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Pfizer Ltd. Board/Management Information 2024

Jul 29, 2024

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Pfizer Limited

The Capital, 1802/1901, Plot No. C - 70, G Block, Bandra Kurla Complex, Bandra (East), Mumbai 400 051. Tel : +91 22 6693 2000 Fax : +91 22 2654 0274

July 29, 2024

The Corporate Relationship Dept. The Manager, Listing Dept. BSE Limited The National Stock Exchange of India Ltd. 1[st] Floor, P.J.Towers Exchange Plaza, 5[th] Floor, Plot No. C/1, Dalal Street, Fort G Block Bandra-Kurla Complex, Bandra (E) Mumbai – 400 001 Mumbai – 400 051 Scrip Code: 500680 Scrip Symbol: PFIZER

Dear Sirs,

Sub: Intimation pursuant to Regulation 30 of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure – Requirements) Regulations, 2015 Change in Board of Directors.

Pursuant to Regulation 30 of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, we hereby inform you that upon recommendation of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee, the Board of Directors of the Company at their Meeting held today i.e., July 29, 2024 approved the following:

  1. Appointment of Mr. Lakshmanan Krishnakumar (DIN: 00423616) as an Independent Director (Additional Director) for a period of 5 years with effect from July 29, 2024.

  2. Appointment of Ms. Sonia Singh (DIN: 07108778) as an Independent Director (Additional Director) for a period of 5 years with effect from July 29, 2024.

  3. Appointment of Mr. Pradip Shah (DIN: 00066242) as a Non-Executive Non-Independent Director (Additional Director) with effect from November 10, 2024 liable to retire by rotation.

The abovementioned appointments of Mr. Lakshmanan Krishnakumar and Ms. Sonia Singh as Independent Directors and the appointment of Mr. Pradip Shah as a Non-Executive NonIndependent Director, will be subject to the approval of the shareholders at the ensuing Annual General Meeting of the Company.

Additional details required to be disclosed pursuant to the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations 2015 read with SEBI Circular Nos. CIR/CFD/CMD/412015 dated September 9, 2015 and List/Comp/14/2018-19 dated June 20, 2018, are enclosed as Annexure A.

Request you to please take the above on record.

Thanking you,

Yours truly,

For Pfizer Limited PRAJEET Digitally signed by PRAJEET NAIR NAIR Date: 2024.07.29 19:45:23 +05'30' Prajeet Nair

Director – Corporate Services & Company Secretary

CIN: L24231MH1950PLC008311 Email ID: [email protected] Website: www.pfizerltd.co.in

ANNEXURE A

Sr.
no.
Particulars Details
Mr. Lakshmanan
Krishnakumar
Ms. Sonia Singh Mr. Pradip Shah
1. Reasons for change Appointment
of
Mr. Krishnakumar as an
Independent Director for a
period of 5 (five) years July
29, 2024.

Appointment of Ms. Sonia
Singh as an Independent
Director for a period of 5
(five) years July 29, 2024.
Mr. Pradip Shah’s second term
as an Independent Director
would
be
expiring
on
November 9, 2024.
Appointment of Mr. Pradip
Shah as a Non-Executive Non-
Independent
Director
with
effect from November 10,
2024, liable to retire by
rotation.
2. Date of Appointment and
Term
5 (five) years effective July
29, 2024
5 (five) years effective July
29, 2024
Appointed as a Non-Executive
Non-Independent Director of
the
Company
effective
November 10, 2024.
3. Affirmation
as
per
List/Comp/14/2018-19
dated June 20, 2018 and
NSE/CML/2018/24
We hereby affirm that
Mr. Krishnakumar is not
debarred or disqualified
from holding the office of
Director by virtue of any
order from MCA/SEBI or
any other such statutory
authority.

