Kothari Industries Appoints Priya Rao as Independent Director

By: WE Staff | Monday, 16 February 2026

• Kothari Industries Ltd has approved the appointment of a board member to enhance its governance structure
• Priya Rao was appointed as an additional non-executive woman independent director

Kothari Industries Ltd, has announced an appointment to its board to strengthen the governance framework, with Board’s decision approved at board meeting, conducted on 14 February 2026, to appoint Priya Rao as an additional non-executive woman independent director, effective 16 February 2026 for 5 years subject to approval by shareholders. The meeting itself was conducted between 4:30 and 7:00 pm.

Priya brings over 21 years of experience across several sectors, currently as Vice President Portfolio Operations, NSEW Properties.

Her expertise includes process governance, property management, and clinical management and spans several areas of manufacturing, real estate, education, and health care.

She is an independent director & graduated as an independent director from the Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs, in business administration and management, Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies, Mumbai.

Currently, she is responsible for overseeing strategic portfolio management with a primary focus on operational efficiency and achieving long term value through enterprise’s portfolio.

As per the Companies Act, 2013 and the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, the company confirmed that the appointment of Priya complies with these laws.

She meets all of the necessary criteria for independence, has no familial relationship with either the promoter or promoter group, and has not previously had her director registration disallowed by SEBI.

In addition, she has no relations among the current directors of the company as defined by Section 2(77) of the Companies Act, 2013.

The company hopes that this appointment may assist in its objective of increasing board diversity and enhancing governance through independent oversight.

The added experience and expertise of Priya in multiple industries and in governance will assist in providing additional input during board discussions and for assisting in long-term planning for the company.

The five-year term is subject to approval of the shareholders, but will provide the company with stable governance and strategic oversight. The company has also established a history of its stock performance over periods from one day to five years.