Mr. Bernhard Steinruecke (DIN: 01122939) was the Director General of Indo-German Chamber of Commerce from 2003 till 2021. He studied Law and Economics in Vienna, Bonn, Geneva and Heidelberg and has a Law Degree from the University of Heidelberg in 1980 (Honours Degree) and passed his Bar exam at the High Court of Hamburg in 1983. Mr. Steinruecke was the former Co-CEO of Deutsche Bank India and Co-Owner and Speaker of the Board of ABC Privatkunden-Bank, Berlin. Mr. Steinruecke was appointed as an Independent Director of the Company for a period of 5 years w.e.f. September 9, 2016 and was re-appointed as an Independent Director for another term of 5 consecutive years w.e.f September 9, 2021