Mumbai, February 16, 2006: Zee Network, India’s leading media and entertainment conglomerate announced the appointment of Sir Gulam Noon as an independent director on the Board of the Company.
Announcing this appointment Mr. Ashish Kaul, Senior Vice President, Zee Telefilms Ltd. said, “It is an honour to announce the appointment of an accomplished entrepreneur like Sir Noon as a director on the Board of Zee Telefilms. We wish him all the very best in his new role.”
Sir Gulam Noon is a British National, an accomplished entrepreneur, who founded Bombay Halwa Limited, a Company engaged in the business of manufacturing Indian confectionary, Indian savouries and aviation catering. Currently he is Chairman & Managing Director of Bombay Halwa Limited. Sir Noon founded Noon Products Limited (now a member of Kerry Foods Limited) in 1988. This Company is engaged in the business of frozen and chilled ethnic food specialists, supplying to supermarket chains under their own labels. The Noon Brand range of frozen ready meals is also supplied to outlets in the UK and worldwide.
Sir Noon has been presented with various titles and awards like Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award, Asian of the Year, the Queen of England conferred on him Knighthood and the honour of Member of the Order of the British Empire. He holds five honorary degrees from leading British universities.
