United Spirits Limited has announced that the Board of Directors of United Spirits Limited have passed a resolution effective October 17, 2016 appointing Mr. V K Viswanathan as an Additional Director of the Company in the capacity of Independent Director on the Board of the Company. Vish Viswanathan joined the Bosch Group, Germany in August 1998 and worked in its global headquarters at Stuttgart for about two and half years. He took over as Joint Managing Director and CFO of Bosch Limited, India in January 2001 responsible for all Commercial, Finance, IT, HR matters besides Business Strategy. Under his leadership, Bosch India witnessed a very strong and sustained growth through continuous innovation, focused market oriented approach and excellence in execution thereby significantly enhancing value creation for all stakeholders. He was seconded to Robert Bosch, USA beginning 2006 as Senior Vice President in the Automotive Electronics and Electrical Division, North America and subsequently he became the Regional President of the Electrical Drives Division in USA. After successfully completing his assignment, he returned to India as President and Country Head of Bosch Group in India and Managing Director of Bosch Limited beginning 2008. During his five years at the helm, the Bosch group recorded excellent growth in sales turnover and profitability. After he superannuated on 31.12.2012, he was appointed the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Bosch Limited effective 01.07.2013.