BASF India Limited at their Board Meeting held on 31 July, 2018 approved resignation of Andrea Frenzel as a Director of the Company with effect from 31 July, 2018. Ramkumar Dhruva has been appointed as a Director of the Company with effect from 10 August, 2018 in place of Dr. Andrea Frenzel. Dr. Lakshmi Nadkarni has been appointed as an Alternate Director to Dr. Ramkumar Dhruva with effect from 11 August, 2018. In 2012, Ramkumar served as Senior Vice President, BASF Polyurethanes, Asia Pacific and in 2013 as Senior Vice President, BASF Monomers, Asia Pacific. Currently, he is the President of Regional Division South & East Asia, ASEAN & ANZ countries. Lakshmi Nadkarni has spent 10 years in chemical industry, first with the BASF India and later with Dow Chemicals as the HR Leader. Lakshmi last stint was with Pfizer Ltd. as Director & Head Human Resources - South Asia.