Board approves appointment of Additional Independent Director and Company Secretary & Compliance Officer

Board meeting held on Thursday, 08th October, 2026 approved two appointments, both with effect from 08th October, 2026.

Thu 8 Oct 2026

Board meeting date

Thursday, 08th October, 2026

Appointments effective date

08th October, 2026

New Company Secretary experience

about nine years of post-qualification experience

Two board-level appointments were approved at the same meeting.

What the Board approved

• The Board of Directors, at its meeting held on Thursday, 08th October, 2026, approved the appointment of Mr. Yash Kiritbhai Pujara (DIN: 11992350) as the Additional (Non-Executive Independent) Director of the company.
• The Board also approved the appointment of Ms. Rachna Jajoo as the Company Secretary and Compliance Officer of the company.
• Both appointments are with effect from 08th October, 2026, the same date as the meeting.

Who is the new Independent Director

• Mr. Yash Kiritbhai Pujara is a Company Secretary (CS) with 2 years of experience in corporate and regulatory compliance.
• His stated experience covers regulatory matters involving SEBI and MCA, the fund management business in GIFT City/IFSC, SEZ compliances, AML/KYC requirements, corporate governance and ongoing regulatory compliances.
• The update states there is no relationship between him and the directors of the company.
• His shareholding in the company is Nil.
• The update also states he is not barred from holding the office of a director by virtue of any SEBI order or any other such authority.

Who is the new Company Secretary

• 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.
• Her shareholding in the company is Nil.

What this means for investors

• The Company Secretary and Compliance Officer is the officer responsible for the company's secretarial and securities-law compliance and acts as the compliance point of contact for the stock exchanges.
• An Additional (Non-Executive Independent) Director changes the composition of the board.
• Both appointees hold Nil shares in the company, so these appointments do not change the shareholding pattern.
• Both changes are effective from 08th October, 2026.

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