Amit Dixit, Dhaval Jitendra Buch and Animesh Agrawal Resign as Non-Executive, Non-Independent Directors of EPL

Amit Dixit, Dhaval Jitendra Buch and Animesh Agrawal have resigned as Non-Executive, Non-Independent Directors of EPL Ltd., effective from the close of business hours on October 9, 2026, citing other professional commitments.

Amit Dixit is Senior Managing Director and Head of Blackstone Private Equity in India, based in Mumbai. Since joining Blackstone in 2007, he has been involved in several investments across India and South Asia. He serves on the boards of EPL, Mphasis, TaskUs, Comstar Automotive Technologies, Sona BLW Precision Forgings, IBS Software, Jagran Prakashan, Mid-Day Infomedia and HPPPL, among others. Previously, he was a Principal at Warburg Pincus. He holds an MBA from Harvard Business School, an MS in Engineering from Stanford University and a BTech from IIT Bombay, where he received the Director’s Silver Medal.

Dhaval Buch is a senior advisor to Blackstone and consultant to several Indian multinationals. He previously served as Global Chief Procurement Officer at Unilever, following a three-decade career with the company. He led supply chain operations across Asia and Africa and headed Hindustan Unilever’s supply chain, including South Asia, from 2005 to 2010. He holds a mechanical engineering degree from IIT Delhi and serves on the boards of several companies.

Animesh Agrawal is a Senior Associate in Blackstone’s Private Equity Group in Mumbai. He has worked on investments in EPL, Intelenet, IBS Software and Mphasis. Before joining Blackstone in 2014, he was a management consultant at McKinsey & Company. He holds a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from IIT Delhi and an MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business, where he was named a Siebel Scholar and an Arjay Miller Scholar.