CIE Automotive India Limited announced that based on the recommendation of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee, the Board of Directors of the Company at its meeting held i.e. 2nd May 2024 has recommended to the Members of the Company, for their consideration and approval at the up coming Annual General Meeting to be held on 20th June, 2024, the appointment of Dr. Nuria Gisbert Trejo as an Independent Director on the Board of Directors of the Company w.e.f. 1st July, 2024 for a Term of 5 years i.e. 1st July 2024 to 30th June 2029. Dr. Gisbert, 47, holds a PhD in Business Management, Knowledge, and Innovation, and an Executive MBA from IE Business School, Madrid. She also earned a postgraduate degree in Project Management, a master's in Network Services, Telematics, and Internet, and a bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering from the School of Engineering, Bilbao.

With over 20 years of experience in the energy sector, she specializes in energy storage and network research, providing mentoring and coaching to foster professional development. She is the General Director at CIC energiGUNE, a leading center specializing in electrochemical and thermal energy storage and conversion. In 2018, she founded BCARE, the first spin-off from the center, where she serves as chair.

BCARE offers consulting services in the battery sector. In 2021, she launched another spin-off, BASQUEVOLT, which focuses on developing and manufacturing solid-state batteries, also serving as its chair. Additionally, she is the Vice President of the Board of Directors at Innobasque, a nonprofit organization, and a member of the Scientific Advisory Committee of the Basque Council for Science, Technology, and Innovation.