Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Limited informed that the Board of Directors vide their resolution dated March 11, 2020, has approved the appointment of Mr. Sunirmal Talukdar as an Independent (Additional) Director of the Company with effect from March 11, 2020 for a term of 5 (five) years upto March 10, 2025. This appointment is however subject to the approval of the shareholders at the upcoming 13th Annual General Meeting of the Company. Mr. Sunirmal Talukdar has over 3 decades of rich experience backed by benchmark competence in the areas of Strategic & Tactical Planning, Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Governance, Project Evaluation & Financing, Equity & Debt Syndication, Internal Control/Audit Compliance, Direct, Indirect & International Taxation, Organizational Restructuring etc. In the past, he occupied the position of CFO & Group Executive president at Hindalco Industries ltd. He worked with Hindalco for 26 years before retiring on December 31, 2011.