Fortis Malar Hospitals Limited on the recommendation of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee of the Company, the Board of Directors of the Company on April 29, 2024 has approved the appointment of Mr. Ramesh Lakshman Adige (DIN: 00101276), as an Additional Director (Non- Executive, Non-Independent Director) of the Company with effect from May 6, 2024 till May 5, 2025. Ramesh Lakshman Adige is a B.E (Hons) from BITS Pilani Post Graduate degree from the Faculty of Management Studies, Univ of Delhi. He has almost five decades of wide & in depth experience, in the areas of Banking & Insurance, Marketing, Branding, Consumer durables, Automotive industry, Pharma, Global Corp.

Comm and Healthcare. In addition, Ramesh is adept at EHS and MDG/ESG administration, CSR, Sustainability reporting, Intellectual property policy, Public affairs, Public Policy, & Higher Education. He was Ind Dir on the Board of Syndicate Bank & SUD Life and Fortis Healthcare.

Ramesh was member of the BOG of the Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs. He was Executive Director on the Board of Fiat India, and Ranbaxy. He was Chairman of the PHD Rural Development Foundation.

He was President of the Governing Council of ARAI, Pune, the premier institute for validation, homologation & certification of FORTIS MALAR HOSPITALS LIMITED.