Nita Ambani Becomes First Woman Director on Reliance Board

Nita Ambani, wife of Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani, on Wednesday became the first woman to be appointed on the board of India's largest private firm. The appointment helps RIL meet a new law requiring listed companies to have at least one woman in the boardroom to boost gender diversity. (Also read: India Inc picks women relatives to meet boardroom quotas) "Shareholders of RIL approved the appointment of Nita ...