Appointment of new Non Executive Director

Vedanta Resources Plc

Appointment of new Non Executive Director

1st August 2014

Vedanta Resources Plc ("Vedanta") today announces that Katya (Ekaterina) Zotova has been appointed as a Non Executive Director with effect from 2 August 2014. She will also join the Nomination Committee and Remuneration Committees.

Ms Zotova brings a wide range of experience in portfolio management, strategy, finance and mergers and acquisitions specialising in Natural Resources. She is currently Principal at Pamplona Global Energy Fund, which she joined earlier this year from Citigroup where she was Head of International Acquisitions and Divestments for the bank's oil and gas division focusing on oil majors and national oil companies. Prior to joining Citigroup in 2012, she spent much of her career with Royal Dutch Shell based in various locations, including Houston, Moscow and the Hague. Her last role with Shell was Head of Portfolio Management for Upstream International. Ms Zotova has a summa cum laude degree in Finance and Management from the Academy of National Economy in Moscow and an MBA from Rotterdam School of Management / Columbia Business School.

Anil Agarwal, Executive Chairman, Vedanta Resources Plc, commented: "Katya will bring a wealth of both sector and commercial experience to our Board. Her perspective will be invaluable as we continue to drive sustainable improvement and growth in our global businesses."

Katya Zotova, added: "With over 1.3 billion people, India is the largest democracy in the world and Vedanta is best placed as a natural resources company to supply the materials that India needs to fuel its future development. This appointment is an exciting opportunity and I'm delighted to join the Vedanta Board to help fulfil the Company's huge potential."

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