United Breweries Limited announced that pursuant to recommendation of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee, appointed Mr. Anand Kripalu as an Additional Director in Independent capacity (Independent Director) of the Company. His appointment shall take effect from February 22, 2023. Mr. Anand Kripalu has over 30 years of experience in the fast- moving consumer goods (FMCG) industry.

Prior to joining Essel Propack Limited (EPL), he spent seven years as the MD and CEO of Diageo India, India's leading beverage alcohol company with $6.4 billion market cap, where he led the transformation of the company. He was also a member of Diageo's Global Executive Committee. Before joining Diageo, Mr. Kripalu spent almost eight years with Mondelez International (earlier, Cadbury) as the president of the India and Southeast Asia business.

He was responsible for accelerating Cadbury India's performance to deliver 25% y-o- y growth in revenue and profit over eight years. Before that, he spent 22 years at Unilever in various general management and sales and marketing roles. Mr. Kripalu has a Bachelor of Technology in Electronics from IIT, Madras.

He also holds an MBA from IIM, Calcutta. Mr. Kripalu has a Bachelor of Technology in Electronics from IIT, Madras. He also holds an MBA from IIM, Calcutta.

He has received the distinguished alu millionus award from both IIT Madras and IIM Calcutta. He has also completed the Advanced Management Program from Wharton Business School.