Affle (India) Appoints Sanjiv Kumar Chaudhary As Independent Director; Charles Yong Jien Foong As Non-Executive Director

The Board of Directors of Affle (India) Limited, on August 29, 2024, has approved the appointment of Sanjiv Kumar Chaudhary and Charles Yong Jien Foong as Independent Director and Non-Executive Director, respectively, with effect from October 1, 2024. Sanjiv Chaudhary’s term is for five years. Subject to the approval of shareholders.

Further, Vipul Kedia resigned from the post of Executive Director with effect from October 1, 2024, to focus on key areas of business. The Board of Directors has approved the same. However, he shall continue to be a part of the senior management.

Chaudhary is a practicing Chartered Accountant with over 42 years of experience. Currently, he serves as an Independent Director of NIIT Limited. He has worked closely with senior legal counsel for matters in the Supreme Court and High Court. He was earlier a Partner in the Tax and Regulatory practice of BSR & Co. LLP (sublicensee of KPMG) for more than two decades and worked with RSM & Co. and PwC in tax practice from 2006 to 2009. He has served as a board member of the International Ethics Standard Board for Accountants (IESBA) for a period of 5 years, from 2019 until December 2023. He is also an Insolvency Professional from the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India Law Graduate and CPA Australia.

Charles Yong Jien Foong joined Affle in 2006, and he has over 20 years of experience. He leads all R&D and technology efforts for Affle’s platforms as its Chief Architect & Technology Officer. Charles is an alumnus of Monash University in Australia. He also served as a Non-Executive board member of Affle (India) Ltd. from June 2018 to May 2020.