Amit Kumar appointed as CFO at Ebix
Amit has recently taken on the role of Chief Financial Officer at Ebix. He previously served as the Chief Strategy Officer at Ebix Cash Ltd, where he joined in March 2022. Prior to that, he held the position of Global CFO at NIIT Technologies (Coforge) and served as the Regional CFO at Intertek. His
Saurabh Mashruwala replaces Lalit Malik as Torrent Power CFO
Lalit Malik has resigned from the position of Chief Financial Officer and Whole Time Key Managerial Personnel of the Torrent Power Limited w.e.f. close of working hours of April 13, 2023 due to health reasons. Saurabh Mashruwala, has been appointed as the new Chief Financial Officer and Key Manageri
RBI approves Re-appointment of Sanjay Agarwal as CEO of AU Bank
RBI has approved the Re-appointment of Mr. Sanjay Agarwal as Managing Director & CEO of AU Small Finance Bank Ltd for a period of three years w.e.f. 19th April, 2023. Sanjay Agarwal is the promoter of AU Small Finance Bank and has over 26 years of strategic executive experience. He is a Commerce
Get to Board: The Role of Board Search Firms
A large chunk of Independent Directors’ appointments continue thru personal contacts of promoters and NRC members partly for their personal comfort and also to avoid any search firm fee, particularly for smaller companies. While Nifty 100 and MNCs often avail the services of search firms, it is th
Importance of Personal Branding to be an Independent Director
Your personal brand is the combination of reality and the perception about you. As Jeff Bezos says, “Your brand is what people say about you while you are not in the room. Thus, personal branding is the art of creating a unique brand identity and positioning for the Brand YOU as well as the strate
Get to Boards: Networking, The First Step to a Board Seat
If you desire that board seat, networking with promoters and existing board members is crucial. Board aspirants must also display a good alignment with promoters on cultural compatibility and sharing of values. Most of the rejections for board appointments have been attributed to the candidate being
Get to Board: Due diligence
Due diligence is an essential step in the selection of a company before joining. It is unlike an executive joining because as an independent director, there are legal liabilities associated with the role, hence one must be very cautious about scanning the company thoroughly before accepting the appo
Get to Board: Need for Board Training
Training is the next phase after some self-awareness and self-learning about boards and corporate governance. Once you get serious to pursue a non-executive career on the board as an independent director and have a sufficient understanding of the role and duties of the board’s independent dire
Get to Board: Acing the Interview
An interview invite is a major milestone in your board journey. Due to the legal liabilities angle, board interview invites must be handled cautiously. Most Board interviews are conversational, and conducted in informal settings and sometimes at a non-office venue as well. A couple of things that
