Mr K B S Anand was appointed as independent director in August 2020. He also sits on the board of Marico Ltd, Tata Chemicals Ltd and Borosil Ltd. He is also a member of the nomination and remuneration committees at Marico Ltd and Borosil Ltd. A veteran of the paint industry, Anand was associated with Asian Paints Ltd for over four decades. He holds a mechanical engineering degree from the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay and a management degree from the Indian Institute of Management, Kolkata. He won the Best CEO – private sector at the Forbes Leadership Awards and the Qimpro Gold Standard in business for quality in the past.