Apollo Tyres Ltd has issued a postal ballot notice seeking shareholder approval to appoint Rajeev Kumar Sinha (DIN: 02625404) as Whole-Time Director for a period of 5 years, effective August 13, 2026 to August 12, 2031.

Appointment and background

The Board of Directors, on the recommendation of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee, appointed Rajeev Kumar Sinha as an Additional Director and Whole-Time Director at its meeting held on August 13, 2026. He is designated as "Whole-Time Director & Chief Manufacturing & Sustainability Officer." Rajeev Kumar Sinha joined Apollo Tyres on April 3, 2025, as Chief Manufacturing Officer and is presently designated as Chief Manufacturing & Sustainability Officer, leading the global manufacturing and sustainability team. He is aged about 57 years and holds a Mechanical Engineering degree from IIT Kanpur.

He brings more than 36 years of experience across multiple geographies, industries, and functions, having worked with organisations including Cipla, Glenmark, PepsiCo, and Cadbury. At Cipla, he served as Global Chief Manufacturing Operations. At Glenmark, he held the roles of Executive Vice President & Global Head of Formulations Operations and Executive Vice President & Global Head of Manufacturing Formulations. At PepsiCo, he served as Senior Director of SC Operations, Director Operations for Productivity & Sustainability, and Director Operations for the North Market Unit.

Remuneration details

The terms and conditions of appointment, as detailed in the explanatory statement, are summarised below:

Additional benefits include communication facilities, office space, official travel for himself and his spouse, car(s) for company business, housing, education and medical loans, credit card reimbursement, and entertainment expense reimbursement. Contributions to provident fund, superannuation fund or annuity fund, and gratuity are payable as per company rules and are excluded from the perquisites ceiling.

E-voting process and timeline

The resolution is proposed as an Ordinary Resolution to be passed exclusively through remote e-voting via NSDL. The cut-off date for determining eligible shareholders is Friday, August 28, 2026. Key dates for the e-voting process are as follows:

If passed by the requisite majority, the resolution shall be deemed to have been passed on October 7, 2026. Results, along with the scrutinizer's report, will be communicated to BSE Limited and National Stock Exchange of India Limited and displayed on the company's website.

Additional disclosures

Rajeev Kumar Sinha does not hold directorship or committee membership in any other company and has not resigned from any listed company in the past 3 years. He does not hold any shares in Apollo Tyres, either directly or as beneficial interest. He has no inter-se relationship with any other Director or Key Managerial Personnel of the company. In the event of absence or inadequacy of profits in any financial year, he will be paid salary and perquisites as minimum remuneration in accordance with Section II of Part II of Schedule V of the Companies Act, 2013.

Apollo Tyres Ltd has received an ESG rating of 68 for FY26 from NSE Sustainability Ratings and Analytics Limited. The company disclosed the voluntary rating on September 3, 2026.

The disclosure was made pursuant to Regulation 30 of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015. It also referenced the SEBI Master Circular HO/49/14/14(7)2025-CFD-POD2/I/3762/2026 dated January 30, 2026.

Regulatory Compliance

The information was communicated to the National Stock Exchange of India Ltd and BSE Ltd. Seema Thapar, Company Secretary & Compliance Officer, signed the intimation. The details are also available on the company website.