After Narayanan's appointment, Marico's board now has six independent directors besides chairman and non-executive director Harsh Mariwala, MD & CEO Saugata Gupta and two non- executive directors.
His appointment is for a term of five years and is "subject to the approval of the shareholders", Marico said in a statement.
Narayanan, a Masters from the University of Michigan in Industrial Engineering and Operations Research, is also on the Industry Advisory Board of the university's Tauber Institute.
He started his career with Mckinsey & Company where he worked for 15 years.
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