Appointment of Shri. Hari Velloor (DIN: 11650530) as Non-Executive Director: Effective September 1, 2026, for a three-year term ending August 31, 2029. His office is liable to retire by rotation. Shri. Velloor is a seasoned banking professional with over 30 years of experience in retail banking, branch operations, distribution management, customer acquisition, and channel development. He previously served as Executive Vice President and National Head – Retail and Channels at ESAF Small Finance Bank and held senior positions at HDFC Bank. He holds a bachelor's degree in arts (history) from University of Delhi and a master's degree in arts (political science) from Madurai Kamaraj University. He is not related to any other directors and is not debarred from holding office.
Appointment of Shri. Ashok Tukaram Dhamankar (DIN: 03066552) as Non-Executive Independent Director: Effective September 1, 2026, for a three-year term ending August 31, 2029. His office is not liable to retire by rotation. Shri. Dhamankar is a finance and fintech professional with expertise in investment banking, sustainable finance, agri value chains, and financial services. He is the Founder and CEO of FinBridge Access to Capital Aggregators Private Limited and has held CFO roles at UPL and Samunnati Financial Intermediation & Services. He is not related to any other directors and is not debarred from holding office.
Re-appointment of Prof. Biju Varkkey (DIN: 01298281) as Non-Executive Independent Director: Effective August 17, 2026, for a three-year term ending August 16, 2029. His office is not liable to retire by rotation. Prof. Varkkey has been a faculty in Human Resource area at Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad for over 26 years and has held directorships at Bank of Baroda, Aster DM Healthcare Limited, Husys Consulting Limited, Paschim Gujarat Vij Company Limited, and currently serves as Independent Director at V Guard Industries Limited. He holds a Master's Degree in Personnel Management and Industrial Relations from MG University, Kerala. He is not related to any other directors and is not debarred from holding office.
Any Other Material Information
The appointments were approved by shareholders at the 10th Annual General Meeting held on August 14, 2026.
The disclosures comply with Regulation 30 of SEBI (LODR) Regulations, 2015 and SEBI Circular no. HO/49/14/14(7)2025-CFD-POD2/I/3762/2026 dated January 30, 2026.
The intimation has been made available on the bank's website at https://www.esaf.bank.in/investor-relation/?id=disclosure-to-stock-exchanges-2026-27/.
The company's RBI License No. is MUM 124 and CIN is L65990KL2016PLC045669.
Registered & Corporate Office: ESAF Small Finance Bank Limited, Building No. VII/83/8, ESAF Bhavan, Mannuthy, Thrissur - Palakkad National Highway, Thrissur - 680 651, Kerala.
