pre-loader

Press Release

Data update as per latest quarterly results. Currently updated as of September 30, 2020 and excludes recently completed Embassy TechVillage Acquisition.

Embassy REIT Strengthens Board with Appointment of Arvind Kathpalia as Independent Director

  • Board now comprises 5 Independent Directors out of 7 members, reinforcing strong governance standards

Bengaluru, India, November 5th, 2025

Embassy Office Parks REIT (NSE: EMBASSY / BSE: 542602) (‘Embassy REIT’), India’s first listed REIT and the largest office REIT in Asia by area, today announced the appointment of Mr. Arvind Kathpalia as an Independent Director to the Board of its Manager. With this appointment, five of the seven board members are independent directors, further strengthening Embassy REIT’s corporate governance framework.

Mr. Kathpalia is a highly respected senior business leader with over four decades of leadership experience across financial services, banking, and risk management. He previously served as Group Head at Kotak Mahindra Bank Limited, where he played a pivotal role in shaping the bank’s risk and governance architecture. Post his executive career at Kotak, he has been offering governance and advisory expertise to entities within the Kotak Group. Mr. Kathpalia currently serves on the Boards of Multi Commodity Exchange of India Limited and TruHome Finance Limited.

Mr. Kathpalia earlier served as a Unitholder Nominee Director on the Board of Embassy REIT’s Manager from June 4, 2024 to October 8, 2025.

Jitu Virwani, Chairman of the Board of Manager to Embassy REIT, said,

“We are delighted to welcome Arvind back to the Board, now in an independent capacity. His deep experience in financial oversight, governance and risk will be invaluable as we continue to scale and diversify our business. The addition of yet another seasoned independent leader reinforces our continued commitment to transparency, accountability and stewardship, principles that define Embassy REIT’s approach to delivering sustainable long-term value to our unitholders.”

Embassy REIT continues to demonstrate its market leadership with a high-quality, institutional-grade office portfolio across India’s key gateway cities, supported by a governance philosophy aligned with global best practices.

About Embassy REIT

Embassy REIT is India’s first publicly listed Real Estate Investment Trust and the largest office REIT in Asia, by area. Embassy REIT owns and operates a 50.8 msf portfolio of 14 office parks in India’s best-performing office markets of Bengaluru, Mumbai, Pune, the National Capital Region (‘NCR’) and Chennai. Embassy REIT’s portfolio comprises 40.9 msf completed operating area and is home to 274 of the world’s leading companies. The portfolio also comprises strategic amenities, including four operational business hotels, two under‑construction hotels, and a 100 MW solar park supplying renewable energy to tenants. Embassy REIT’s industry leading ESG program has received multiple accolades from renowned global institutions and was awarded a 5-star rating both from the British Safety Council and GRESB. Embassy REIT was included in the 2023 Dow Jones Sustainability Indices, making it the first REIT in India to be recognised for its sustainability initiatives by a leading global benchmark. For more information, please visit www.embassyofficeparks.com.

Disclaimer

This press release is prepared for general information purposes only. The information contained herein is based on management information and estimates. It is only current as of its date, has not been independently verified and may be subject to change without notice. Embassy Office Parks Management Services Private Limited (“the Manager”) in its capacity as the Manager of Embassy REIT, and Embassy REIT make no representation or warranty, express or implied, as to, and do not accept any responsibility or liability with respect to, the fairness and completeness of the content hereof. Each recipient will be solely responsible for its own investigation, assessment and analysis of the market and the market position of Embassy REIT. Embassy REIT does not provide any guarantee or assurance with respect to any distribution or the trading price of its units.

This press release contains forward-looking statements based on the currently held beliefs, opinions and assumptions of the Manager. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, which may cause the actual results, financial condition, performance, or achievements of Embassy REIT or industry results to differ materially from the results, financial condition, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Given these risks, recipients of this press release are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. The Manager disclaims any obligation to update these forward-looking statements to reflect future events or developments or the impact of events which cannot currently be ascertained. In addition to statements which are forward looking by reason of context, the words ‘may’, ‘will’, ‘should’, ‘expects’, ‘plans’, ‘intends’, ‘anticipates’, ‘believes’, ‘estimates’, ‘predicts’, ‘potential’ or ‘continue’ and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements. There can be no assurance that any potential opportunities will result in definitive transactions.

This press release also contains certain financial measures (including guidance and proforma information) which are not measures determined based on GAAP, Ind-AS or any other internationally accepted accounting principles, and the recipient should not consider such items as an alternative to the historical financial results or other indicators of Embassy REIT's cash flow based on Ind-AS or IFRS. These non-GAAP financial measures, as defined by the Manager, may not be comparable to similarly titled measures as presented by other REITs due to differences in the way non-GAAP financial measures are calculated. Even though the non-GAAP financial measures are used by management to assess Embassy REIT's financial position, financial results and liquidity and these types of measures are commonly used by investors, they have important limitations as analytical tools, and the recipient should not consider them in isolation or as substitutes for analysis of Embassy REIT's financial position or results of operations as reported under Ind-AS or IFRS. Certain figures in this press release have been subject to rounding off adjustments. Actual legal entity name of occupiers may differ.

For more information please contact:

Shwetha Reddy

Chief Marketing Officer

  : shwetha.r@embassyofficeparks.com

  : +91 8867845915

 

Sakshi Garg

Head of Investor Relations

  : ir@embassyofficeparks.com

  : +91 80 6935 4864