Chennai Petroleum Corporation Limited informed that Shri K.Surendaran has been appointed as an Independent Director on the Board of the company with effective from 27 March 2023 pursuant to the approval of the Board of Director of the Company passed vide Board Resolution dated 26 February 2023. Shri K. Surendaran is an Indian politician from the Kasaragod district of Kerala. He holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Chemistry.

He is currently the President of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the State of Kerala.