Whirlpool India Recommends ₹5 Dividend, Appoints Aditya Jain as Executive Director & CFO
Whirlpool India's board approved audited financial results for the year ended March 31, 2026, and recommended a final dividend of ₹5 per share. Anuj Lall resigned as Executive Director, effective July 20, 2026. Aditya Jain was appointed as Executive Director and CFO, effective July 21, 2026, for 5 years. Mansoor Patel will succeed Lall as VP-Manufacturing.
The announcement includes key management changes and dividend recommendation which can have an impact on the company's operations and shareholder value.
The announcement contains factual information regarding financial results, dividend recommendation, and key management changes, without expressing any explicit positive or negative tone.
Whirlpool of India Limited announced the outcomes of its Board Meeting on 20 May 2026, including the approval of audited financial results (standalone and consolidated) for the quarter and financial year ended 31 March 2026. These results have been reviewed by the Statutory Auditors, M/s. S.R. Batliboi & Co. LLP, who issued an audit report with an unmodified opinion. The extracts of the financial results will be published on or before 22 May 2026, in Financial Express (English) and Loksatta (Marathi Daily). The full format will be available on the company's and stock exchanges' websites. The Board has recommended a final dividend of ₹5 per equity share of face value ₹10 each, which is @50% for the financial year 2025-26. The date for the 65th Annual General Meeting (AGM) and the record date will be intimated in due course. Mr. Anuj Lall has resigned from the position of Executive Director to pursue professional opportunities outside the Company, effective from the close of business hours on 20 July 2026. The Board appointed Mr. Aditya Jain as an Additional Director designated as Executive Director and Chief Financial Officer of the Company with effect from 21 July 2026, for a period of 5 years, subject to necessary approvals. Several changes in Senior Management Personnel were also approved, effective 21 July 2026. Mr. Mansoor Patel will succeed Mr. Lall as Vice President - Manufacturing, reporting to the Managing Director. Mr. Chetan Shetty will continue as Head - Supply Chain, also reporting to the Managing Director. Due to the transition of Executive Director, Mr. Rohit Khera, Mr. Sivaramakrishna R, Mr. Lokesh Khandelwal, and Mr. Umesh Kumar ceased to be senior management. Mr. Ankit Gupta, Mr. Bharat Gulati, Mr. Vijay Waghmore, Ms. Charu Aggarwal, Ms. Rupinder Kaur, Mr. Prafulla Kandpal and Mr. Ankur Kumar will be appointed as Senior Management Personnel of the Company.
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