AGM approves continuation of Chairman Rana Som beyond 75, Soumya Kukreti moves to Non-Executive Director

Continuation of Mr. Rana Som (Chairman, Independent Director) despite attaining age 75, with no change in existing terms.

Tue 29 Sep 2026

Chairman Continuation

Mr. Rana Som approved to continue as Independent Director and Chairman beyond age 75 with no change in existing terms

Director Designation Change

Mrs. Soumya Kukreti's designation changed from Whole-Time Director to Non-Executive Director, effective 01-09-2026

Secretarial Auditor Appointment

M/s B S S & Associates appointed as Secretarial Auditors for five years, 2026-27 to 2030-31

AGM Date

September 28, 2026

What was approved

The shareholders of Midwest Limited, at the Annual General Meeting held on September 28, 2026, passed three resolutions relating to the board and auditors.

• Continuation of appointment of Mr. Rana Som as Independent Director, notwithstanding his attaining the age of 75 years. He continues as Independent Director and Chairman, with no change in existing terms. Special approval by shareholders is required for a director to continue beyond 75 years of age.
• Change in designation of Mrs. Soumya Kukreti from Whole-Time Director to Non-Executive Director, effective from 01-09-2026. A Non-Executive Director is not involved in day-to-day running of the company.
• Appointment of M/s B S S & Associates, Company Secretaries, a peer reviewed firm, as Secretarial Auditors for a period of five years from 2026-27 to 2030-31.

Profiles shared

Mr. Rana Som is Chairman and Independent Director of Midwest and has earlier held key positions at Hindustan Copper Limited, NMDC Limited as Chairman and Managing Director, ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel India and SR Steel Minnesota LLC.

Mrs. Soumya Kukreti has over 18 years of experience across mining, clean energy, advanced materials, hydrogen technologies, powder metallurgy and e-mobility. She is disclosed as the sister of Kollareddy Ramchandra and sister-in-law of Uma Priyadarshini Kollareddy.

B S S & Associates was founded by CS S. Srikanth, a Practising Company Secretary who is also a Registered Valuer and Insolvency Professional. The firm was formed in 2008 and has 17 years of existence, working on corporate law, SEBI, FEMA / RBI, insolvency and valuation matters.

How to read this

These are routine governance items put to shareholders at the AGM. The Chairman continues in the same role on the same terms. The move of Mrs. Kukreti from an executive (Whole-Time Director) role to a non-executive role means she steps back from executive responsibilities while remaining on the board.

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