Vedanta, the global, diversified natural resources, group of companies has appointed Mukesh Bhavnani as Group legal Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer of the company effective April 2015. In his role, Bhavnani leads the legal function at Vedanta, and will be a strategic partner and trusted Advisor to the leadership, a company press release issued here on Friday stated. He had also been inducted as a member of Vedanta’s Executive Committee, (leadership team) which supports the Board of the company and oversees the implementation of the Group’s strategic initiatives set by the Board.