International Paper has constituted a new board of directors for Andhra Pradesh Paper Mills Ltd., a company of International Paper, under the leadership of Mr. Paul Brown, president of International Paper India and chairman and acting CEO of APPM. The company has also appointed Mr. Rampraveen Swaminathan as managing director and CEO of APPM, effective on March 2, at which time Mr. Brown will become executive chairman of the board of APPM. In his roles as president and executive chairman, Mr. Brown will oversee all of International Paper's business activities in India, including setting strategic direction for the company in the region. As the new managing director and CEO for APPM, Mr. Swaminathan will lead all aspects of APPM's business and growth in India. Mr. Swaminathan will join APPM from Cummins, where he served in a variety of leadership roles since 1999. The new APPM board members include: Adhiraj Sarin - managing director, Bunge; Brett Mosley - director, Global Technology, International Paper; M. K. Sharma - former vice chairman, Hindustan Unilever; M.S. Ramachandran - former chairman, Indian Oil; Milind Sarwate - Group CFO & CHRO, Marico; P.K. Suri - director, Operations, APPM; Paul Brown - president, International Paper India and chairman of the APPM Board of Directors and acting CEO; Praveen Kadle, managing director and CEO, Tata Capital Limited; Rampraveen Swaminathan, managing director and CEO designate, APPM; Ranjana Kumar - former vigilance commissioner in the Central Vigilance Commission and former chairperson, Indian Bank; Shreeyash Bangur - former director, Corporate, APPM; Tom Kadien - senior vice president, Consumer Packaging, IP Asia and IP India, International Paper.