Mr. S. Lakshminarayanan is a non-executive Director on our Board. He holds master’s degree in Science in Chemistry and post graduate diploma from University of Manchester (U.K.) in Advanced Social & Economic Studies. Mr. Lakshminarayanan is a member of the Indian Administrative Service (IAS-retired) and as such held several senior positions in the Ministry of Home Affairs, Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting of the Government of India and in the Department of Tourism, Culture and Public Relations, Department of Mines, Mineral Resources, Revenue and Relief and Rehabilitation of the Government of Madhya Pradesh. He has served as the Managing Director of the State Apex Cooperative Bank and Cooperative Oilseed Growers Federation Limited and has served as Director in the Board of Directors of several Public Sector Undertakings in the State of Madhya Pradesh. Currently, he is on the Board of Sun Group Enterprises Private Limited and Biopure Health Care (P) Limited.