OYO names silver-medallist Paralympian Deepa Malik as independent director

Joins three other independent directors and one nominee director, besides Ritesh Agarwal who is the chairman

Oravel Stays Limited (OYO), which recently filed its initial public offering, said Wednesday it has appointed the current President of the Paralympic Committee of India (PCI) Deepa Malik as an independent director to its Board.

An Indian athlete and a silver-medalist at the 2016 Paralympic Games, Malik joined OYO on September 26 2021.

"I have learned during my journey that having a diverse Board is one of the best ways to inculcate lateral thinking in the Board. We are delighted to welcome Dr Malik to OYO’s board of directors. We have been working on making our company and the Board