Two independent directors on HCL's board

The company has appointed former Tata Beverages Group President and former Partner at PwC

IT hardware solutions firm HCL Infosystems today announced appointment of two independent non-executive directors on its board.

The company has appointed former Tata Beverages Group President (South Asia) Sangeeta Talwar and former Partner at PwC Kaushik Dutta as its independent non-executive directors, HCL Infosystems said in a statement.

Talwar, who was instrumental in creation of Nestle's popular Maggi brand and 'Jago Re' campaign for Tata Tea, in a career spanning over 30 years has served on Boards Tata Tea, Tata Coffee, Eight O'clock Coffee (USA), Oriental Hotels and Mother Dairy, it added.

She also held positions like Mattel India CEO and Managing Director, Executive Director at Tata Tea Ltd and NDDB Dairy Services Managing Director.

Dutta, a Fellow Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, retired from PricewaterhouseCoopers after spending over 22 years in the practice out of which 17 years have been as a partner.

He is associated as an expert on corporate governance with the Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs (Ministry of Corporate Affairs).

Dutta has also worked with international organisations like Conference Board of the US, Asian Development Bank, Institute of Directors UK, Asian Institute of Corporate Governance, the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India, etc.

"The wealth of experience and broad range of knowledge that both leaders possess will contribute immensely to the growth and profitability of our company. We eagerly look forward to work with the new board members," HCL Infosystems CEO and Managing Director Harsh Chitale said.