Mr. Jagdish Acharya joined the Board as an Independent Director on 5th February, 2024. He is B.Sc. (Hons.) (Statistics and Economics) from Mumbai University. He completed his Post Graduate Diploma in Management from the Indian Institute of Management, Kolkata and undertook an Executive Education Programme - "Company Directors" Programme-Board Best Practices from the Indian Institute of Management, Bengaluru. He has also done an Executive Programme - "Corporate Social Responsibility-India" from Harvard Business School. Mr. Acharya is a recipient of the 'Lifetime Achievement Award' instituted by the Indian Paint Association and is also an Udyog Ratna Awardee. He has over 40 years' experience in the paint industry.