** Shares of Orica ORI.AX rise as much as 3.8% to hit A$20.57, their highest since March 2020
** The mining gear provider appoints Vik Bansal as a non-executive director, elects for position of chair elect
** Bansal currently serves as non-executive director of supply chain co Brambles BXB.AX, and chair of LGI Ltd LGI.AX, a renewable energy and carbon abatement co
** YTD, shares of ORI up 22.8%
(Reporting by Nichiket Sunil in Bengaluru)
((nichiket.sunil@thomsonreuters.com))