KPIT Cummins appoints Dr R A Mashelkar, Lila Poonawala, K V Krishnamurthy as independent directors
30 May 2008
Pune: KPIT Cummins Infosystems Ltd, a specialist solutions partner to global manufacturing corporations has appointed three new directors in its board. Dr R A Mashelkar, Lila Poonawala, K V Krishnamurthy will join as new independent directors in the company board.
Luminaries in their respective fields, all three members come with an extensive and illustrious professional background.
Dr Mashelkar has extensive knowledge in the field of science and engineering and his contributions have been recognised worldwide. Conferred with the Padmashree and Padmabhushan, by the Indian government, Dr Mashelkar has been hugely instrumental in propagating a culture of innovation and balanced intellectual property rights regime for over a decade.
He currently holds esteemed positions in several recognised institutes including as president of the Institute of Chemical Engineers, UK and Global Research Alliance, chairman of the National Innovation Foundation, Marico Innovation Foundation and Reliance Innovation Council.
He was the third Indian engineer to have been elected as a Fellow of Royal Society (FRS), London and the first Indian as the Foreign Fellow of Australian Technological Science and Engineering Academy (2008). Twenty-six universities have honored him with honorary doctorates, which include Universities of London, Salford, Pretoria, Wisconsin and Delhi. Dr. Mashelkar served as the director general of council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR). He was also the president of Indian National Science Academy (2005-2007).
Lila Poonawala was awarded the Padmashree in 1989 for her exemplary contribution to the world of engineering and industry. Poonawala is currently the director on the board of IDBI Bank, IDBI Intech, Technigraphics, Blossom Brewery and Pragati Leadership. She has been on the governing body of organizations like the CII (Confederation of Indian Industries) and TIFAC (Technology Information Forecasting and Assessment Council formed by the Government of India) as the chairperson for Agro Food Processing.
