EPL Limited informed that Board of Directors at its meeting held on 2 August 2023 appointed Mr. Deepak Goyal as Chief Financial officer of the Company effective from 19 August 2023. Mr. Deepak Goyal brings in about 22 years of experience across various industries including Consumer, Financial services and Hospitality tech. In his earlier assignment, Mr. Deepak has served as the CFO of OYO Vacation Homes, one of the vacation home rental businesses in Europe.

He successfully navigated the business through COVID-19 crisis, improved revenue realization, optimized cost structures, and enhanced overall profitability. Deepak also led multiple M&A initiatives for the company. Prior to OYO, Deepak had spent 15 years at PepsiCo across multiple roles including Strategy, FP&A, Controllership, Operations finance and Commercial finance.

ln his last role at PepsiCo, Deepak was the Category & Commercial Finance Director where he spearheaded strategic initiative to gain market share in potato chips segment, while maintaining profitability.