GlaxoSmithkline Consumer Healthcare Ltd. announced that Mr. Manoj Kumar has been appointed as the Managing Director of the Company in place of Mr. Zubair Ahmed with effect from June 1, 2015 under the provisions of Article 97 A of the Articles of Association of the Company and approved by the Board of Directors at its meeting held on May 08, 2015. Further inform that the Board noted the withdrawal of nomination by Horlicks Limited of Mr. Zubair Ahmed as the Director of the Company with effect from the close of business hours on May 31, 2015 and accepted his resignation. The Board had also appointed Mr. Vivek Anand as a Whoietime Director and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, with effect from June 01, 2015, in the casual vacancy caused by the resignation of Mr. Ramakrishnan Subramanian, Director - Finance.

Mr. Ahmed and Mr. Subramanian have been appointed to the leadership team of Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa operations of GSK Consumer Healthcare, as Head of the region and Vice President Finance respectively. While in their new roles, Mr. Kumar will report into Mr. Ahmed and Mr. Anand will be reporting in to Mr. Subramanian. Mr. Ahmed and Mr. Subramanian will continue to guide them on matters pertaining to the listed entity.