Vijay Kumar Padmanabhan, MD & CEO of Subex, retires early
Vinod Kumar Padmanabhan, the Managing Director and CEO of Subex, has requested early retirement and will continue in his current role until May 1, 2023. The Board of Directors has approved his request, and he will remain a non-executive, non-independent director on the company’s board until Ju
Companies still falling short of meeting governance standards
Although the top 100 listed entities are performing relatively well in terms of meeting corporate governance standards, they still fall behind in certain areas. According to the third edition of Excellence Enablers’ Corporate Governance Study, 40 firms have only supplied an email address for w
Aman Kumar Singh has stepped down from NDTV board
Aman Kumar Singh, the head of corporate affairs and corporate brand custodian for the Adani Group, has resigned from his position on the board of NDTV Ltd due to other commitments. Singh, a former Indian Revenue Service Officer, was a prominent bureaucrat in the Raman Singh-led BJP government in Chh
IL&FS’s Chairman’s term extended
The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) has extended the term of C S Rajan as non-executive chairman of IL&FS up to September 30, 2023. Besides, the ministry has also extended the term of Nand Kishore as managing director of IL&FS up to March 31, 2024.
Dredging Corp appoints T K Ramchandran as Non-Executive Director
Dredging Corporation of India has appointed T K Ramchandran as Non-Executive Director with effect from 1st April, 2023. He belongs to 1991 batch of IAS. He has served the government of Tamilnadu in various capacities including Principal Secretary (IT). He holds an M. Tech. in computer science from I
Aditi Parekh takes over as FLO Ahmedabad Chairperson
Aditi Parekh, the Founder, and CEO of Fashion Edit India, has been appointed as the Chairperson of the Ahmedabad Chapter of FICCI Ladies Organisation (FLO) for the year 2023-24. FLO is the oldest women-centric business chamber in South East Asia and has around 3,000 businesswomen as members across i
Emmanuel David joins Aster Healthcare Board
Emmanuel David has been appointed a member of the board of directors at Aster DM Healthcare, which he confirmed on LinkedIn. When asked about his new role, he expressed his belief that healthcare can combine excellence and empathy to change people’s lives. He also shared his excitement to be p
Get on Board: First Step is Self-Awareness
Before you strive for a board position you need to do a self-assessment. Ask yourself if you are ready to switch your mindset from an executive role to a non-executive role. Another key question to ask is whether you feel comfortable with numbers. At the board level, you should be able to decipher t
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