Shareholders approve re-appointment of three Independent Directors, a Whole-time Director and a Non-Executive Director
Mrs. Vanessa Singh, Mr. Zubin Billimoria, Mr. Sriraman Raghuraman — Independent Directors, second term of 5 years (30th Sept 2026 to 29th Sept 2031).
- AGM Date
- 28th September 2026
- Mrs. Vanessa Singh Term
- Independent Director, second term of 5 years (30th Sept 2026 to 29th Sept 2031)
- Mr. Zubin Billimoria Term
- Independent Director, second term of 5 years (30th Sept 2026 to 29th Sept 2031)
- Mr. Sriraman Raghuraman Term
- Independent Director, second term of 5 years (30th Sept 2026 to 29th Sept 2031)
- Mr. Ratnakar Barve Term
- Whole-time Director, second term of 5 years
What was approved
At the 58th Annual General Meeting held on 28th September 2026 through video conferencing, shareholders passed resolutions re-appointing five directors.
By Special Resolution
- Mrs. Vanessa Singh — Independent Director, second term of 5 consecutive years from 30th September 2026 to 29th September 2031, not liable to retire by rotation. Aged 38 years, law graduate with a Diploma in Human Rights and Law, trained mediator, over a decade of litigation and arbitration experience.
- Mr. Zubin Billimoria — Independent Director, second term of 5 consecutive years over the same period, not liable to retire by rotation. Aged about 61 years, Fellow Chartered Accountant and Associate Member of ICSI, earlier with Deloitte Haskins & Sells.
- Mr. Sriraman Raghuraman — Independent Director, second term of 5 consecutive years over the same period, in terms of Regulation 17(1A) of the LODR Regulations (which requires shareholder approval by special resolution for a director aged above 75). Aged 73 years, with around 41 years of professional experience.
- Mr. Ratnakar Barve — Whole-time Director, second term of 5 consecutive years. Aged 60 years, engineer with an MBA in Operations Management and 38 years of manufacturing and projects experience; joined Finolex in 2009.
By Ordinary Resolution
- Mr. Nikhil Naik — Non-Executive Non-Independent Director, liable to retire by rotation. Aged 64 years, with 44 years of experience across port management, shipping, private equity and logistics.
Other details
None of the five directors is related to any other director of the company, and none is debarred from holding office by any SEBI or other authority order.
What it means for investors
These are continuations of existing board roles rather than fresh inductions, so day-to-day management and board composition stay largely unchanged. The update follows earlier intimations of the AGM proceedings and voting results.
More numbers
- Independent Director second term length (each of three)five (5) consecutive years
- Whole-time Director second term lengthfive (5) consecutive years
- Age of Mrs. Vanessa Singh38 years
- Age of Mr. Zubin Billimoriaabout 61 years
- Age of Mr. Sriraman Raghuraman73 years
- Experience of Mr. Sriraman Raghuramanaround 41 years
- Age of Mr. Ratnakar Prakash Barve60 years
- Experience of Mr. Ratnakar Prakash Barve38 years
- Age of Mr. Nikhil Naik64 years old
- Experience of Mr. Nikhil Naik44 years
- AGM number58th Annual General Meeting
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