KMP change: Gunderia ceases as Company Secretary; Rabindra Purohit appointed from October 10

Blue Dart Express board approved a change in Key Managerial Personnel on October 9, 2026.

Fri 9 Oct 2026

Cessation Date & Role

Head (Legal & Compliance) & Company Secretary and as KMP w.e.f. close of business hours on October 9, 2026

New Appointment Effective Date

Vice President, Legal, Compliance & Company Secretary and Compliance Officer ... with effect from October 10, 2026

Continued Employment Till

'Corporate Affairs and Legal Counsel' upto December 31, 2026, viz. superannuation date

A change in Key Managerial Personnel

• Blue Dart Express informed the exchanges that its board, at its meeting on October 9, 2026, on the recommendation of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee, considered, noted and approved changes in the Key Managerial Personnel viz. Head (Legal & Compliance) & Company Secretary of the Company.
• Mr. Tushar Gunderia ceased to hold the office of Head (Legal & Compliance) and Company Secretary and as the Key Managerial Personnel of the Company w.e.f. close of business hours on October 9, 2026.
• The update describes this as early superannuation by approx. 2.5 months.
• Mr. Rabindra Purohit (ICSI Membership No. F4680) was appointed as Vice President, Legal, Compliance & Company Secretary and Compliance Officer under the Listing Regulations, who would also be a Key Managerial Personnel and part of Senior Management Personnel, with effect from October 10, 2026.

The transition in detail

• Mr. Gunderia continues employment as 'Corporate Affairs and Legal Counsel' upto December 31, 2026, viz. superannuation date.
• The Board noted his contribution during a remarkable tenure of about 28 years with Blue Dart Express Ltd.
• His letter states there are no other material reasons for his cessation from the post of Head (Legal & Compliance) and Company Secretary, other than the transition stated above.
• Mr. Rabindra Purohit also replaces Mr. Gunderia as one of the Key Managerial Personnel authorised for determining materiality of events and for making disclosures to the stock exchanges under Regulation 30, from October 10, 2026. The other KMPs authorised for this purpose remain unchanged.

Who is who

• Mr. Tushar Gunderia, FCS, LL.B., has been associated with the organisation since 1998 and brings over 32 years of experience in corporate laws, regulatory compliance, corporate governance and risk mitigation, IPR protection and board governance. His record of service includes board-level representation as Director and Chairman, Concorde Air Logistics Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary, over 21 years.
• Mr. Rabindra Purohit is a qualified Company Secretary, Fellow Member of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India, and a law graduate (LL.B.) and B.Com (Hons.) from Berhampur University, with around 25 years of experience. Prior to joining Blue Dart, he served as Vice President - Legal, Company Secretary & Compliance Officer at Deepak Fertilisers and Petrochemicals Corporation Ltd. and earlier as Head - Legal, Compliance & Company Secretary at NIVEA India, with leadership positions also at Vodafone India and Bharti Del Monte Foods Ltd.

What this means to read into

• The Company Secretary and Compliance Officer is a Key Managerial Personnel, so this is a governance-level update rather than an operational one.
• The update sets out an incoming officer effective the day after the cessation, keeps the outgoing officer employed in a legal role until his superannuation date, and gives the transition as the reason for the change.
• The person who determines materiality of events and makes disclosures to the exchanges also changes hands from October 10, 2026.

Meeting details

• The Board Meeting commenced at 11.00 a.m. (IST) and concluded at 01.25 p.m. (IST).

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