Smt. Alka Bangur, an industrialist and a post-graduate in English and Hindi, is an MBA and has been a Director of the company since 1996. She is the Managing Director of The Peria Karamalai Tea & Produce Co. ltd. and a Director of Maharaja Shree Umaid Mills Ltd., The Marwar Textiles (Agency) Pvt. Ltd., Apurva Export Private ltd. and Mugneeram Ramcoowar Bangur Charitable & Religious Company.

Shri N. Srinivasan, a leading Chartered Accountant with more than four decades of experience, has been a Director of the Company since 1998. He is Vice Chairman of the Audit Committee and a member of the Committee of Directors (Commercial), the Committee of Directors (Finance), the Investors' Grievance Committee and Remuneration Committee of the Board. He is also a Director of United Breweries Ltd., Herbertsons Ltd., Tractors and Farm Equipment Ltd., The Peria Karamalai Tea & Produce Company Ltd., India Cements Capital & Finance Ltd., Ador Multiproducts Ltd., Amco Batteries Ltd., the United Nilgiri Tea Estates Company Ltd. and GATI Ltd., among others. He is a managing committee member of the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India, Madras Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Indo Australian Chamber of Commerce and the Employers' Federation of Southern India.

Shri R.C. Sarin was appointed as a Director w.e.f 24th January, 2006. He had schooling and college education in India and Business Management in U.K. He was associated with (a) ITC for 26 years in different capacities including Director and Deputy Chairman on their Board and also the Chairman of Bhadrachalam Paper Boards Ltd. (b). Voltas for 4 years as President and Chief Executive (c). Carrier Aircon Ltd. For 17 years and the founder Chairman of Carrier Refrigeration Pvt. Ltd.  He is at present a Director of Resource Management (India) Pvt. Ltd. and International Ventures & Travel India Pvt. Ltd. And also Net-i Tech Asia Pacific Pte Ltd., Singapore. He does not hold any shares in the Company.

Shri R.V. Raghavan is a professional Manager with over 30 years of varied experience, at senior levels, in reputed companies in India and abroad. As a Chartered Accountant, he acquired skills in developing Management Information System. He handled the finance function of Philips and Glaxo both in India and London, which was followed by direct responsibility for Operations in Voltas. He also worked as Executive/Advisor to prominent family businesses in Oman and the UAE. His experience profile includes Corporate Strategy and in particular execution, Cross border joint ventures formation, management, and Turnaround of Operations. Shri Raghavan has been a guest speaker at several professional bodies viz., Bombay Management Association, ICAI, The Institute of Internal Auditors, The Tata Institute of Social Sciences, The Institute of Materials Management and Other Institutions. He is a member of Remuneration Committee, Committee of Directors (Commercial & MDP) of the Company.

Shri P.J.V. Sarma, aged about 49 years, had served ICICI group for over 25 years in various managerial capacities. His areas of specialization include Corporate Finance, Project Finance, Corporate Banking, Marketing & Relationship Management, Leasing and other financial products, M&A, Restructuring and General Insurance, Structured Products, design, Credit enhancement and financial products, Strategy formulation, Corporate Planning and Risk Management. He was the General Manager of Corporate Banking and presently he is heading the General Insurance Business of ICICI group based out of Hyderabad. During the entire period of his continuing service with ICICI group besides providing banking and other financial and advisory services, he got associated with major industrial groups such as L&T, Jindal, Videocon etc., He has sound knowledge of finance and marketing and has evolved major strategies for some of the larger corporates at the Board level. He is a member of Audit Committee, Committee of Directors (Finance) and Committee of Directors (Commercial & MDP).

Shri M.K. Tara, a graduate in Chemical Engineering, has more than 35 years of experience at various levels and in different facets of project management and administration of large pulp and paper mills both in India and abroad. He was associated with Abhishek Industries Ltd., Tamil Nadu Newsprint and Paper Limited, Panjapol Pulp and paper Co. Ltd., Thailand and Phoenix Pulp and Paper Public Co., Thailand, Sabah Forest Industries, Malaysia, Hindustan paper Corporation Ltd., Hindustan Newsprint Mill etc. His expertise includes (a) turning around the troubled mills (b) Erection and start up of new mills and (c) trouble shooting, stabilization and optimization of mills. He also possesses practical experience of all latest technology. He is a member of Committee of Director (Finance), Committee of Directors (Commercial & MDP) and Investors' Grievance Committee of the Company.

Ms. Sheetal Bangur, a post-graduate in Commerce and Business Administration, has been a Director of the Company since 2002. She is a member of the Committee of Directors (Commercial) and the Committee of Directors (Finance) of the Board. She is also a Director of Samay Books Ltd., The Swadeshi Commercial Co. Ltd. and Mugneeram Ramacoowar Bangur Charitable & Religious Company.

Shri. Shreeyash Bangur did his MSc in Engineering Business Management from the Warwick Manufacturing Group, UK and worked for two years in Ernst & Young before joining APPM. His intensive education and work experience has seen him build skill sets that include an intensive exposure and understanding of business strategy planning and implementation. Over the years, he has also developed a strong understanding of business processes and excellent communication and people management skills.

Presently, as Director (Corporate), his prime areas of focus will be Marketing, Human Resource Development, Corporate Planning and Business Development related functions. In this role, he will be working closely with the top management team in establishing best practices, formulating growth strategies and managing organizational structure with an aim to deliver an enduring company wide advantage.