Vedanta appoints Group Counsel

16 April 2015

Vedanta appoints Group Counsel

and Chief Compliance Officer

Vedanta Resources Plc appoints Mukesh Bhavnani as Group Legal Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer. In his role, Mr. Bhavnani will also become a member of Vedanta's Executive Committee.

Mukesh has 37 years of experience across India, North America, Europe, Asia, Africa and Middle East in Legal, Secretarial, Corporate Affairs, M&A and Compliance with global corporates such as Bharti Enterprises, Essar Group, Sony entertainment, Max New York Life, Coca Cola India and Godrej Group.

Tom Albanese, Chief Executive Officer, Vedanta Resources Plc said "Mr. Mukesh Bhavnani joins as an asset to the Vedanta team, with proven accomplishments in implementing and monitoring strategic decisions on legal matters, structuring and negotiating Joint Ventures, Mergers & Acquisitions, evaluating value propositions and building the reputation of businesses before courts, regulators and the community".

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About Vedanta Resources plc

Vedanta Resources plc ("Vedanta") is a London listed diversified global natural resources company. The group produces aluminium, copper, zinc, lead, silver, iron ore, oil & gas and commercial energy. Vedanta has operations in India, Zambia, Namibia, South Africa, Ireland, Liberia, Australia and Sri Lanka. With an empowered talent pool globally, Vedanta places strong emphasis on partnering with all its stakeholders based on the core values of entrepreneurship, excellence, trust, inclusiveness and growth. For more information, please visit www.vedantaresources.com.

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