Appointments to the GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals Ltd Board

Mr. Deepak Parekh will step down as Non-Executive Director & Chairman of the Board of the Company due to his other personal and professional commitments on March 31, 2019. The Board thanked Mr. Parekh for his invaluable contribution and guidance to the Company as Director for more than 25 years and as Chairman for more than 20 years.

Ms. Renu Karnad has been appointed as the Non-Executive, Non-Retiring Director and Chairperson of the Board of the Company with effect from April 1, 2019. A brief profile of Ms. Karnad is attached.

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