United Breweries Limited at its board meeting held February 08, 2024, has appointed Mr. Anand Kripalu, as Chairman of the Board of the Company with immediate effect. Mr. Anand Kripalu is currently a Non-Executive Independent Director & Chairperson of Stakeholders Relationship/Share Transfer Committee and Member of the Audit Committee of the Company. Anand is presently MD & Global CEO of Blackstone backed EPL Limited (formerly Essel Propack Ltd), the global leader in laminated tubes.

Till recently, he was MD & CEO of United Spirits Ltd. (Diageo India) and a member of Diageo's Global Executive. He was also Chairman of the IPL franchise, Royal Challengers Bangalore. Earlier, he was President, India and South East Asia at Mondelez International, President Asia and MD of Cadbury India, and a member of Cadbury's global leadership team.

Prior to that he worked at Unilever for 22 years. Anand has a Bachelor's Degree in Electronics from the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras and an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management, Kolkata. He has received the Distinguished Alumnus Award from both IIT Madras and IIM Kolkata.

He completed the Advanced Management Programme from Wharton Business School and is currently on the board of IIM Jammu. He serves as an Independent Director on the Board of United Breweries Limited. Earlier, Anand chaired the CII National FMCG Committee and CIABC (Confederation of Indian Alcoholic Beverage Companies) and has been a member of the Managing Committee of the Bombay Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

He also served on the board of Marico Ltd. for 10 years. He has been recently appointed as Non-Executive, Independent Director and Chairperson of Bundl Technologies Private Limited (Swiggy). Anand was recently honoured with the prestigious "Lifetime Achievement Award" at the 8 edition of the Indian Marketing Awards (IMA) by exchange4media.