Pavitra Rajaram appointed as the Independent Director
Pavitra Rajaram has been appointed as an Independent Director for Gokaldas Exports Ltd. effective April 26, 2023, and will serve for a term of 5 years. She is the founder and Creative Director of Pavitra Rajaram Design, a multidisciplinary design practice that covers architecture & interior desi
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
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
Get to Board: Onboarding
Onboarding is a very difficult task because one is made legally liable for a part-time engagement with the company. So, a good understanding of how the company functions and what are the legal nuances of compliance need to be taken special care of. Apart from secretarial induction which is more regu
