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Blue Dart Express Limited · BLUEDART
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Blue Dart Express Limited's Managing Director, Mr. Balfour Manuel, has resigned effective November 29, 2026, and will serve as a Senior Strategic Advisor until May 15, 2027. Mr. R.S. Subramanian has been appointed as the new Managing Director for a period from November 30, 2026, till May 25, 2030, subject to shareholder approval.
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Blue Dart Express Limited has informed the Exchange regarding Resignation of Mr. Balfour Manuel as Managing Director of the company w.e.f. close of business hours of November 29, 2026.
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September 15, 2026
BSE Limited
Phiroze Jeejeebhoy Towers, National Stock Exchange of India Ltd
Dalal Street, Fort Exchange Plaza, C-1, Block G
Mumbai – 400 001 Bandra Kurla Complex, Bandra East,
Mumbai – 400 051
Scrip Code - 526612
NSE Symbol - BLUEDART
Dear Sir / Madam,
Sub: Intimation under Regulation 30 of the Securities and Exchange Board of India
(Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 (‘SEBI
Listing Regulations, 2015’)
Pursuant to Regulation 30 of SEBI (Listing Obligations & Disclosure Requirements),
Regulations, 2015 (‘Listing Regulations’), we wish to inform you that in the Meetings of the
Nomination & Remuneration Committee (NRC), Audit Committee and the Board of Directors
of the Company held on Tuesday, September 15, 2026 the following items were reviewed and
approved:
(a) Noted the request of Mr. Balfour Manuel (DIN: 08416666), Managing Director of the
Company vide his letter dated September 15, 2026, for early superannuation effective
close of business hours on November 29, 2026 so as to enable smooth and seamless
succession in favour of incumbent candidate and in view of certain personal
commitments.
The NRC and the Board have approved the waiver of the notice period of 6 months
applicable to Mr. Balfour Manuel, Managing Director.
Mr. Balfour Manuel shall serve as a Sr. Strategic Advisor to the Managing Director
upto May 15, 2027.
(b) Based on recommendation of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee, the
Board approved the appointment of Mr. R.S. Subramanian (DIN: 02946608) as the
Managing Director of the Company for a period from November 30, 2026 till May 25,
2030. The appointment of Mr. R.S. Subramanian as the Managing Director will be
subject to approval of Shareholders and other statutory approvals as may be
applicable.
The Board Meeting commenced at 5.30 PM (IST) and concluded at 6.50 PM (IST).
The information in regard to the abovementioned change, in terms of Regulation 30 of Listing
Regulations read with SEBI Circular(s) issued in this regard, is enclosed herewith as
Annexure 1.
A copy of the letter dated September 15, 2026 received from Mr. Balfour Manuel, Managing
Director, is enclosed herewith as Annexure 2.
The requisite details of appointment pursuant to Regulation 30 read with Schedule Ill of the
Listing Regulations and SEBI Master Circular No. HO/49/14/14(7)2025-CFD-
POD2/I/3762/2026 dated January 30, 2026, are given under Annexure A to this letter.
We request you to kindly take the same on record.
Thanking you,
Yours faithfully,
For Blue Dart Express Ltd.
Tushar Gunderia
Head (Legal & Compliance) &
Company Secretary
Annexure 'A'
Disclosure of information pursuant to Regulation 30 (Listing Obligations and
Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 read with SEBI Master Circular No.
HO/49/14/14(7)2025-CFD-POD2/I/3762/2026 dated January 30, 2026:
I. Resignation of Mr. Balfour Manuel (DIN: 08416666)
Sr. Details of Events that Information of such event(s)
No. need to be provided
1. Name Mr. Balfour Manuel
2. Reason for change viz. Request by Mr. Balfour Manuel (DIN: 08416666),
appointment, Managing Director, for early superannuation to enable
re- appointment, smooth and seamless succession in favour of
resignation, incumbent candidate and in view of certain personal
removal, death or commitments. Effective close of business hours on
otherwise November 29, 2026, Mr. Balfour Manuel shall act as a
Senior Strategic Advisor to the Managing Director and
cease to be a Managing Director/Director.
Mr. Balfour Manuel has confirmed that there are no
material reasons for his resignation other than those
m entioned in his resignation letter.
