Waterbase Reappoints Rahul Kapur & Shashikala Venkatraman as Independent Directors
The Board of Directors has approved the reappointment of Rahul Kapur and Shashikala Venkatraman as Independent Directors for five years, with effect from May 15, 2024, and November 14, 2024, respectively. Subject to the approval of shareholders of the company.
The Board also approved the retirement of Anil Kumar Bhandari after the completion of his second term as an Independent Director on May 14, 2024.
Rahul Kapur, 61, a management post-graduate from the U.K., is the founder and Managing Director of Avitech Nutrition. Since starting his career in 1984, Kapur has gained experience in diverse sectors, such as animal genetics and veterinary biology, before establishing Avitech in 1996. He is a Director at Keggfarms, lndovax, lmmunetic Life Sciences, and VSK – Keggfarms Corporate Holdings as well. He is a trustee of SNK Sammark, VSK Baithak, and JMK Charitable Trust. With over three decades of experience, he is a leading and well-recognised member of the animal health and production industry.
Shashikala Venkatraman has over 35 years of experience in global work settings, she has worked and lived in India, the Middle East, the UK, and the USA. She has an MBA from Mumbai University and has completed an executive development programme from London Business School, UK, and an AFM programme from XLRI, India. Since 2008, she has been an independent consultant, offering advisory services, especially in the area of brand building and marketing. She has worked with both start-ups and established businesses in sectors like FMCG, retail, retail real estate, media, and healthcare. She is on the advisory panels of Multiples Private Equity and the Multiples Good Faith Foundation. In 2014, she co-founded My Liveable City. In her last corporate avatar, from 2002–2008, she was the COO of Worldwide Media, a joint venture between the BBC and Times Group in India. She has previously worked with The Cambridge Group (USA), British Airways (UK), Pepsi Cola (MEA), Nielsen-Amer (MEA), and MARG & Lintas-Pathfinders (India).
