Andhra Cements Limited appointed Mr. V.H. Ramakrishnan, Mr. K.V. Vishnu Raju and Mrs. O. Rekha as Independent Directors effective March 23, 2023. V.H. Ramakrishnan has extensive experience spanning over 36 years in both, domestic and international banking with his long stint with Bank of India (BOI), from where he retired as the General Manager in April 2001. During his tenure at BOI, he headed various departments, such as International Operations, Comptrollers, and Treasury and Subsidiaries.

He also has significant international banking exposure, first as Manager, Nairobi Branch and then, as Executive Director of Allied Bank of Nigeria Ltd. Post retirement, he was a Shareholders' Director in Andhra Bank from 2006-12. He was also a director in a few companies as Nominee of UTI and IDBI. Canara Bank had also appointed him as a director in their joint venture Canara Rebeco AMC Ltd. for a period of about 4 years.

Mr. Ramakrishnan is a Chartered Accountant and a Cost Accountant. Shri K. V. Vishnu Raju is a graduate in Chemical Engineering from National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirapalli and Master's in Chemical Engineering from Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI, USA. He has been associated with Raasi Cements Limited as Executive Director from 1992 to 1995 and as Managing Director from 1995 to 1998.

He has been on the Board of Anjani Portland Cement Limited as its Chairman and Managing Director from 1999 to 2014. Presently he is on the Board of Anjani Vishnu Allied Services Limited as a whole- time director. Mrs. O. Rekha holds a B. Com degree from Osmania University and an M.B.A. from Samford University, USA, and is an Associate Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India.

She has worked in a Directorial capacity in Fur Fur Chemical Private Limited and Swan Vacuum Systems. Presently she is on the Boards of Sagar Cements Limited, M/sJajpur Cements Private Limited and VA Champ Industries Private Limited.