3. Date of appointment / Effective close of business hours on November 29,
resignation 2026.
4. Term of appointment Not Applicable
5. Brief profile Not Applicable
6. Disclosure of relationships Not Applicable
between Directors (in
case of appointment of a
Director)
7. Information required Not Applicable
pursuant to BSE Circular
No. LIST/COMP/14/2018-
19 and NSE Circular No.
NSE/CML/2018/24 dated
June 20, 2018
II. Appointment of Mr. R. S. Subramanian (DIN: 02946608)
Sr. Details of Event that Information of such event
No. need to be provided
1. Name Mr. R. S. Subramanian
2. Reason for change viz. Appointment of Mr. R. S. Subramanian (DIN: 02946608)
appointment, as a Managing Director of the Company for a period
re- appointment, from November 30, 2026 till May 25, 2030, subject to the
resignation, approval of Shareholders of the Company. His
removal, death or appointment shall be effective from November 30, 2026.
otherwise
3. Date of appointment November 30, 2026
4. Term of appointment For a period from November 30, 2026 till May 25, 2030
5. Brief profile Mr. R. S. Subramanian (DIN: 02946608), aged 61, is
currently the SVP for South Asia and Managing Director
of DHL Express India. He is also a member of the DHL
Express Asia Pacific Management Board. With over 30
years of experience in both product-led and service
industries, Mr. Subramanian possesses extensive
expertise in business strategy, marketing, team
development and customer management.
He joined DHL Express India as the Head of Sales,
subsequently moving up to the position of Vice
President, South Asia Cluster (RoSA), where he
managed operations in Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri
Lanka, Nepal, the Maldives and Bhutan. He played a key
role in restructuring and developing DHL’s operations in
these markets.
In 2010, he was appointed Managing Director of DHL
Express India. Under his direction, the business
experienced significant growth and established itself as
a market leader. His emphasis on major investments in
best-in-class infrastructure, state-of-the-art technology
and strong people processes has been instrumental in
driving this success.
Under his leadership, DHL Express India has won many
accolades and is today recognized and respected as a
best practices organization. The company has
consistently featured in India’s Best Companies to Work
For list by GPTW (Great Places to Work) since 2012.
Prior to DHL, Subramanian spent 14 years at Hindustan
Unilever Ltd., where he held various roles in sales,
marketing and export management. Subramanian is a
graduate in Industrial Engineering and holds a Master’s
in Management from IIM Bangalore. He is also Gold
Certified in First Choice, DHL Group’s internal quality
program based on the Six Sigma DMAIC methodology.
Furthermore, Subramanian is the Vice Chairman of the
Express Industry Council of India (EICI) and is part of
the Advisory Council of Indo-German Chamber of
Commerce (IGCC).
He was first appointed on the Board of Blue Dart
Express Limited on March 27, 2019. He is currently a
Non- Executive Director on the Board of the Company.
6. Disclosure of relationships Mr. R. S. Subramanian does not have any inter-se
between Directors (in relationship with other Directors of the Company
case of appointment of a
Director)
7. Information required Mr. R. S. Subramanian is not debarred from holding
pursuant to BSE Circular the office of Director by virtue of any order passed by
No. LIST/COMP/14/2018- the SEBI or any other authority.
19 and NSE Circular No.
NSE/CML/2018/24 dated
June 20, 2018
BLUE DART
MANAGING DIRECTOR CERTlflED
EXPRESS LIMITED
September 15, 2026
The Board of Directors
Blue Dart Express Limited
Blue Dart Centre
Sahar Airport Road, Andheri (East)
Mumbai, Maharashtra - 400099
Dear Board Members,
In order to enable smooth and seamless succession in favour of incumbent candidate and in
view of certain personal commitments, I am opting for an early superannuation with effect from
November 29, 2026 as Managing Director. Accordingly, I tend to resign formally as a
Managing Director/Director with effect from close of business hours from November 29, 2026.
As a consequence, I shall also cease to be Director in the Company's Wholly Owned
Subsidiary Company viz: Blue Dart Aviation Ltd. with effect from November 29, 2026.
I also request the Company to waive the requirement,
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