New Delhi: Dipendra Kumar Gupta and Ranjana Upadhyay have been appointed as Independent Directors to the board of IRCON Limited. In a regulatory filing to the stock exchanges, IRCON said that the board of directors of the company, at its meeting held on November 12, has approved the appointment of Dipendra Kumar Gupta and Ranjana Upadhyay as Independent (Part-Time Non-Official) Directors (Additional Directors) on the board of the company with effect from November 16.
Dipendra Kumar Gupta, aged 49 years, is a graduate from Patna University. He has specialisation in the fields of management, sales and marketing. He is a person of eminence with a proven track record in business and agriculture. He is not related to any other Director of the company.
Gupta is also a dedicated social worker. He has served as a State Advisor in Nehru Yuva Kendra from 2015 to 2018. He has also served as District advisor in Telephone Advisory Committee from 2010-2013. He has also been a member of Zila Bissutri.
While, Ranjana Upadhyay, aged 51 years, is a social worker and holds a degree in Bachelor of Journalism and Masters of Journalism from Mahatma Gandhi Chitrakoot Gramodaya Vishwavidyalaya, Chitrakoot, Satna, Madhya Pradesh. She has been a writer for the Hindustan Times (2002-2004), Editor and News Reader for City News, Chitrakoot (2003-2007). Further, she is an active member of Drishti, an NGO for blind people and Bharat Kalyanmanch, an NGO to improve the living, social and economic condition of economically backward people. She is also not related to any other Director of the company.
As of November 16, there are two Functional Directors, two Government Nominee Directors and three Independent Directors on the board of IRCON Limited.
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