Blue Star Limited

Shailesh Haribhakti is a renowned Chartered and Cost Accountant, and a Certified Internal Auditor, Financial Planner, and Fraud Examiner, with over five decades of experience. Mr Haribhakti is the Chairman of Shailesh Haribhakti & Associates Chartered Accountants, and the Vice Chairman of GOvEVA Consulting Pvt Ltd. He has been conferred with the Global Competent Boards Designation (GCB.D) by Competent Boards Inc, Canada. Mr Haribhakti joined the Board of Blue Star in 2005 as an Independent Director, and he took charge as Chairman with effect from April 1, 2019. In addition, Mr Haribhakti is currently the Non-Executive Chairman of the Board of IBS Fintech India Pvt Ltd, L&T Mutual Fund Trustee Ltd, Protean e-Gov Technologies Ltd, and Planet People & Profit Consulting Pvt Ltd, amongst others. He is also a Board Member of several leading companies including Brookprop Services Pvt Ltd (a Brookfield REIT), Torrent Pharmaceuticals Ltd, Bennett Coleman and Company Ltd (Times Group), Ambuja Cements Ltd, ACC Ltd, Bajaj Electricals Ltd, Gaja Trustee Company Pvt Ltd (Gaja Capital Group), and Cynergis Infotech India Pvt Ltd, amongst others. In recent times, some prominent Boards and Board Committees led by him have been recognised with coveted awards, which speak of his penchant for excellence in the areas of corporate governance and sustainability. A proponent of a clean and green environment, he is credited to have successfully established the concept of ‘Innovate to Zero’ and technology enabling CSR/ESG/Sustainability. He has been awarded the ’Vivekananda Sustainability Award – 2022’ by Vivekananda Youth Connect Foundation. Mr Haribhakti has been associated with many management institutions as well as industry and professional forums. He has led the Bombay Management Association; Institute of Internal Auditors, Bombay Chapter; Western India Regional Council, Institute of Chartered Accountants of India; Indian Merchants Chambers; Financial Planning and Standards Board, India; and Rotary Club of Bombay; over the last many decades. He has served on the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)’s Committee on Disclosures and Accounting Standards and Takeover Panel; the Standards Advisory Council of the International Accounting Standards Board in London for two years, and was Chairman of the NPS (National Pension Scheme) Trust from 2015-2017. BOARD OF DIRECTORS Chairman SHAILESH HARIBHAKTI Board of Directors 14 Blue Star Limited