Tamil Nadu Newsprint and Papers Limited at its board meeting held on August 11, 2023, appointed Thiru. Santosh Wakhloo, Executive Director (Marketing) as Chief Risk Officer, Full Additional Charge with effect from 1st July, 2023. Age: 54 years, Qualification: Post Graduate Programme in Management for Senior Executives (PGPMAX) from Indian School of Business, Hyderabad, Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Marketing and Finance from Jammu University and Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) in Electronics and Communication from National Institute of Technology, Srinagar.

Experience: Thiru. Santosh Wakhloo has twenty eight years of Marketing and Sales experience with twenty three years in the Paper Industry. He has worked for top Paper companies like ITC Ltd., BILT, and JK Paper.

He has worked as Head of Marketing and Sales and Product Development at JK Paper for a sixteen year assignment. He is experienced in handling various grades of paper like Woodfree, Coated Woodfree, Copier, Packaging Boards, and Specialty Papers. Presently he is the Head of Marketing and Sales at TNPL.

The Board appointed Dr. R. Seenivasan, Chief General Manager (Plantation and R&D) and Sustainability Officer as Executive Director (Operations), Full Additional Charge with effect from 1st July, 2023. Age: 58 years, Qualification: Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) in Environment Management, Master of Science (M.Sc.) in Ecology and Environment and Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Agriculture. Experience: Dr. R. Seenivasan has thirty years of experience in the Pulp and Paper Industry in the field of Forestry, Agriculture, and Horticulture.

He has hands-on experience with specialization in Clonal Forestry establishment, Mechanized Forestry operations, Pulpwood Procurement, and Environment Management. He has fifteen years' experience in South India Viscose Industries Limited (SIVIL). Presently he is the Head of Plantation Department, in addition he is looking after the functions of the Research & Development (R&D) with Environment Department, he is also the Sustainability Officer of TNPL.

Reconstitution of Committees of the Board: AUDIT COMMITTEE: Thiru. V. Chandrasekaran as Chairman, Dr. N. Sundaradevan, I.A.S., (Retd.), Thiru. P. B. Santhanakrishnan, Dr. M Arumugam, Industries Department -- Nominee Director, Finance Department -- Nominee Director as members.

Nomination and Remuneration Committee: Dr. N. Sundaradevan, I.A.S., (Retd.) as Chairman, Thiru. V. Chandrasekaran, Dr. M Arumugam, Industries Department -- Nominee Director, Finance Department -- Nominee Director as members. Corporate Social Responsibility Committee: Dr. N. Sundaradevan, I.A.S., (Retd.), as Chairman, Thiru.

V. Chandrasekaran, Thiru. P. B. Santhanakrishnan, Dr. M Arumugam, Commissioner of Sugar -- Nominee Director as members, Stakeholders' Relationship Committee: Thiru. P. B. Santhanakrishnan as Chairman, Dr. N. Sundaradevan, .A.S., (Retd.), Dr. M. Arumugam, Commissioner of Sugar -- Nominee Director as members.

Risk Management Committee: Dr. M. Arumugam as Chairman, Dr. N. Sundaradevan, I.A.S., (Retd.), Thiru. V. Chandrasekaran, Thiru. P. B. Santhanakrishnan, Commissioner of Sugar -- Nominee Director, Finance Department -- Nominee Director as members.