Shareholders Approve Re-appointment of Two Directors and Appointment of a Whole-time Director at 8th AGM
Re-appointment of Dr. Bir Kapoor as Deputy Managing Director for 3 years (from 3rd November, 2026).
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- Dr. Bir Kapoor Re-appointment
- Deputy Managing Director for 3 years from 3rd November, 2026
- Mr. Niraj Kishore Agnihotri Re-appointment
- Whole-time Director for 1 year from 11th November, 2026
- Mr. Jignesh Kantilal Parmar Appointment
- Director and Whole-time Director for 1 year from 12th August, 2026
- AGM Date
- 24th September, 2026
What happened
At the Eighth Annual General Meeting held on 24th September, 2026, shareholders approved three board-level resolutions along with the remuneration payable in each case.
The approvals
- Dr. Bir Kapoor re-appointed as Deputy Managing Director for three years, effective 3rd November, 2026.
- Mr. Niraj Kishore Agnihotri re-appointed as Whole-time Director for one year, effective 11th November, 2026.
- Mr. Jignesh Kantilal Parmar appointed as Director and Whole-time Director for one year, effective 12th August, 2026.
Backgrounds
- Dr. Bir Kapoor has been with the company as Chief Executive Officer since 3rd September, 2021 and as Deputy Managing Director since 3rd November, 2023. B.Tech in Chemical Engineering from IIT Kanpur and a Ph.D. from the City University of New York, with more than 38 years of experience, including Hindustan Unilever and 18 years with the Aditya Birla Group, where he last headed a business across three countries with turnover of more than USD 1 billion and over 3500 people.
- Mr. Niraj Kishore Agnihotri is a Chemical Engineer from HBTI Kanpur with over 36 years of experience in manufacturing, plant commencing and operation, new product validations, project management and strategic planning.
- Mr. Jignesh Kantilal Parmar is a graduate in chemical engineering with 29 years of experience in chemical manufacturing, process optimisation, plant operations, quality assurance and safety management. He has been working with GFL for the last three years.
Other details
- None of the three is related to any director of the company.
- None is debarred from holding the office of director by any SEBI or other authority order.
How to read it
This is a governance and leadership-continuity update. It confirms continuity in senior executive roles and adds one Whole-time Director who is an internal hire.
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More numbers
- Term - Dr. Bir Kapoorthree years
- Term - Mr. Niraj Kishore Agnihotrione year
- Term - Mr. Jignesh Kantilal Parmarone year
- Experience - Dr. Bir Kapoormore than 38 years
- Turnover of last assignment businessmore than USD 1 billion
- People strength in last assignmentover 3500
- Experience - Mr. Niraj Kishore Agnihotriover 36 years
- Experience - Mr. Jignesh Kantilal Parmar29 years
- Mr. Parmar's tenure with GFLlast 3 years
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