Caparo appoints Purwar as non-executive director
London: NRI industrialist Lord Swraj Paul-founded Caparo Group has appointed Arun Purwar, former chairman of State Bank of India, as a non-executive director.

Purwar was chairman of SBI between 2002 and 2006 and held several senior positions including managing director of the State Bank of Patiala.

He was responsible for computerising all 13,400 branches of the State Bank Group and for exploring alternative channels such as internet banking.

Focussed on four regional centres in India, Caparo currently operates on 15 sites and plans to develop a further 16.
Caparo's activities in India are focused on the automotive components sector and products include pressings, fasteners, aluminium castings, forgings, tubing and tubular components.
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