Ashok Leyland Limited announced that the Board of Directors at their meeting held on January 25, 2017, has appointed Mr. Jose Maria Alapont as an Independent Director (Additional Director), for a period of five years from January 25, 2017 to January 24, 2022 subject to the approval of the shareholders at the forthcoming General Meeting. He was appoint in 2016 as a member of the board of directors of Navistar Inc., the Manitowoc Company Inc. and the Hinduja Investments and Project Services Ltd., he also was appointed in 2014 member of the Board of the Hinduja Automotive Ltd.