We
hereby
affirm
that
Ms. Singh is not debarred or
disqualified from holding the
office of Director by virtue of
any order from MCA/SEBI or
any other such statutory
authority.
We
hereby
affirm
that
Mr. Shah is not debarred or
disqualified from holding the
office of Director by virtue of
any order from MCA/SEBI or
any
other
such
statutory
authority.
4. Relationship
Inter-se
Directors/ Key
Managerial Personnel
Mr. Krishnakumar is not
related to any of the
Directors/Key Managerial
Personnel of the Company.
Ms. Sonia Singh is not related
to any of the Directors/Key
Managerial Personnel of the
Company.
Mr. Pradip Shah is not related
to any of the Directors/Key
Managerial Personnel of the
Company.
5. Number of Shares held in
the Company
10 Nil Nil
6. Brief Profile Mr.
Lakshmanan
Krishnakumar is a Senior
Finance professional with
extensive
experience
across multiple sectors,
including
consulting,
engineering,
hospitality,
retail,
and
consumer
industries.
He
is
a
Chartered Accountant, a
Cost Accountant, and a
Company Secretary.
Mr. Krishnakumar worked
for more than 20 years
with
Tata
Group
of
Companies.
He superannuated from
Tata Consumer Product
limited
as
Executive
Director and Group CFO
and played a key part in its
transformation and growth
journey. Prior to this he
oversaw
the
finance
Ms.
Sonia
Singh
is
a
distinguished
marketing
professional with over 33
years of experience with
leadership in creating new
categories, brands, functions
and capabilities and with
experience in crafting and
building brands. Ms. Singh
holds Masters of Business
Administration and Bachelor
of Arts degree in Economics
Ms. Singh began her career
with Lakme, where she was
responsible for building of
new brands and businesses
in
segments
of
Color
Cosmetics/Skin
Care
/Fragrances across channel.
During
her
stint
with
Hindustan Unilever Limited,
Ms. Singh held the position
of
General
Manager
Marketing for the Lakmé
Business
Unit
and
was
Mr. Pradip Shah is the founder
and Chairman of IndAsia Fund
Advisors Private Limited, a
Corporate
Finance
and
Investment advisory business.
He is also the co-founder of
www.Grow-Trees.com, a web-
enabled social initiative.
Mr. Pradip Shah holds an MBA
from the Harvard Business
School. He is also a Chartered
Accountant
and
a
Cost
Accountant and ranked first in
India
in
the
Chartered
Accountancy Examination.
Mr. Shah is the ex-Managing
Director of CRISIL, India’s first
and the largest credit rating
agency. Prior to founding
CRISIL,
Mr.
Pradip
Shah
assisted
in
founding
the
Housing Development Finance
Corporation (HDFC) in 1977.
Mr. Shah has also served as a
function at Indian Hotels
Company as its Senior Vice
President Finance.
His
earlier
professional
experience has been with
Larsen & Toubro limited
and A F Ferguson & Co.
During
his
professional
tenure he has overseen
several functions including
Finance, Legal, Secretarial,
Strategy, and M&A, as well
as Internal Audit and Risk,
Investor
Relations,
Communications,
Supply
Chain,
and
Information
Technology
at
various
stages. He has extensive
experience in Domestic
and Internation markets
including
Mergers
and
Acquisitions.
Mr.
Krishnakumar
currently serves as the
Non-Executive Chairman of
Tata Consulting Engineers
Limited and is a Director on
the Board of Infiniti Retail
Limited.
responsible
for
consolidation, alignment and
growth of the cosmetics,
personal
care,
direct
marketing
and
salon
businesses.
Ms. Singh has also worked
with: Nokia (London, Tokyo,
Delhi),
Pepsi
(Delhi),
Friesland Foods (Hong Kong),
Unilever (Mumbai, Warsaw),
Heineken (Warsaw) and non-
profit
organizations
Lech
Walesa Institute in Warsaw
and the American School of
Warsaw
as
Independent
marketing consultant. Most
recently
Ms.
Singh
has
served as Guest Faculty at
the University of Warsaw for
the executive MBA program
through the University of
Illinois, USA.
Ms. Sonia Singh currently
serves
as
Independent
Director on the Boards of
BASF India Limited, Kansai
Nerolac
Paints
Limited,
Bharat Forge Limited and as
a Director on the Board of
Axis
Asset
Management
Company Limited. Ms. Singh
has also completed two
terms as an Independent
Director on the Board of
Trent Limited.

consultant to USAID, the World
Bank
and
the
Asian
Development Bank.
He has also a member /
Chairman
of
various
prestigious
committees/
commissions such as Banks
Board
Bureau,
IFSC
International Retail Business
Development
Committee,
Western Region Board of
Reserve Bank of India
Mr. Shah is a Director on the
Board
of
several
reputed
companies including Kansai
Nerolac Paints Limited, Sonata
Software Limited, BASF (India)
Limited, Bajaj Auto Limited.