Nature of change: Appointment of Mr. Amitabha Mukhopadhyay (DIN: 01806781) as Additional Director in the capacity of Non-Executive Independent Director
Effective date: October 05, 2026
Term: Three consecutive years from October 05, 2026 to October 04, 2029 (subject to shareholder approval)
Brief profile: Mr. Mukhopadhyay is Founder of Lexcelon, a Pune-based boutique consulting firm in M&A, Transaction Advisory and Corporate Governance. He currently serves as Independent Director on boards of Foseco India Limited, Parag Milk Food Limited and Quick Heal Technologies Limited, and chairs their Audit Committees. He also serves as director of Sudarshan Chemicals and member of its Audit Committee. He has extensive experience as Group CFO for leading Indian groups for almost two decades, including Thermax (until 2019) where he was Group Chief Financial Officer, member of Group Executive Council, and held roles as general counsel and group IT chief. He also led Thermax's Specialty Chemical Business and Water & Waste Solutions Business as Business Head. Previously, he was President and Group CFO of Tata Autocomp Systems Limited (TACO) from 2007 to 2013 and served as director on boards of several JV companies including Tata GS Yuasa Batteries, Tata Yazaki and Tata Toyo Radiators. He served as Managing Director and CEO of IFB Agro Industries from 2021-24. He is a member of Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and enrolled as Advocate with Bar Council of Maharashtra and Goa. He is also an early-stage investor and member of Board of Biofuel Circle Private Limited.
Relationship with other directors: Not related to any Director of the Company
Eligibility confirmation: Confirmed he is not debarred from holding office of Director by virtue of any order passed by SEBI or any other authority (per NSE Circular No. NSE/CML/2018/24 dated June 20, 2018)
Resignation of Independent Director
Nature of change: Resignation of Mr. Ajay Shriram Patil (DIN: 01217000) as Non-Executive Independent Director
Effective date: Close of business hours on October 01, 2026
Reason for resignation: Professional and personal commitments requiring greater time and attention
Previous position: Independent Director of the Company
Additional disclosures: Mr. Patil holds directorships in Kirloskar Ferrous Industries Limited (Joint Managing Director) and Ingersoll-Rand (India) Limited (Independent Director). Committee memberships at Ingersoll-Rand (India) Limited include Audit Committee, Stakeholders Relationship Committee (SRC), Nomination and Remuneration Committee (NRC), and Risk Management Committee (RMC)
Confirmation: No material reasons for resignation other than those stated
Key Financial or Operational Approvals
The Board of Directors meeting held on October 01, 2026 (commenced at 03:45 p.m., concluded at 4:05 p.m.) approved the appointment of Mr. Amitabha Mukhopadhyay as Additional Director and noted the resignation of Mr. Ajay Shriram Patil
The Nomination and Remuneration Committee recommended Mr. Mukhopadhyay's appointment
Any Other Material Information
Compliance with SEBI Listing Regulations: The disclosure is made under Regulation 30 read with Schedule III of SEBI Listing Regulations and SEBI Master Circular No. HO/49/14/14(7)2025-CFD-POD2/I/3762/2026 dated January 30, 2026
The information will be available on Company's website at www.kshinternational.com/investor-relations
The letter was digitally signed by Nakul Shivaji Patil, Company Secretary and Compliance Officer, Head - Secretarial & Legal (Membership No.: A39990)
