N R Narayana Murthy to be non-executive director of Unilever

New Delhi, Feb 8 (UNI) Infosys co-founder and Chairman N R Narayana Murthy will be one of the three new non-executive directors of Unilever, the parent company of Hindustan Lever Ltd.

Mr Murthy will be nominated for election at the company's Annual General Meetings in Rotterdam, The Netherlands, on May 15 and in London on May 16, a Unilever statement said today.

Besides Mr Murthy, Professor of Biophysics and Medical Imaging at Paris University Genevieve Berger and non-executive director of Sasol Ltd Hixonia Nyasulu will be nominated for election as the new non-executive directors of the company.

''Unilever is delighted with these outstanding candidates as they further strengthen the expertise and independence of the board and, of course, bring diversity of background and experience,'' Chairman of the Nomination Committee Lord Simon said.

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