Board approves Additional Non-Executive Independent Director and Company Secretary appointments

Board meeting held on 08th October, 2026, from 11:30 A.M. to 12:00 P.M.

Thu 8 Oct 2026

Board Meeting Date and Time

08th October, 2026, from 11:30 A.M. to 12:00 P.M.

Effective Date of Appointments

08th October, 2026

Shareholding of Appointees in Company

Nil

What the board approved

The Board of Directors of the company, at its meeting held on Thursday, 08th October, 2026, approved two appointments. The meeting commenced at 11:30 A.M. and concluded at 12:00 P.M.

• Yash Kiritbhai Pujara (DIN: 11992350) appointed as the Additional (Non-Executive Independent) Director of the company, with effect from 08th October, 2026.
• Rachna Jajoo appointed as the Company Secretary and Compliance Officer of the company, with effect from 08th October, 2026.

Profile of the new independent director

Mr. Yash Kiritbhai Pujara is a Company Secretary (CS) with 2 years of experience in corporate and regulatory compliance. The update describes his experience in regulatory matters involving SEBI and MCA, practical knowledge of the fund management business in GIFT City/IFSC, work on SEZ compliances, and knowledge of AML/KYC requirements, corporate governance and ongoing regulatory compliances.

The update states that he has Nil shareholding in the company, that there is no relationship between the directors of the company and the appointed director, and that he is not barred from holding the office of the director by virtue of any SEBI order or any other such authority.

Profile of the new Company Secretary and Compliance Officer

CS Rachna Jajoo is a qualified Company Secretary and M.Com graduate with about nine years of post-qualification experience in corporate secretarial and compliance work. She has served as Company Secretary in listed and unlisted companies, including finance and leasing entities, and has also worked in professional practice and in a pharmaceutical company.

Her stated expertise covers company incorporation, change of name and object clause, alteration of MOA and AOA, increase in authorised capital, board and general meeting compliance, statutory registers, secretarial audit, MCA and ROC updates, annual returns and SEBI listing regulation compliance. She is described as proficient in MCA portal updates and MS Office.

Her shareholding in the company is stated as Nil. The relationship column for her is marked as not applicable.

Why these appointments matter

• An independent director sits on the board and is expected to bring an outside view to board decisions.
• A Company Secretary and Compliance Officer handles the company's secretarial and compliance functions and is normally a named point of contact for the stock exchange.
• Both changes take effect from the same date as the board meeting, 08th October, 2026.

What the update records

• Both appointees have Nil shareholding in the company.
• The new director is not barred from holding the office of director by virtue of any SEBI order or any other such authority.
• The update does not record any resignation alongside these appointments.

Points to note

• This is an outcome of a board meeting, informing the exchange of the appointments made.
• The directorships and compliance roles described are part of the company's governance and compliance structure.

In short, the announcement records two board-level appointments at the company: an Additional (Non-Executive Independent) Director and a Company Secretary and Compliance Officer, both effective 08th October, 2026.

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