Corporate India’s boardrooms are getting younger – but the country’s top listed companies continue to buck the trend. The average age of directors across NSE-listed companies has declined to 56.54 years as of August 4, from 58.92 years a decade ago—as of March 31, 2017—while the number of board seats held by those under 40 … Read more
C.E. Info Systems (MapmyIndia) has made some surprise announcements. Rohan Verma, the CEO and Executive Director of the Company is stepping down from the CEO position to float a new B2C Venture He however, will continue to the Non-Executive Director of MapmyIndia MapmyIndia will provide the following support to the new B2C Venture by Rohan … Read more
Problems seem to be getting further compounded at the Zee group. A month back only, it’s long awaited mega merger with the Sony group was called off (after 2 years of negotiations). During this period, there were many actions taken by the regulators; especially related to the corporate governance. These actions in fact are speculated … Read more
Gautam Singhania, the CMD had publicly announced his separation from his wife Nawaz Modi on November 13. In the aftermath, Nawaz Modi, also a board member, had alleged that she and her daughter were physically assaulted by Singhania in September 2023. On November 28, 2023, Institutional Investor Advisory Services (IIAS), an Indian proxy advisory firm, … Read more
At the Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) annual general meeting in August, Chairman Mukesh Ambani said his three children — daughter Isha and sons Akash and Anant — would be inducted on the board as non-executive directors, while he would continue as chairman and managing director for another five years. Now, Ambani’s youngest son, Anant, is … Read more
Indian capital markets have greatly evolved during the last two decades and have emerged on the world stage. To quote a few examples, there are over 6,800 listed companies with a combined market capitalisation exceeding $2.6 trillion, according to a World Bank report. Add to this more than a hundred unicorns and private enterprises seeking … Read more
Oberoi Realty (Oberoi), through it’s wholly owned subsidiary Oberoi Constructions Limited (OCL) has a JV – Oasis Realty (Oasis) with Mr Sudhakar Shetty (Sahana Group). Oberoi group holds 32.5% in the JV. Oasis has constructed a residential project, ‘Three Sixty West’ situated at Annie Besant Road, Worli, Mumbai. Oberoi has now called for an EGM … Read more
One 97 Communications, the parent Company of Paytm is scheduled to hold it’s AGM on August 19, 2022. Ahead of the meeting, Institutional Investor Advisory Services India (IiAS), a proxy advisory firm, has advised shareholders of One 97 to vote against some key proposed resolutions. Reappointment of Vijay Shekhar Sharma (VSS) as the MD – … Read more
As was promised in November 2021, Raymond has taken an important step towards professionalising the management. It has appointed Atul Singh, former head of Coca-Cola India, as the Executive Vice Chairman. Atul worked with Coca-Cola for about two decades at several leadership positions and was last with them as Chairman, Asia Pacific. Prior to joining Coca-Cola, … Read more