The board of directors of Astec Lifesciences Limited has approved the appointment of Dr. Ganapati Dadasaheb Yadav as a Non-Executive & Independent Director of the company, to hold offiice for a term commencing from 17th September, 2024 upto 13th September, 2027, subject to approval of the shareholders.

Professor G. D. Yadav is one of India’s most prolific and accomplished engineering-scientists, holding the prestigious National Science Chair from the Government of India. He is an Emeritus Professor of Eminence and the former Vice Chancellor of the Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai. Internationally renowned, Professor Yadav has received over 150 prestigious awards for his groundbreaking contributions in green chemistry, catalysis, chemical engineering, energy engineering, biotechnology, nanotechnology, and development of clean and green technologies. He serves as independent director on the boards of Godrej Industries, Clean Science & Technology, Meghmani Organics, and Bhageria Industries.

His pioneering research and innovations, particularly in the areas of green hydrogen production, carbon dioxide refineries, and the valorization of biomass and waste plastics, have gained global recognition. His work towards the net zero goal has attracted interest from more than two dozen companies, with three actively pursuing commercialization at the plant scale.

Professor Yadav serves as an Adjunct Professor at the University of Saskatchewan, Canada, Conjoint Professor at the University of Newcastle, Australia, and Distinguished Adjunct Professor at IIT Guwahati and SOA University, Bhubaneswar. In 2016, he was honoured with Padma Shri by the President of India.

In 2022, Professor Yadav was elected to the US National Academy of Engineering and the US National Academy of Inventors, becoming only the second Indian to receive the latter distinction. He has also received the Bharat Ratna Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Award for Science & Technology (2022) from MIT-ADT University and the SASTRA C.N.R. Rao Award (2024) for excellence in research innovation in Chemistry and Materials Science.

In 2024, Professor Yadav was honored with the Advantage India Chemical Conclave Award for Topmost and Best Contributor in Academic Research and Industry. He was named among Asia's Top 100 Scientists by Asian Scientist magazine in 2023, a year in which he received over a dozen awards and distinctions.

Currently, he chairs five policy-making committees of the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) and is a member of the Government of India's Hydrogen Infrastructure Committee. He also serves as the Chairman of the MNRE and DST Hydrogen Committees and was keynote speaker for National Science Day in May 2024, a testament to his continued influence on India's scientific and energy policy landscape.