Fermenta Biotech Limited announced that Mr. Srikant N. Sharma, Company Secretary of the Company, would retire on July 23, 2024. In view of the above, the Board of Directors, on recommendation of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee, approved the appointment of Mr. Varadvinayak Vijay Khambete as Company Secretary in place of Mr. Srikant N. Sharma, current Company Secretary, with effect from July 24, 2024, in accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act 2013 and applicable provisions of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015. Mr. Varadvinayak V. Khambete is a Compliance Officer of the Company.

He is a qualified Company Secretary, law graduate and commerce graduate. He has over 12 years of experience in legal & secretarial compliance, company law matters, SEBI and stock exchange compliances, NBFCs related work, secretarial audit, legal matters, litigations, and intellectual property rights. His experience includes managing activities like mergers and acquisitions, various corporate actions, secretarial & legal compliance, legal drafting, litigations, and corporate restructuring.