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commencing from 21st October 2026 to 20th October 2031, subject to approval of the shareholders of the Company at the ensuing 80th Annual General Meeting:

Profile:
Mr. Milind Sarwate is a Chartered Accountant, Cost Accountant and Company Secretary, with over four decades of post-qualification experience across finance, governance, audit, risk  management, strategy and board oversight. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Commerce  (Honours) from the University of Bombay and was a participant in the Fulbright-CII Fellowship for Leadership in Management at Carnegie Mellon University, USA. He serves as an Independent Director on the boards of companies including Asian Paints Limited, CEAT Limited, Mahindra &amp; 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 &amp; 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. Mr. Sarwate 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 &amp; Retail sector by CNBC-TV18 in 2012 and was inducted into the CFO India Hall of Fame by CFO India magazine in 2013.

He is not related to any of the Directors and/or Key Managerial Personnel and/or members of the Promoter(s) &amp; Promoter(s) Group of the Company. 

To the best of our knowledge and information and as confirmed by Mr. Milind Sarwate, he meets the criteria of independence as prescribed under the Companies Act, 2013 and Listing Regulations and has 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 authority. Further, as affirmed by him, he is not disqualified from holding the office as a Director pursuant to the provisions of Section 164 of the Companies Act, 2013.</in-capmkt:RemarksForWebsiteDissemination><in-capmkt:DateOfReport contextRef="MainI">2026-05-29</in-capmkt:DateOfReport><in-capmkt:TypeOfChange contextRef="D_ChangeInManagement1">Appointment</in-capmkt:TypeOfChange><in-capmkt:CategoryForChange contextRef="D_ChangeInManagement1">Director</in-capmkt:CategoryForChange><in-capmkt:DesignationOfDesignatedPerson contextRef="D_ChangeInManagement1">Non - Executive Independent Director</in-capmkt:DesignationOfDesignatedPerson><in-capmkt:PositionOfDirectorInBoardTwo contextRef="D_ChangeInManagement1">Not Applicable</in-capmkt:PositionOfDirectorInBoardTwo><in-capmkt:PositionOfDirectorInBoardThree contextRef="D_ChangeInManagement1">Not Applicable</in-capmkt:PositionOfDirectorInBoardThree><in-capmkt:SalutationOfDesignatedPerson contextRef="D_ChangeInManagement1">Mr.</in-capmkt:SalutationOfDesignatedPerson><in-capmkt:NameOfDesignatedPerson contextRef="I_ChangeInManagement1">Sudhir Sitapati</in-capmkt:NameOfDesignatedPerson><in-capmkt:EffectiveDateOfReasonOfChange contextRef="I_ChangeInManagement1">2026-05-29</in-capmkt:EffectiveDateOfReasonOfChange><in-capmkt:TermOfAppointmentInMonths contextRef="D_ChangeInManagement1" unitRef="pure" decimals="INF">60</in-capmkt:TermOfAppointmentInMonths><in-capmkt:BriefProfile contextRef="D_ChangeInManagement1">Sudhir Sitapati is Managing Director &amp; 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, South East Asia, and Africa. His last role was as Executive Director – Foods and Refreshments at Hindustan Unilever.  
 
Sudhir holds an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, and a BSc in 
Mathematics with Economics Honours from St. Xavier’s College, Mumbai, and was awarded 
the Young Alumni Achiever by IIM Ahmedabad in 2017.  
 
He is the author of the best-selling book, The CEO Factory, and is closely associated with Us
Paar, a performing arts residency. He is married to Ketki and spends his free time trying to get 
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