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Asian Paints Limited has informed the Exchange regarding the appointment of Mr. Sudhir Sitapati as Independent Director of the company w.e.f. May 29, 2026, and the re-appointment of Mr. Milind Sarwate as an Independent Director for a second term.
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Asian Paints Limited has informed the Exchange regarding Appointment of Mr Sudhir Sitapati as Independent Director of the company w.e.f. May 29, 2026.
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APL/SEC/57/2026-27/15
10th July 2026
BSE Limited National Stock Exchange of India Limited
Phiroze Jeejeebhoy Towers, Exchange Plaza, C-1, Block G,
Dalal Street, Bandra Kurla Complex, Bandra (East),
Mumbai – 400 001 Mumbai – 400 051
Security Code: 500820 Symbol: ASIANPAINT
Sir/Madam,
Sub: Disclosure under Regulation 30 of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure
Requirements) Regulations, 2015 (“Listing Regulations”) – Appointment and
re-appointment of Independent Directors of the Company
The Company vide its letter nos. APL/SEC/57/2026-27/3 and APL/SEC/57/2026-27/6 dated
29th May 2026 had informed you that the Board of Directors of the Company at their meeting held
on the same day, based on the recommendations of the Nomination and Remuneration
Committee, and subject to approval of the shareholders at the 80th Annual General Meeting
(‘AGM’), had unanimously approved the following:
(i) appointment of Mr. Sudhir Sitapati (DIN: 09197063) as an Additional and Independent
Director of the Company for a term of five (5) consecutive years commencing from 29th May
2026 to 28th May 2031; and
(ii) re-appointment of Mr. Milind Sarwate (DIN: 00109854) as an Independent Director of the
Company for a second term of five (5) consecutive years commencing from 21st October
2026 to 20th October 2031.
This is to inform you that the shareholders of the Company at their AGM held on 9th July 2026
have, inter alia, approved the aforesaid appointments, with requisite majority.
The brief profiles of Mr. Sudhir Sitapati and Mr. Milind Sarwate are enclosed as Annexure A.
Mr. Sudhir Sitapati and Mr. Milind Sarwate are not related to any of the Directors and/or Key
Managerial Personnel and/or members of the Promoter(s) & Promoter(s) Group of the Company.
To the best of our knowledge and information and as confirmed by Mr. Sudhir Sitapati and
Mr. Milind Sarwate, they meet the criteria of independence as prescribed under the Companies
Act, 2013 and Listing Regulations and have not been debarred from holding the office as a
Director of the Company, by virtue of an Order passed by the Securities and Exchange Board of
India or any other such authority. Further, as affirmed by them, they are not disqualified from
holding the office as a Director pursuant to the provisions of Section 164 of the Companies Act,
2013.
You are requested to take the above information on record.
Thanking you,
Yours truly,
For ASIAN PAINTS LIMITED
R J JEYAMURUGAN
CFO & COMPANY SECRETARY
Encl.: As above
Annexure A
Profile - Mr. Sudhir Sitapati
Name: Sudhir Sitapati
Age: 49 years
DIN: 09197063
Qualification:
1. Master of Business Administration, Indian
Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIM,
Ahmedabad); and
2. Bachelor of Science degree (“BSc”) in
Mathematics with Economics Honours from
St. Xaviers College, Mumbai.
Mr. Sudhir Sitapati is the Managing Director & CEO of Godrej Consumer Products, a role he
has held since 2021. He leads the company’s strategic direction and transformation, anchored
in its purpose of crafting the goodness of health and beauty for consumers in emerging
markets. Sudhir also serves as Chair of the CII FMCG Committee and has previously co-
chaired the CII National Committee on Food Processing.
Prior to joining Godrej Consumer Products, Sudhir spent over two decades at Unilever, where
he led teams across categories and functions in India, Europe, Southeast Asia, and Africa. His
last role was as Executive Director – Foods and Refreshments at Hindustan Unilever.
He is the author of the best-selling book, The CEO Factory, and is closely associated with Us
Paar, a performing arts residency.
Profile - Mr. Milind Sarwate
Name: Milind Sarwate
Age: 66 years
DIN: 00109854
Qualification:
Bachelor’s degree in Commerce (Honours) from the
University of Bombay, Chartered Accountant from the
Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, Cost
Accountant from the Institute of Cost Accountants of India,
Company Secretary from the Institute of Company
Secretaries of India and a participant in the Fulbright-CII
Fellowship for Leadership in Management at Carnegie
Mellon University, USA
Mr. Milind Sarwate has over four decades of post qualification experience across finance,
governance, audit, risk management, strategy and board oversight.
He serves as an Independent Director on the boards of companies including Asian Paints
Limited, CEAT Limited, Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services Limited, OmniActive Health
Technologies Limited, and Viyash Scientific Limited.
He is the Founder and Designated Partner of Increate Value Advisors LLP and Increate Social
Value Advisors & Resourcers LLP, and Promoter Director of Increate Foundation, a Section 8
company.
His professional focus is on board and governance roles, with selective advisory and mentoring
engagements in the areas of business and social value creation, governance and capability
building.
He served in leadership roles in consumer products companies including Godrej Soaps
Limited, which was subsequently restructured to form Godrej Consumer Products Limited, and
Marico Limited. He has served as an independent director on the boards of several companies
over the past 20 years.
His areas of expertise include financial stewardship, audit and internal controls, corporate
governance, risk management, stakeholder value creation and consumer-business
experience.
He was awarded the ICAI Award 2011 in the CFO - FMCG sector by the Institute of Chartered
Accountants of India, the Best Performing CFO Award in the FMCG & Retail sector by CNBC-
TV18 in 2012 and was inducted into the CFO India Hall of Fame by CFO India magazine in
2013.