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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers;
Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On May 2, 2025, Mr. Hiroshi Nishijima, resigned from his position of Chief Executive Officer of Zoomcar Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”), effective immediately. Mr. Nishijima’s departure was not in connection with any disagreements with the Company.
On May 9, 2025, the board of directors (the “Board”) of the Company appointed Mr. Deepankar Tiwari, 52, as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately.
Mr. Deepankar Tiwari has over 25 years of experience in the Automotive / Mobility space. He spent over two decades with the Tata Group, being part of Tata Motors Passenger Car Business, followed by being at Tata Sons, the holding company of Tata Group until 2016. Subsequently he was the Asia-Pacific Head for Vehicle Solutions & Business Development at Uber Technologies until 2020. He serves as an Independent Director on the Board of Aiontech Solutions, a publicly listed data solutions company, and also sits on the Board of ETO Motors, which operates across electric vehicle manufacturing, vehicle retail, and energy-as-a-service business. Deepankar is the Director for India & Asia Pacific at Area9 Lyceum, a global leader in AI-driven adaptive learning platform, headquartered in Boston and Copenhagen. Additionally, he has been an advisor to Zoomcar India Private Limited (subsidiary of the Company) since 2019 and he has been the board observer for the Company’s board of directors since February 2025.
No family relationships exist between Mr. Tiwari and any other directors or executive officers of the Company. There are no transactions to which the Company is or was a participant and in which Mr. Tiwari has a material interest subject to disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| Dated: May 9, 2025 | Zoomcar Holdings, Inc. | |
| By: | /s/ Shachi Singh | |
| Name: | Shachi Singh | |
| Title: | Chief Legal Officer & General Counsel | |
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