Timken India Limited announced based on recommendation of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee, the Board has approved the appointment of Mr. Ajay Sood as an Independent Director of the Company and appointment of Dr. Lakshmi Lingam as an Independent Director of the Company. With over 25 years of comprehensive experience, Mr. Ajay Sood currently deals in the executive search, succession planning, leadership development & strategy for executive leadership hiring for his clients and especially in sectors like Industrial/Education /Pharmaceutical & Lifesciences. Mr. Sood helps his clients develop strategies for retaining and developing their existing talent.

Mr. Sood has evolved as a seasoned executive search consultant with significant experience in working with senior business leaders /stakeholder/promotors to deliver the desired business outcomes. Mr. Sood is trained on Competency Based Profiling/Interviewing skills and is a Certified DISC Profile assessor. Brief Profile of Dr. Lakshmi Lingam: Dr Lakshmi Lingam has overall 35 years of experience as a teacher, researcher, consultant and in advocacy for women's rights and human rights.

Dr. Lakshmi served as Dean and Professor with the School of Media and Cultural Studies, Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Mumbai before her retirement in Feb. 2023. During her association with TISS, she contributed in the field of Social Sciences and in the field of interventions and public policy in the social sector.

She has undertaken several research projects in the area of public health, many of those were funded by Government of India. She is author of several well researched publications which appeared in Indian as well as International journals.