공시 • Feb 27
The Ramco Cements Limited Announces Board Appointments
On 24th February 2024 and the Members of The Ramco Cements Limited have approved the appointment of Directors, as follows: Shri. CK. Ranganathan: Category: Non-Executive Independent Director. Period of Appointment: Appointed for a period of 5 consecutive years commencing from 1st March 2024 to 28th February 2029. Shri. Ajay Bhaskar Baliga: Category: Non-Executive Independent Director. Period of Appointment: Appointed for a period of 5 consecutive years commencing from 1st March 2024 to 28th February 2029. Shri. R. Dinesh: Category: Non-Executive Non- Independent Director. Period of Appointment: Appointment would commence from 1st March 2024, and would be liable to retire by rotation. Shri.CK Ranganathan, has a Bachelors Degree in Chemistry and after a short stint in the family business, he set up "Chik India". The Company began its journey as Beauty Cosmetics and was renamed CavinKare Pvt. Ltd. (CKPL) in 1998. It manufactures and markets many products under various brands including iconic brands like Chik, Spinz, Meera, Nyle, Raaga Professional, Karthika, Indica, Cavin's, Ruchi, Chinnis, Maa, Garden, Buds and Berries both in domestic and international markets. He is the Chairman and Managing Director of CKPL. CKPL has pioneered the concept of 'Unisex Salons' in India with country's most popular organized beauty salon brands-Green Trends and Limelite under its salon division, which has a clear-cut focus on providing personal styling and beauty solutions to everyone. Shri.Ranganathan was the past Chairman of Confederation of Indian Industries, Southern Region and Past President of All India Management Association and Madras Management Association. He was also the former President of TiE-Chennai Chapter. He is one of the founder-members of the Ability Foundation an NGO working towards the rehabilitation of the disabled. He instituted CAVINKARE ABILITY AWARDS to celebrate annually the exemplary spirit of rare breed of individuals who have risen above their physical limitations to display that attitude is everything. Shri.Ajay Bhaskar Baliga is a freelance Management & Strategy Consultant with over 40 years of experience in the Alcobev space in various roles, starting from factory management and production control to ultimately end- to-end global supply solutions for Mainstream Spirits for Diageo Pic, the global leader in beverage alcohol. He was an Executive Director for Allied Blenders and Distillers Private Ltd., a manufacturer and marketer of spirits brands based in Mumbai, India, till January 2020. Before this, he served as the Global Supply Director - for Diageo PLC. He has in the past worked for United Spirits Limited (USL) and Shaw Wallace & Company Ltd., both in executive and senior management roles. His career journey has touched upon all facets of the Alcobev industry. A Chemical Engineer by qualification, he has been involved with acquisitions, their integration & merger into mainline business, manufacturing footprint & cost optimization, stepping up safety standards & infrastructure to international standards and on water conservation and sustainability. He was overseeing USL's supply function comprising of 95 manufacturing sites spread across the country and then spearheaded the transformation of USL's manufacturing operations, technical functions, safety & sustainability to align with Diageo Global Supply standards, improve performance parameters, efficiencies and profitability to make USL Manufacturing World Class. In his role as the Global Supply Director - Mainstream Spirits for Diageo Pic, he has covered African, South American, and the far eastern markets scouring for potential opportunities in the mainstream segments, and have been successful in drawing up the Mainstream Strategy and Growth Plans for Supply at Diageo Pic. Shri. R.Dinesh, a fourth-generation TVS Family member, is a Commerce Graduate and an Associate Member of Institute of The Chartered Accountants of India, New Delhi and The Institute of Cost Accountants of India, Kolkata. He is the Executive Chairman of TVS Supply Chain Solutions and Director of TVS Mobility and Ki Mobility Solutions that operates myTVS brand across India. He is the President of CM for Fiscal Year 2023-24. He Chairs the CM Institute of Logistics. Through his role in CM, played a pivotal role in getting the 'infrastructure status' for the Logistics sector. He is also the Chairman of the CM FBN (Family Business Network) India Chapter Council. He started TVS Supply Chain Solutions (erstwhile known as TVS Logistics) in 1995. The company, under his able leadership has grown multifold to become a billion-dollar company. The company has a presence across continents making it a truly global company and serving customers in over 50 countries. TVS SCS employs around 18,000 strong workforce across the Globe. His other business Ki Mobility Solutions is the largest automotive aftermarket digital platform in India and offers integrated aftermarket services through online-to-offline (O-to-O) model. He works closely with marquee investor names like Exor International, Mitsubishi Corporation, etc. Currently, the companies under his management have a turnover of around USD 2 Billion and employ more than 25,000 people. He has been instrumental in expanding his companies' operations globally and has set up subsidiaries in Sri Lanka, United Kingdom, Spain, Germany, Thailand, Bangladesh, United States of America, Singapore, China and Australia.