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RNS Number : 6258V  Axis Bank Limited  14 December 2021

AXIS/CO/CS/483/2021-22

 

December 14, 2021

Dear Sir(s),

 

SUB.:  APPOINTMENT OF ASHISH KOTECHA AS AN ADDITIONAL NON-EXECUTIVE (NOMINEE)
DIRECTOR OF AXIS BANK LIMITED ("BANK").

 

REF.:   REGULATION 30 OF SEBI (LISTING OBLIGATIONS AND DISCLOSURE
REQUIREMENTS) REGULATIONS, 2015.

 

This is to inform you that in terms of Sections 152 and 161 of the
Companies Act, 2013 read with relevant Rules made thereunder, SEBI (Listing
Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 and the provisions
of the Articles of Association of the Bank, the Board of
Directors of the Bank  have today approved the appointment of Ashish
Kotecha as an Additional Non-Executive (Nominee of entities affiliated to Bain
Capital) Director of the Bank with effect from Sunday, December 19,  2021 to
hold office as such up to the date of the ensuing  Annual  General
Meeting  of  the  Bank, unless appointed by the Shareholders of the Bank.
During his tenure as a             Non-Executive (Nominee)
Director of the Bank, Ashish Kotecha shall be liable to retire by rotation, in
terms of Section 152 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rules made
thereunder.

 

Kindly note that the said appointment has been made pursuant to the Amended
Investment Agreement between the Bank and BC Asia Investments VII Limited,
Integral Investments South Asia IV and BC Asia Investments III Limited,
pursuant to which tenure of Ashish Kotecha shall be from Sunday, December 19,
2021 upto expiry of 3 (three) years i.e. upto Wednesday, December 18, 2024 or
till the time aforesaid entities affiliated to Bain Capital are directly
holding in the aggregate at least 2.00% (Two percent) of the Equity Share
Capital on a Fully Diluted Basis, whichever is earlier.

 

The brief profile of Ashish Kotecha is enclosed herewith as Annexure A.

 

Further, please note that Ashish Kotecha is not related to
any other Directors or Key Managerial Personnel of the Bank. He
is not debarred from holding the office of director by virtue of any
SEBI order or any other such authority.

 

You are requested to take note of above and arrange to bring it to the notice
of all concerned.

Thanking You.

Yours Sincerely,

For Axis Bank Limited

 

 

Puneet Sharma

President & Chief Financial Officer

Encl: as above

 

 

 

 

 

Annexure A

 

Ashish Kotecha, age 45 years, received an MBA with honors from The Anderson
School at UCLA, a Master of Commerce (Banking and Finance) and a Bachelor of
Commerce (Financial Accounting and Auditing) from Sydenham College, University
of Mumbai.

 

Ashish Kotecha joined Bain Capital Private Equity in 2010 where he is now a
Managing Director. He leads the Portfolio Group in Asia - a group responsible
for Bain's value creation efforts within portfolio companies. As part of this,
he actively works with companies across the region including India, Australia,
China, and Korea on strategy, operations and performance transformation
topics.

 

Prior to joining Bain Capital, Ashish was the acting Chief Operating Officer
at Tourneau in New York - one of the world's largest luxury watch retailer at
that time, and a Leonard Green & Partners portfolio company. He replaced
the former CEO of the business and led a turnaround of the business through
the global financial crisis in 2009.

 

Previously, Ashish Kotecha was an Associate Principal at McKinsey &
Company in San Francisco where he co-founded and led McKinsey's Retail Private
Equity service line.  At McKinsey, he worked extensively with Consumer and
Retail businesses across North America, Europe and Asia.

 

Prior to that, Ashish Kotecha worked at Goldman Sachs and the Kotecha Group.

 

 

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