Board approves appointment of Company Secretary and Compliance Officer
Board of Directors approved the appointment of Mr. Pankaj Gupta as Company Secretary and Compliance Officer (Key Managerial Personnel).
By ScoutQuest · · 2 min read
- Appointment Effective Date
- 1st November 2026
- Membership No.
- FCS 9219
- Experience
- More than 25 years of experience; associated with the Group since 2018
What was decided
The Board of Directors, at its meeting held on 27th October 2026, approved the appointment of Mr. Pankaj Gupta as the Company Secretary and Compliance Officer (Key Managerial Personnel) of the company. The appointment takes effect from 1st November 2026.
The decision was made on the recommendation of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee.
- Reason for change: Appointment
- Effective date: 1st November 2026
- Membership No.: FCS 9219
Who is Mr. Pankaj Gupta
He is a Fellow Member of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India and a law graduate, with more than 25 years of experience. His stated areas of experience cover corporate secretarial practice, corporate governance, capital markets, fund raising, corporate law, regulatory compliance, restructuring, Board management and stakeholder relations.
He has worked with listed and unlisted companies and has handled domestic and international fund-raising transactions, debt and equity listings, mergers and schemes of arrangement, and governance and compliance matters. In these roles he has engaged with Boards, senior management, regulators, stock exchanges, merchant bankers, legal advisers, banks and financial institutions.
He has been associated with the Group since 2018.
Why this matters to shareholders
The Company Secretary and Compliance Officer is a Key Managerial Personnel — a designated senior role. This person is the company's link with stock exchanges and regulators on compliance matters, and supports the Board on governance and secretarial processes.
The update notes that the disclosure of relationships between directors is not applicable, since this is an appointment of a Company Secretary and not a director.
What to keep in mind
This is a routine Board-level appointment disclosure. It does not change the company's share capital, financials or business operations. The update gives no financial figures — the only quantitative details are the experience profile of the appointee and the effective date of the appointment.
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More numbers
- Experience of the appointed Company Secretarymore than 25 years
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