Manali Petrochemicals Limited announced that the Board at the Meeting held on February 5, 2018 has appointed Mr. Govindarajan Dattatreyan Sharma as an Independent Director for a period of five years and subject to the approval of the shareholders. The Board also has appointed Mr. Thanjavur Kanakaraj Arun as an Additional Director and he will hold office till the next Annual General Meeting. At present Mr.GD Sharma is Principal Consultant, Beeline HR Advisory, his own HR & Management Consulting Firm, advising major organizations, Institutions and individuals on managing growth and helping them realize their potential. Currently, he advises on various issues & subjects such as CEO & Leadership Advisory, Vision-Mission & Alignment, Values Clarification & Articulation, Cultural Transformation, Organization Restructuring, Compensation & Benefits Study and Rationalization, Work Study, Manpower Allocation & Utilization, De-layering, Formulation of HR Policies & Processes, Talent Assessment & Management, Leadership Development & Potential Assessment, Management Development & Training, Trade Union Management & Negotiations, Mentoring & Counselling, Post-merger Change Management, Design & Implementation of CSR Policies & Projects, etc. Mr. Thanjavur Kanakaraj Arun was a Director of MPL from October 2009 till November 2017 and was Member of all the Committees of Directors.