Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) today said one of its independent directors Amal Ganguli passed away after a prolonged illness.

Ganguli, 79, was also the chairman of the audit committee and nomination and remuneration committee in the country’s largest carmaker, MSI said in a regulatory filing.

A former Price Waterhouse executive, Ganguli was also on board of various other companies including AVTEC Ltd and HCL Technologies.