Asian Paints Limited approved the appointment of Mr. Soumitra Bhattacharya as an Additional and Independent Director of the Company for a period of five consecutive years with effect from 26th October 2023 to 25th October 2028. Age: 63 years. Chartered Accountant, The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India Bachelor of Commerce, Accounting & Finance, Kanpur Vishwavidyalay, Kanpur, U.P. Mr. Soumitra Bhattacharya has been associated with the Bosch Group for more than 28 years.

Over the years, he has handled roles as varied as Vice President, Commercial Functions for the Nashik and Jaipur plants of Bosch in India and also served as the General Manager of Robert Bosch GmbH's Feuerbach Plant, the company's largest diesel systems manufacturing facility and one of its oldest. From 2005 till 2009 he headed the Commercial Function at Bosch Turkey, which won the EFQM award for the 2nd time in 2008. He served as the Managing Director of Bosch Limited, and Regional President for the Bosch Group in India and retired on 30th June 2023.

His responsibilities included regional contribution to the strategy of Robert Bosch and business development activities including cross-selling for the Bosch Group in India. He was also responsible for human resources, government relations, and corporate social responsibility for the region. He is currently the Non-Executive Chairman of Bosch Limited.

Mr. Bhattacharya's career spans 39 years of professional experience in the corporate world. He is a Chartered Accountant by profession from The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and completed his articleship from Price Waterhouse. Prior to Bosch Limited, from 1984 to 1995 he served in various key management positions at TATA Steel (IPITATA), INDAL (Indian Aluminium Company Limited) and was one of the founding Members for Tanishq of Titan Company Limited.

He has led as chair of the CII (Confederation of Indian Industry) National Committee on MNCs from 2020 till 2023 and done stints as Chairman (2013-2014) for the Karnataka State Council for CII in India and as Co-Chair (2017-2019) for Skills Committee-CII at the National Level and as a CII National Council Member, and has been able to further share his passion for business excellence, building agile corporate environments, economics, and finance. Since September 2023, Mr. Bhattacharya has taken up the role of CEO and Director for IFQM (Indian Foundation for Quality Management) an industry-led initiative focused on Quality, Excellence, and Innovation. Mr. Bhattacharya loves travelling and social service.

He is married to Dr. Chandana Bhattacharya and has two children.