Azure Power Global Limited announced the appointment of Mr. Sugata Sircar as an Independent non-executive Director on the Company's Board effective October 01, 2022. This appointment expands the Board to ten directors, all of whom are non-executive and five of whom are independent directors. Mr. Sircar has over 32 years of experience in energy & automation, chemicals, textiles, tyres, FMCG and city gas distribution.

He served as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) at Schneider Electric India for over 7 years. He has been Managing Director at Gujarat Gas, the large listed city gas distribution company in India (a subsidiary of BG Group of UK) and prior to that, he was Finance Director & CFO at Gujarat Gas. He has also worked with companies like Cabot India, Madura Coats, Britannia Industries and Dunlop India in various finance roles.

Mr. Sircar is a business advisor, speaker, and writer. He is on the Executive Committee of the CFO Board (India's pre-eminent body of financial leaders) and is Ex-Chairman, CFO Committee, Indo-French Chamber of Commerce & Industry.