Whirlpool of India Limited Announces Board Changes
June 19, 2019 at 05:16 am EDT
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Whirlpool of India Limited announced that at the board meeting held on June 19, 2019, the company approved the resignation of Mr. Anand Narain Bhatia and Mr. Sanjiv Verma as Non- Executive Independent Directors of the Company with effect from 19th June, 2019 due to personal reasons. On the recommendation of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee, the Board appointed Mr. Rahul Bhatnagar and Mr. Pradeep Jyoti Banerjee as an Additional Director, with effect from 19th June, 2019, to hold office upto date of the up coming Annual General Meeting and also as an Independent Non-Executive Directors, subject To Approve the members of the Company, under Section 149 of the Companies Act, 2013 for a term of five consecutive years to hold office from 19th June, 2019 till 18th June, 2024. Mr. Rahul Bhatnagar - Chairman, Mr. Arvind Uppal - Member, Ms. Sonu Bhasin - Member and Mr. Pradeep Banerjee Member appointed to Audit Committee. Mr. Pradeep Banerjee - Chairman, Mr. Arvind Uppal - Member, Ms. Sonu Bhasin - Member and Mr. Rahul Bhatnagar - Member appointed to Nomination & Remuneration Committee. Mr. Arvind Uppal Chairman, Mr. Anil Berera Member and Mr. Pradeep Banerjee - Member appointed to Stake holder Relationship Committee. Mr. Arvind Uppal Chairman, Mr. Anil Berera Member and Mr. Rahul Bhatnagar - Member appointed to Corporate Social Relationship Committee. Bhatnagar has around 40 years of extensive and rich global experience spread across diverse industries. His experience spans Business Strategy and Execution, Financial Management and Controls, M&A, Taxation, Treasury, Marketing Intelligence etc. in Companies like Bharti Enterprises, Pepsico, Seagram, Nestle. Pradeep Banerjee is a Director on the Board of Hindustan Unilever Limited ('HUL'), Gabriel India Limited and Unilever India Exports Limited. Pradeep has held a series of assignments in Supply Chain, Research & Development and Categories at Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL). He became the Vice President - Technical (Home and Personal Care) in 2003 and later moved to the United Kingdom in 2005 as Vice President, Global Supply Chain for Personal Care Category. He has also served as the Vice President for Global Procurement in Singapore.
Whirlpool of India Limited is an India-based manufacturers and marketers of various home appliances. The Company is primarily engaged in manufacturing and trading refrigerators, washing machines, air conditioners, microwave ovens, kitchen appliances, built-in and small appliances and caters to both domestic and international markets. The Company also provides services in the area of product development and procurement services to Whirlpool Corporation, United States of America and other group companies. Its refrigerators include single door refrigerators, double door refrigerators, three door refrigerators, bottom mount refrigerators, side by side refrigerators and four door refrigerators. Its washing machines include semi-automatic washing machines, top load washing machines and front load washing machines. In the air conditioners category, it offers split air-conditioners. It offers microwave ovens, such as convection microwave ovens, grill microwave ovens and solo microwave ovens.