Blue Dart Express Limited Appoints New Independent Directors Rajat Kumar Jain and Avijit Mukerji

Blue Dart Express Limited Appoints New Independent Directors Rajat Kumar Jain and Avijit Mukerji​

Blue Dart Express Limited has announced the appointment of two individuals, Mr. Rajat Kumar Jain and Mr. Avijit Mukerji, as Independent Directors on its Board of Directors. The appointments were recommended by the Nomination & Remuneration Committee and subsequently approved by the Board of Directors during a meeting held on July 31, 2026.

Both Mr. Jain and Mr. Mukerji have been appointed for a term of five years, with their tenure running from September 23, 2026, until September 22, 2031. The appointments are subject to the approval of the Shareholders at the ensuing Annual General Meeting.

Profiles of New Independent Directors​

Mr. Rajat Kumar Jain
The company welcomed Mr. Rajat Kumar Jain as an Independent Director. He is a Gurgaon-based corporate leader and startup enthusiast who is focused on creating India's leading open architecture mentoring platform and accelerator for startups to receive early stage business support and capital. An alumnus of IIT Delhi and IIM Ahmedabad, Mr. Jain founded PadUp Ventures in 2015 alongside Pankaj Thakar, a technology startup expert from MIT and Harvard. PadUp focuses on providing deep mentoring services to early-stage tech startups in India to help them survive and scale, driving innovation and value creation.

Mr. Jain has extensive experience in corporate leadership, having held senior roles at MNCs such as Unilever, Sony, Walt Disney, and Xerox, after which he began his social journey in 2015. Prior to his current role, his last professional positions included MD of Xerox India and MD of Disney India. His key areas of expertise encompass distribution and sales, understanding consumers across various sectors, mentoring, and building businesses focused on services and brands. Beyond his corporate career, Mr. Jain serves as a trustee on the Board of the Make a Wish Foundation (India) and Braj Foundation, which focuses on environment and water conservation, and he is an Advisor to the E&H Foundation, assisting underprivileged kids in Uttar Pradesh with education and health.

Mr. Avijit Mukerji
The Board also appointed Mr. Avijit Mukerji as an Independent Director. Mr. Mukerji is a Chartered Accountant with over three decades of experience in audit and assurance. He was a former senior partner at Price Waterhouse, which is part of the PricewaterhouseCoopers Network Firms in India (PwC India). His leadership roles within PwC India included serving on the Board, among the Leadership team, and as the Managing Partner for the Eastern Region and India Assurance Leadership.

Currently, Mr. Mukerji is the founder and managing partner of TatvaSutra Solutions LLP, a boutique investment and equity research firm. He serves as an Independent Director at Bandhan Financial Holdings Limited, Balaji Telefilms Limited, and DIC India Limited. Mr. Mukerji also holds key positions including Member Board of Governors of Welham Girl's School in Dehradun and is the President of The Bengal Club in Kolkata. His extensive experience includes leading audits for large listed companies, multinationals, Indian promoter companies, and startups during his tenure at Price Waterhouse.

BLUEDART Stock Price Movement​

Blue Dart Express Limited rallied today, finishing the session at ₹5160.3 after gaining 2.01%, marking a strong close in the transport services sector. The equity traded within a range between a low of ₹4993 and a high of ₹5185, while seeing 39,069 shares change hands during the market hours.