Dhanuka Agritech Limited announced that at the board meeting held on November 7, 2023 approved the Resignation of Mr. Mridul Dhanuka from the Directorship as Non- Executive and Non-Independent Director of the Company with effect from the closure of business hours of November 7, 2023 and approved the Appointment of Mr. Manish Dhanuka as Non-Executive and Non- Independent Director of the Company. Age is 56 Years. Qualification: B.Tech in Chemical Engineering from IIT, New Delhi, and M.S. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Akron, USA.

Experience (Including expertise in the specific functional area)/Brief Resume: He has wide-ranging experience in handling operations, commercial, marketing and finance in the manufacturing industry. He excels in creating economical pharmaceutical technologies and accelerated evaluation processes for improving healthcare. He has experience of 25 years in research, evaluation, and teaching in the pharmaceutical industry equips him with expertise in innovative pharmaceutical technologies.

He holds B.Tech in Chemical Engineering from IIT, New Delhi, and M.S. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Akron, USA. He is on the Board of M/s. Dhanuka Laboratories Ltd, M/s. Orchid Pharma Limited, M/s. Orchid Bio-pharma Limited, M/s. Otsuka Chemical (India) Private Limited and M/s. Synmedic Private Limited. Before establishing M/s. Dhanuka Laboratories Ltd. in 1993, he began his career at M/s. Ranbaxy Labs Ltd. in New Delhi and worked there for 5 years.

His vision and strategy to grow the pharmaceutical industry in the Indian sub-continent, have helped the Dhanuka Group of Companies to enhance its Bulk Drugs manufacturing arm exponentially. He spearheaded the acquisition of M/s. Synmedic Laboratories in the year 2013 which is involved in pharmaceutical formulations. This entrepreneurial vigor enabled him to take over the operations of M/s. Orchid Pharma Ltd. in March 2020.

List of other Public companies in which Directorships held: M/s. Dhanuka Laboratories Limited; M/s. Orchid Pharma Limited and M/s. Orchid-Bio Pharma Limited. Companies (other than Dhanuka Agritech Limited) in which the Director holds directorships and Committee positions in these companies: Managing Director in M/s. Dhanuka Laboratories Limited and M/s. Orchid Pharma Limited Director in M/s. Orchid-Bio Pharma Limited Chairman of Corporate Social Responsibility Committee in M/s. Orchid Pharma Limited Member of Risk Management Committee in M/s. Orchid Pharma Limited.