Allcargo Global board appointments approved on October 2, 2026, include Essa Al Saleh and Ravi Jakhar, according to the company's BSE filing. Both appointments take effect from October 1, 2026, and remain subject to approval by the company's members.

The board passed the appointments through a circular resolution following the recommendation of its Nomination and Remuneration Committee. The two directors will serve in different board categories:

  • Essa Al Saleh has been appointed as an Additional Non-Executive Independent Director for a first term of three consecutive years.
  • Ravi Jakhar has been appointed as an Additional Director in a non-executive, non-independent capacity. The filing lists his term of appointment as not applicable.

Essa Al Saleh's logistics and business experience

According to the profile accompanying the filing, Al Saleh has more than 28 years of experience across public, private and venture-backed businesses in the Middle East, Europe, Asia and the Americas.

As CEO of Agility Global Integrated Logistics, he led its expansion from a single-country operation with approximately US$300 million in revenue into a business with approximately US$4 billion in revenue, operations in more than 100 countries and over 18,000 employees. His tenure included more than 40 acquisitions across four continents; the business was subsequently sold for US$4.8 billion.

At Volta Trucks, he helped expand the company from a 10-person venture at the prototype stage to more than 800 employees and led funding rounds raising approximately €500 million. He currently advises boards, CEOs and investors on business expansion, acquisitions, capital strategy and operational and digital transformation.

Ravi Jakhar's group responsibilities

Jakhar is the Group Chief Financial Officer and Director – Strategy. He leads Allcargo group's strategy and finance functions and oversees Allcargo Global's businesses in North America, Latin America and Oceania, alongside joint ventures globally. His responsibilities also cover global operations, internal audit and legal functions.

He has more than two decades of leadership experience, holds a B.Tech from IIT BHU and pursued an entrepreneurship course at Harvard Business School.

The company disclosed that neither appointee is related to any of its directors. Both are also free from any SEBI or other authority order barring capital-market access or restraining them from holding a listed-company directorship.