The board of directors of Kirloskar Pneumatic Company Limited at it's meeting held on October 27, 2020, have approved the appointment of Mr. Tejas Deshpande as an Additional and Independent Director of the Company with effect from October 27, 2020 subject to the approval of the Members. He will hold office as an Independent Director for a term of 5 (Five) consecutive years upto October 26, 2025, subject to the approval of the Members Currently, Mr. Tejas Deshpande is on the Board of Kirloskar Industries Limited and Valecha Engineering Limited. The company announced that Mr. K. Srinivasan tendered his resignation as Independent Director with immediate effect. K Srinivasan till recently, was the Managing Director of Carborundum Universal Limited (CUMI) a INR 2,800 million company with 28 manufacturing sites in 7 countries. Cumi is a leader in Abrasives, Ceramics and Electrominerals and a part of the Murugappa Group. was the longest serving non-family managing director in the Murugappa Group.