HCHindustan Construction Company500185Company secretary change

Company Secretary resigns; Debashis Dey named as CS and Compliance Officer from November 20, 2026

Board meeting on November 5, 2026 noted the resignation of Mr. Nitesh Kumar Jha as Company Secretary, Compliance Officer and Key Managerial Personnel, effective November 5, 2026.

By ScoutQuest · Thu 5 Nov 2026, 5:38 PM IST · 3 min read

Resignation effective date

effective November 5, 2026

Appointment effective date

with effect from November 20, 2026

Incoming CS experience

over 22 years of experience

What the board approved

• The Board of Hindustan Construction Company Ltd, at its meeting held on November 5, 2026, noted the resignation of Mr. Nitesh Kumar Jha from the positions of Company Secretary, Compliance Officer and Key Managerial Personnel, and as Nodal Officer under the SEBI (Investor Protection and Education Fund) Regulations, 2009, with effect from November 5, 2026.
• Mr. Debashis Dey was appointed as Company Secretary and Compliance Officer under the SEBI Listing Regulations and Nodal Officer under the SEBI (Investor Protection and Education Fund) Regulations, 2009, with effect from November 20, 2026.
• The Board revised the list of persons authorised under Regulation 30(5) of the SEBI Listing Regulations to determine the materiality of events or information and to sign and issue disclosures to the stock exchanges.

About the outgoing officer

• The resignation letter, addressed to the Board, is dated August 18, 2026, and the reason recorded in the disclosure table is "Resignation".
• In the letter he states he will extend full cooperation in the handover of records, updates, statutory registers and pending compliances to the person designated by the Board, and will provide certifications required for the transition.
• The disclosure table records the date of cessation as November 5, 2026, with term shown as Not Applicable.

About the incoming Company Secretary

• The update describes Mr. Debashis Dey as a corporate governance and compliance professional with over 22 years of experience across listed companies and multinational organisations.
• His stated areas of expertise include corporate secretarial matters, Board governance, regulatory compliance, legal affairs, investor relations, fundraising, corporate restructuring, mergers and acquisitions, foreign investments and capital-market transactions.
• Previous senior roles cited: Head - Company Secretary & Compliance Officer at CMS Info Systems Limited, Group Company Secretary & Head - Investor Relations at Wockhardt Limited, and Company Secretary & Legal Lead at Sun Pharma Advanced Research Company Limited. He has also worked at Piramal Glass Limited and JSW Steel Limited.
• He is an Associate Member of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India and holds an LL.B. degree from Utkal University and an MBA in Finance from ICFAI Business School, Mumbai.
• His date of appointment is recorded as November 20, 2026, with term shown as Not Applicable.

Revised authorised persons for materiality of events

• Mr. Arjun Dhawan, Vice Chairman & Managing Director
• Mr. Vivek Singhal, Chief Executive Officer
• Mr. Rahul Shukla, Chief Financial Officer
• Mr. Debashis Dey, Company Secretary (w.e.f. November 20, 2026)

How to read this

• This is a governance and compliance update about who holds the company-secretarial and compliance responsibilities, including the nodal role for investor protection matters.
• A named successor is in place before the outgoing officer's exit takes effect, with the appointment dated November 20, 2026 against a cessation on November 5, 2026.
• The authorised-persons list is the set of officials through whom material-event disclosures to the exchanges are decided and signed, so it is a procedural item rather than an operating or financial one.
• The update deals with these changes in roles and authorisations; the way to judge it is by the continuity it provides, not by any business or earnings figure.

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