High Energy Batteries (India) Limited informed that, the directorship of Mr. A L Somayaji, Cmde R P Prem Kumar and Mr. M Natarajan as Independent Directors of the Company is to be completed by 31st March, 2024, upon completion of their two terms of five consecutive years each. Cmde Saroj Kumar Patel and Dr. R Subrahmaniya Sivam will join in the Board as Independent Directors of the Company for a fixed term of five years from 01st April, 2024. Cmde Saroj Kumar Patel; Date of Birth /Age is February 1, 1957 (67 years), Qualification is M.Tech in Guided Missiles.

Completed Naval Staff course and Special weapon course at Defence Institute of Advanced Technology (DIAT), Pune. Brief Profile; Commodore Saroj Kumar Patel (retd), a Post Graduate (MTech) in Guided Missiles, completed Naval Technical staff course and Special Weapon course at Defence Institute of Advanced Technology (DIAT), Pune, started his career as a Quality Engineer in HAL Koraput for MIG Aircraft Engines division from July 1978 to January 1981. He was then commissioned into the Indian Navy and served in various capacities as CNAI (MB), CNAI (V) and DNAI.

He served as Director of Missile System Quality Assurance Agency (MSQAA) from July 2008 to July 2011 dealing with various Indigenous Tactical and Strategic Missile programs. He was also the founding Director of Directorate of Quality, Reliability and Safety (DQR&S).He has over four decade of experience in Defence & Quality. He was the Member of Aeronautical Society of India and Society for Quality and Reliability (SAQR) with DRDO, ISRO and other Defence establishments like HAL. At present, he is Advisor (Quality) for Defence products at Economic Explosive Ltd, Nagpur.

Dr. R Subrahmaniya Sivam Date of Birth /Age is December 15, 1958 (65 years), Qualification; CA., CMA., CS. Ph.D. Brief Profile; Dr R SubrahmaniyaSivam, is a qualified Chartered Accountant, Cost and Management Accountant, Company Secretary and also completed his Doctorate. He is a Practicing Chartered Accountant by Profession.

He has held various posts in Industries and has over four decades of experience in Internal and Management audits, structuring costing models & systems. He is also interested in the fields of Cost Accounting, Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) and Business Responsibility and Sustainability Reporting (BRSR).