Dr. (Mrs) B. Kinnera Murthy (DIN-1878144) was appointed as a Non-Executive Independent Director of the Unichem Laboratories Limited for a second term of five years with effect from March 21, 2018. In accordance with the provisions of Section 149 (11) of the Companies Act, 2013, an Independent Director cannot be appointed for more than two consecutive terms. Accordingly, Dr. (Mrs.) Kinnera Murthy will cease to be an independent Director of the Company with effect from March 21, 2023. The Board of Directors at its meeting held on March 20, 2023, based on the recommendation of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee, considered and approved the appointment of Ms. Priti Puri (DIN: 07755966) as an Additional Non-executive Independent Director of the Company with effect from March 21, 2023 for a period of three (3) years, subject to the approval of the shareholders. Ms. Priti Puri aged 49 years is a commerce graduate and an associate of the Insurance Institute of India. She also holds a diploma in interior designing. Ms. Puri has three decades of rich experience in Insurance, and Interior Designing. She has worked in specific functional areas such as Insurance, Finance, Administration, Information systems and operations. She is currently serving as Chief Administration and Special Project Officer at Anarock Property Consultants Private Limited a leading real
estate services company in India with diversified interests across real estate value chain.