The Board of Directors of CEAT Limited, at its meeting held on June, 17, 2024, based on the recommendation of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee of the Company, considered and approved the appointment of Mr. Gaurav Tongia bearing Membership No. F-5955 as the Company Secretary and Compliance Officer of the Company effective from July 1, 2024. Mr. Gaurav Tongia is a qualified Company Secretary, possessing a Fellow Membership of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) and is also a qualified ACIS from the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators, UK (ICSA).

A post-graduate in Commerce and a law graduate, he has done business development program from IIT Bombay and an Executive MBA equivalent program from S P Jain Institute of Management Research, Mumbai. He is also certified for Lean Zen Six-sigma Certification for ESOP Process. He has post qualification experience of 21 years in the legal and secretarial function(s) of Services and Manufacturing industries.