The Board of Directors of Vodafone Idea Limited, at its meeting held on August 4, 2021, have accepted the request of Mr. Kumar Mangalam Birla to step down as Non-Executive Director and Non- Executive Chairman of the Board with effect from close of business hours on 4th August, 2021. Consequently, the Board has unanimously elected Mr. Himanshu Kapania, currently a Non- Executive Director, as the Non-Executive Chairman. Mr. Kapania, a nominee of the Aditya Birla Group, is a telecom industry veteran with 25 years of experience. This includes significant board experience in telecom companies globally. Mr. Kapania has also served on the Global GSMA Board for two years and was also the Chairman of the Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) for two years. He is presently the Chairman of the FICCI Council on Telecom, Electronics and Digital Economy. Further, based on recommendation of Nomination and Remuneration Committee, the Board has appointed Mr. Sushil Agarwal, a nominee of Aditya Birla Group, as an Additional Director (Non - Executive and Non Independent) with effect from 4th August, 2021. Mr. Sushil Agarwal is not related to any other Director of the Company and is not debarred from holding the office of Director by virtue of any SEBI order or any other authority. Mr. Sushil Agarwal (aged 58 years) is the Group Chief Financial Officer and Director of Aditya Birla Management Corporation Private Limited. He is also a member of the Business Review Council, which is an institutionalized mechanism for bringing in wider managerial perspectives and leadership experiences into reviewing the development, growth and operations of the Group's businesses. He has been with the Aditya Birla Group since the beginning of his career in 1989 and has a unique distinction of working closely with the former Chairman Late Mr. Aditya Vikram Birla and current Chairman Mr. Kumar Mangalam Birla. He has worked closely with several businesses of the Aditya Birla Group and has richly contributed in many Restructurings, Mergers and Acquisitions and Funding Raising initiatives of the Aditya Birla Group with his widely acknowledged financial acumen and analytical skills. He is familiar with operations in most states in India and several countries abroad and is best known for his strong connections and relationship with the global investors and industry stalwarts.