Group Company Secretary - Agri/FMCG/Pharma

- The purpose of the role is to function as the Group Company Secretary and lead the secretarial function for the entire group .The role shall be responsible for high level of Corporate Governance standards & practices,and managing all the statutory corporate law affairs at the group level. This is a strategic advisory role

- The incumbent will also manage all Board procedures and ensure that the Board is ably equipped with resources to discharge its fiduciary duties

- Ensure compliance with Corporate law, FEMA (for all ECB and Overseas investments are timely complied), Securities Law, SEBI Laws, NBFC, Stock Exchange Listing Requirements and protect the interest of the Organization, its Board of Directors and the Senior Management.

- Responsible for handling capital issues through the IPO / Private Placement routes including dealing in Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A), court processes for amalgamation and demergers to achieve in-organic growth.

- Compliance with Statutory requirements

- Responsible for preparing Charters for various Boards and Board Committees

- Prepare and update Ethical Codes for Board governance and Senior Management like code of conduct, code of ethics and insider trading code

- Benchmark Compliance in the Organization vis-a -vis Secretarial SOP. Responsible for benchmarking SOPs as per global/Industry Standards

- Identify/formulate and run the process of Secretarial SOP's across the Group. Regulate monthly compliance with SOPs including the automation of SOP

- Ensure transparency in the governance process that is subject to an audit trail

- Ensure timely and regular holding of General Meetings, Board / Board Committees / Postal Ballots

- Responsible for comprehensive drafting of Minutes of Meeting and informing Business Heads about Board decisions

- Redress and close all Shareholder queries including overseeing the R&T (Register and Transfer) agents functioning and controls.

- Ensure all statutory Sections in the Annual Reports are drafted, approved by Senior Management & BODs and published, circulated and timely provided to Regulatory authorities

- Regulatory Approvals: Ensure proper liaising across levels at Regulator Offices and timely regulatory approvals

- Making the governance process more transparent and also having a buy-in from the Finance teams for better success.

- Ensuring information is made available by other Departments / Businesses on time

- To ensure advance agenda papers are comprehensive and are provided in advance to Directors

- People Development: Identify training requirements of team and provide inputs for growth

- Regularly visiting and improving the control mechanism by increasing the use of Technology

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted