Monsanto India Limited at its Board of Directors meeting held on March 28, 2019, approved appointment of Aarti Arun Sathe as the Non-Executive Independent Director of the Company, effective April 1, 2019, for a period of one year subject to the approval of the shareholders in the next Annual General Meeting. Ms. Aarti is an independent counsel specializing in direct tax litigation matters. Ms. Aarti has extensive and diverse career experience of over 19 years representing both Indian and international firms for local and international tax matters.