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Pfizer Ltd. — Regulatory Filings 2019
May 29, 2019
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Pfizer Limited
The Capital, 1802 / 1901 , Plot No. C - 70. G Block. Sandra Kurla Complex, Sandra (East), Mumbai 400 051 . Tel : +91 22 6693 2000 Fax: +91 22 2654 0274
May 29, 2019
The Corporate Relationship Dept. BSE Limited 1st Floor, P.J.Towers Dalal Street, Fort Mumbai - 400 001 Scrip Code: 500680
Manager, Listing Dept. National Stock Exchange of India Ltd. Exchange Plaza, 5th Floor, Plot No. C/1, G Block Bandra-Kurla Complex, Bandra (E) Mumbai - 400 051 Symbol: PFIZER
Dear Sirs,
Sub: Intimation pursuant to Regulation 30 of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 Re-appointment of Independent Directors.
Pursuant to regulation 30(2) of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, we hereby inform you that the Board of Directors of the Company has re-appointed Mr. R. A. Shah (DIN: 00009851), Mr. Pradip Shah (DIN: 00066242) and Mr. Uday Khanna (DIN : 00079129) with effect from November 10, 2019 and Mr. Sunil Lalbhai (DIN: 00045590) with effect from February 14, 2020 as Independent Directors of the Company for a period of 5 years. The said re-appointments will be subject to the approval of shareholders at the ensuing Annual General Meeting of the Company. Given below are the brief profiles of the above Independent Directors:
Mr. R. A. Shah
Mr. R. A. Shah is a leading Solicitor and a Senior Partner of M/s. Crawford Bayley & Co., a firm of Advocates & Solicitors. Mr. Shah specializes in a broad spectrum of corporate laws in general, with special focus on Foreign Investments, Joint Ventures, Technology and License Agreement, Intellectual Property Rights, Mergers and Acquisitions, Industrial Licensing, Anti Trust Laws, Company Law and Taxation. Mr. Shah is the Chairman/Director of various public limited companies and Chairman/member of Audit Committees.
Mr. R. A. Shah holds 3,540 shares in the Company. None of the Directors are related to Mr. R. A. Shah. Mr. R. A. Shah is not debarred or disqualified from holding the office of Director by virtue of any order from MCA/SEBI or any such statutory authority.
Mr. Pradip Shah:
Mr. Pradip Shah holds an MBA from the Harvard Business School. Mr. Shah is also a Chartered Accountant and a Cost Accountant and ranked first in India in the Chartered Accountancy Examination.
Mr. Pradip Shah is the ex-Managing Director of CRISIL, India's first and the largest credit rating agency. Prior to founding CRISIL, Mr. Shah assisted in founding the Housing Development Finance Corporation (HDFC) in 1977. Mr. Shah has also served as a consultant to USAID, the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank. Mr. Shah is a Director on the Board of several reputed companies and also member of various prestigious committees/commissions. Mr. Shah is presently the Chairman of lndAsia Fund Advisors Pvt. Ltd.
Mr. Pradip Shah does not hold shares in the Company. None of the Directors are related to Mr. Pradip Shah. Mr. Pradip Shah is not debarred or disqualified from holding the office of Director by virtue of any order from MCA/SEBI or any such statutory authority.
Mr. Uday Khanna:
Mr. Uday Khanna is a Chartered Accountant by profession, with a distinguished career spanning close to four decades with Hindustan Lever/Unilever and Lafarge India and had handled a variety of roles in finance, commercial and general management.
Mr. Uday Khanna was the Chairman of Lafarge India Private limited. Mr. Khanna is currently the Chairman of Bata India Limited. Mr. Khanna is on the Board of several reputed companies. Mr. Khanna was the president of the lndo-French Chamber of Commerce &Industry in 2008 and 2009 and was the President of the Bombay Chamber of Commerce & Industry in 2012 and 2013.
Mr. Uday Khanna does not hold shares in the Company. None of the Directors are related to Mr. Uday Khanna. Mr. Uday Khanna is not debarred or disqualified from holding the office of Director by virtue of any order from MCA/SEBI or any such statutory authority.
Mr. Sunil Lalbhai:
Mr. Sunil Lalbhai, holds MS degree in Chemistry from the University of Massachusetts and MS degree in Economic Policy and Planning from Northeastern University. Mr. Lalbhai has expertise and wide experience in the Management field. Mr. Lalbhai is presently the Chairman and Managing Director of Atul limited, a diversified chemical company. Mr. Lalbhai was also on the Board of Wyeth limited since 2002 till its amalgamation with Pfizer Limited.
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Mr. Sunil Lalbhai holds 2,477 shares in the Company. None of the Directors are related to Mr. Sun ii Lalbhai. Mr. Sunil Lalbhai is not debarred or disqualified from holding the office of Director by virtue of any order from MCA/SEBI or any such statutory authority.
We request you to kindly take the above on record.
Thanking you,
Yours truly, For Pfizer Limited
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Prajeet Nair Company Secretary