Universal Cables Limited announced that the company approved the appointment of Dr. Ananya Ghosh and Shri Siddharth Swarup as the Non-Executive Independent Directors of the Company, not liable to retire by rotation, for a first term of five (5) consecutive years with effect from April 1, 2024 to March 31, 2029. Dr. Ananya Ghosh Dastidar holds Ph.D. in 2003 from C.E.S.P., J.N.U, New Delhi. Prior to that she has completed B.Sc.

[Economics (Hons)], Mathematics and Political Science in 1991 from St. Xavier's College, Kolkata; M.A. (Economics) in 1993 from C.E.S.P., J.N.U, New Delhi; and M. Phil in 1996 from C.E.S.P., J.N.U, New Delhi. She is having rich expenence of 23 years in the field of Education, Management and Administration with good understanding of Finance, Business Economics, which has involved combining theoretical, academic knowledge with practical, real world business experiences.

Currently she is holding the position of Professor and Head of the Department of Finance and Business Economics and Dean, Faculty of Applied Social Sciences and Humanities, University of Delhi. Shri Siddharth Swarup holds MBA (PGDBM) from Indian Institute of Management, Kolkata in 2003. Prior to that, he has completed his Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Maharashtra Institute of Technology, Pune in 1997.

He is having rich experience of over 26 years in overseeing manufacturing activities, technology development and innovation. He has proficiently handled the General management functions, operations using several types of machines, quality assurance plans and testing requirements. He has the ability to drive continuous improvement through application of various principles to enhance safety, ensure quality, improve planning, reduce costs, optimize inventory, mitigate future issues and system audits.

Possesses excellent trouble shooting and problem solving skills.