The meeting of the Board of Directors of the K.P.I. Global Infrastructure Limited held on August 3, 2021, approved the appointment of Mrs. Venu Birappa as an Additional Director (Independent Director) of the Company, subject to the approval of the shareholders at the ensuing Annual General Meeting of the Company. Mrs. Venu Birappa holds a Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering from the Maharaja Sayajirao University Baroda and Diploma in Management from Indira Gandhi National Open University. She also holds Degree in Bachelor of Laws (General) from Saurashtra University. She also holds Certificate for completion of course and examination of Quality Management Systems Auditor/Lead Auditor Training based on ISO 9001.2005. Mrs. Venu Birappa is having more than 37 years of rich and well versed work experience in all the facets of the Power Sector i.e. Regulatory, legal, finance, commerce and technical aspects pertaining to Transmission, System Operation, and Distribution. Mrs. Venu Birappa has started her professional journey in the year 1984 with erstwhile GEB and then Gujarat Energy Transmission Corporation Limited (GETCO) and has been associated with it as an Executive Engineer (Regulatory & Commerce) until July 31, 2021. She had active role and participation in the formulation Regulations under the Electricity Act, 2003, deal with petitions filed before the Commission various subjects like approval of capital cost of the transmission, issues related to transmission Agreements and trading of electricity, disputes pertaining to BPTA, Tariff related issues, Open Access, Intra-State ABT, Renewable Energy, Captive Generation Plants, etc., pertaining to renewable energy field. She has also Participated in public hearing for determination of generic tariff of the Renewable Energy Projects i.e. Solar, Wind, Hydro, MSW, Biomass and Bagasse etc. She has also represented GETCO in the various petitions, appeals filed before the GERC, Hon'ble APTEL, Hon'ble High Court and Hon'ble Supreme Court and also prepared the draft petitions, replies, written submissions required to be filed before these authorities.