Godfrey Phillips India Ltd. announced that the Board of directors of the Company in its meeting held on October 31, 2015, took note from Mr. R. A. Shah for considering him as a Non-independent Director. Accordingly, the Board of directors in the meeting approved his cessation as Independent Director of the Company and re-designated him as Non-executive and Non-Independent Director with immediate effect and he shall be liable to retire by rotation at the next annual general meeting.