JSW Energy Limited at its board of directors meeting held on July 21, 2022 approved the appointment of Mr. Desh Deepak Verma as an Additional and Independent Director of the Company with effect from July 21, 2022 for a term of 3 consecutive years and designation of Ms. Rupa Devi Singh (DIN: 02191943), Independent Director, as the Lead Independent Director. Mr. Verma, aged 69 years, a post graduate in Physics from Allahabad University and an MBA from Australia in International Business, is a retired 1978 batch IAS Officer. During his 45 years long illustrious professional career, he occupied top positions in the Government and public sector undertakings of U.P. and at the Centre including as the Chairman of U.P. Electricity Regulatory Commission and the Secretary General, Rajya Sabha.

At the State level, he has been Principal Secretary in the key Departments of Commercial Taxes, Registration, Transport, Cooperatives and Tourism. At the Joint Secretary and Special Secretary level, he dwelled into policy formulation for MSMEs and agro-processing industries. At the Government of India level also, he has handled assignments like Joint Secretary, Ministry of Environment & Forests; Additional Secretary and Financial Adviser in the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution; Director General, Sports Authority of India (SAI) and Secretary to Government of India, Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs.