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Blue Dart Express Limited · BLUEDART
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Blue Dart Express Limited has informed the Exchange about the appointment of two new Independent Directors, Mr. Rajat Kumar Jain and Mr. Avijit Mukerji, to its Board of Directors, subject to approval of the Shareholders at the ensuing Annual General Meeting.
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July 31, 2026
BSE Limited National Stock Exchange of India Ltd
Phiroze Jeejeebhoy Towers, Exchange Plaza, C-1, Block G
Dalal Street, Fort Bandra Kurla Complex, Bandra East,
Mumbai – 400 001 Mumbai – 400 051
Scrip Code - 526612 NSE Symbol - BLUEDART
Dear Sir / Madam,
Sub: Recommendation of appointment of Independent Directors pursuant to
Regulation 30 of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations
& Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015
Pursuant to Regulation 30 of SEBI (Listing Obligations & Disclosure Requirements)
Regulations, 2015 ("Listing Regulations"), we hereby inform you that on recommendation of
the Nomination & Remuneration Committee, the Board of Directors at its Board Meeting held
today, recommended:
I. the appointment of Mr. Rajat Kumar Jain (DIN: 00046053) as an Independent
Director, on the Board of the Company, for a term of five (5) years with effect from
September 23, 2026 to September 22, 2031; and
II. the appointment of Mr. Avijit Mukerji (DIN: 03534116) as an Independent Director,
on the Board of the Company, for a term of five (5) years with effect from September
23, 2026 to September 22, 2031
subject to approval of the Shareholders at the ensuing Annual General Meeting.
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. Appointment of Mr. Rajat Kumar Jain (DIN: 00046053)
Sr. Details of Events that Information of such event(s)
No. need to be provided
1. Name Mr. Rajat Kumar Jain
2. Reason for change viz. Appointment of Mr. Rajat Kumar Jain as an Independent
appointment, Director on the Board subject to approval of
re- appointment, Shareholders at the ensuing Annual General Meeting
resignation, and not liable to retire by rotation.
removal, death or
otherwise
3. Date of appointment September 23, 2026.
4. Term of appointment Five (5) years
5. Brief profile Mr. Rajat Kumar Jain is a Gurgaon based corporate
leader turned startup enthusiast who is on the social
journey of creating India’s leading open architecture
mentoring platform and accelerator for deserving
startups, to get early stage business support and capital.
An IIT Delhi and IIM Ahmedabad alumnus, he founded
PadUp Ventures in 2015 along with his partner Pankaj
Thakar, who is a technology startup expert, from MIT
and Harvard. PadUp is focussed on providing deep
mentoring services to early-stage tech startups in India
to help them survive and scale, to drive INNOVATION
and create value.
So far, PadUp has reviewed over 3000 startups in 10
years, accepted over 300 startups into their mentoring
programs, out of which over 160 have graduated
successfully and over 130 have raised some initial
funding and over 40 have raised follow on funding.
After a 30+ years career in Corporate India in leadership
roles, Rajat now performs a few Non-Executive roles
including Chairing the Fino Payments Bank Board and
being an Independent Director on the Boards of
Vodafone Idea, Mahindra Holidays and EMA Partners
India. He also works with SME’s supporting their growth
and transformation journeys. He is also a trustee on the
Board of the globally well known Make a Wish
Foundation (India), as well as Braj Foundation, an NGO
focussed on environment and water conservation and
an Advisor to the E&H Foundation, working for the
education and health of underprivileged kids in Uttar
Pradesh.
In his corporate career, he has worked in the FMCG,
media & entertainment, technology and telecom
sectors in India, both at young stage companies and
MNCs like Unilever, Sony, Walt Disney and Xerox. His
last roles were MD of Xerox India and MD of Disney
India before he started his social journey in 2015. His
key areas of expertise include distribution and sales,
understanding consumers across various spaces,
mentoring and working with teams and building and
growing businesses that revolve around services &
brands.
6. Disclosure of relationships Mr. Rajat Kumar Jain 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. Rajat Kumar Jain is not debarred from holding the
pursuant to BSE Circular office of Director by virtue of any order passed by the
No. LIST/COMP/14/2018- Securities and Exchange Board of India or any other
19 and NSE Circular No. authority.
NSE/CML/2018/24 dated
June 20, 2018
II. Appointment of Mr. Avijit Mukerji (DIN: 03534116)
Sr. Details of Events that Information of such event(s)
No. need to be provided
1. Name Mr Avijit Mukerji
2. Reason for change viz. Appointment of Mr Avijit Mukerji as an Independent
appointment, Director on the Board subject to approval of
re- appointment, Shareholders at the ensuing Annual General Meeting
resignation, and not liable to retire by rotation.
removal, death or
otherwise
3. Date of appointment September 23, 2026.
4. Term of appointment Five (5) years
5. Brief profile Mr. Avijit Mukerji is a Chartered Accountant, having
overall experience of more than three decades in audit
and assurance. He is a former senior partner of Price
Waterhouse, member of PricewaterhouseCoopers
Network Firms in India (PwC India). He held several
leadership roles within PwC India including as a member
of the PwC India Board, PwC India Leadership,
Managing Partner of the Eastern Region as well as India
Assurance Leadership. Currently, he is the founder and
managing partner of TatvaSutra Solutions LLP, a
boutique investment and equity research firm. He is also
an Independent Director on the boards of Bandhan
Financial Holdings Limited, Balaji Telefilms Limited and
DIC India Limited. He serves as Member Board of
Governors of Welham Girl’s School, Dehradun and is
also the current President of The Bengal Club, Kolkata.
He is an experienced auditor leading audits of several
marquee companies during his tenure as an audit
partner with Price Waterhouse. He has a wide
experience of audits ranging from large, listed
companies, multinationals as well as Indian promoter
companies and founder/startups. Further, during his
tenure as the Transformation Leader, he was
responsible for digital upskilling of 14,000 partners and
staff again conceptualizing and implementing the firm’s
flagship digital upskilling program Acing Digital.
Prior to the commencement of his professional career,
he had a brilliant academic record securing ranks both
in the Intermediate (AIR 12) and Final (AIR 21)
examinations of the Institute of the Chartered
Accountants of India. He is a past Chairman of CII West
Bengal and was also member of the executive
committees of AMCHAM eastern region and Indian
Chamber of Commerce.
6. Disclosure of relationships Mr Avijit Mukerji 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 Avijit Mukerji is not debarred from holding the office
pursuant to BSE Circular of Director by virtue of any order passed by the
No. LIST/COMP/14/2018- Securities and Exchange Board of India or any other
19 and NSE Circular No. authority.
NSE/CML/2018/24 dated
June 20, 2018