Ashok Leyland Ltd. — Board/Management Information 2021

Jul 7, 2021

July 7, 2021

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National Stock Exchange of India Ltd. Exchange Plaza C-1, Block G, Bandra Kurla Complex Bandra (E), Mumbai - 400 051

Scrip Code: ASHOKLEY Through: NEAPS

BSE Limited Phiroze Jeejeebhoy Towers Dalal Street Mumbai - 400 001 Stock Symbol: 500477 Through: BSE Listing Centre

Dear Sirs/Madam,

Subject: Appointment of Director

Pursuant to the provisions of Regulation 30 of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, we wish to inform you that based on the recommendation of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee, the Board of Directors of the Company through circular resolution, the Company has appointed Dr. Andrew C Palmer (DIN: 02155231), as an Additional Director (non-Independent) on the Board of Directors of the Company, subject to approval of the shareholders at the ensuing Annual General Meeting.

Dr. Andrew C Palmer is not debarred from holding the office of the Director by virtue of any order of the Securities and Exchange Board of India or any such authority.

The details required under Regulation 30 of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, read with SEBI Circular No.CIR/CFD/CMD/4/2015 dated September 9, 2015 is given as an Annexure.

We request you to take the above on record.

A copy of the above will be made available on the website of the Company: www.ashokleyland.com.

Yours faithfully,

for ASHOK LEYLAND LIMITED

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N Ramanathan Company Secretary

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Annexure

S.No.	Name of the Director	Dr. Andrew C Palmer
1.	Reason for change viz., appointment, resignation, removal, death or otherwise;	Appointment
2.	Date of appointment	July 7, 2021
3.	Terms of appointment	Appointed as an Additional Director on the Board of Directors of the Company, subject to approval of the shareholders.
4.	Brief profile	Dr Andy Palmer CMG FIMechE is an English Engineer and businessman. He got his Master’s degree (MSc) in Product Engineering; and Doctorate (PhD) in Engineering; is a Chartered Engineer, a Fellow of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers; and Fellow of The Royal Academy of Engineering. Dr. Palmer, has over 41 years of Automotive industry experience and was named by Auto Express as the most influential British person in the industry in the past 30 years. In 2010 Coventry University awarded him an Honorary Doctorate of Technology and in 2014 he was appointed Professor, advising the university in the automotive field. He is the Founder and CEO of Palmer Automotive Ltd and serves as Chairman of Optare Ltd, as well as non-Executive Director of Ashok Leyland Ltd, Vice Chairman of Switch Mobility Ltd UK from 2020 and Non-Executive Chairman of Hilo Ltd from 2021. He was the President and CEO of Aston Martin from 2014 to 2020, and non-Executive Director from 2016-2021 of Secured by Designs Ltd .In 2017, he was appointed as Chairman of the productivity and skills commission of the new West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA). Dr. Palmer was previously the Chief Planning Officer, executive Vice-President and member of the Executive committee of Nissan Motor Company, reporting directly to Nissan's president and CEO, Mr. Carlos Ghosn. Dr. Palmer shared the Chief Operating Officer role with two Nissan executives. Palmer was also Chairman of Infiniti, and President of Nissan Motor Light Truck Co, a member of the Board of Directors of Nissan (China) Investment Company (NCIC), and of Nissan's joint ventures with India's Ashok Leyland.

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		He has been called an "Engineer-Turned-Marketing Guru [with a] raw instinct."
5.	Disclosure of relationships between directors (in case of appointment of a director)	Not related

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