director of the company for a period of 5 years with effect from October 1st, 2023.

Ramachandra Kaundinya is an expert in the field of management, especially in the business of agriculture. He has a total corporate experience of about 35 years at very senior positions followed by consulting experience of 9 years. He is an author, strategic management consultant, teacher and a policy analyst in India. V. Ramachandra Kaundinya has served on the Boards of Axis Bank, Syngenta India and Axis Finance.

Ramachandra Kaundinya has served as Chairman of the CropLife India and Agricultural Group of the biotech industry association called ABLE and was the Director of the Association of Seed Industry (ASI). He is currently Director General of Federation of Seed Industry of India. He teaches Agri Business Strategy to Agri MBA students at IIMA. He held Chief Executive Officer positions at Advanta Ltd, Emergent Genetics India and Cyanamid Agro. He served as a senior member of the management team of Hoechst India for 13 years.

Commenting on the approval Jai Hire math, Chairman of Hikal, ″We are pleased to welcome Ram Kaundinya, a Crop Protection specialist to the Board of Hikal. Ram has in-depth experience across different sectors and are leading experts in their respective professions. His proficiency and knowledge will really strengthen the Hikal Board.″