Brigade Enterprises Ltd. at its Board Meeting held on February 1, 2016, approved the appointment of Ms. Lakshmi Venkatachalam as an Independent Director of the Company. The tenure of appointment will be from 1 February, 2016 to 31 January, 2021 subject to the shareholders approval in the ensuing Annual General Meeting. He was Vice President for Private Sector and Co-financing Operations in the Asian Development Bank 2010-15.