Kolkata, West Bengal, India
I am a Qualified Company Secretary with more than 7 years of diversified experience in Corporate Governance, Corporate Secretarial, Legal & Regulatory Compliance and Board Advisory across unlisted companies, listed entities and global corporate service environments. Currently, I am working as Company Secretary – Legal & Corporate Affairs at AGS Retails (India) Limited (Cosmobazaar), where I lead the Company's Secretarial, Legal and Corporate Affairs functions. My responsibilities include advising the Board and senior management on corporate laws, ensuring compliance with the Companies Act, 2013, managing Board, Committee and Shareholders' Meetings, overseeing statutory and regulatory filings, handling legal documentation and contracts and strengthening the Company's governance framework. Previously, I worked with CSC Global, where I managed corporate secretarial and compliance functions for multinational clients across Australia, Netherlands and other international jurisdictions. My role involved end-to-end governance support, including statutory filings, ASIC compliance, Board and shareholder resolutions, entity lifecycle management and maintaining audit-ready corporate records. Earlier, at Baazar Style Retail Limited (BSE & NSE Listed), I was part of the core secretarial team during the Company's Initial Public Offering. My experience included: • Assisting in the preparation of the Draft Red Herring Prospectus (DRHP) and IPO due diligence. • Coordinating with intermediaries and stock exchanges for listing and post-listing compliances. • Supporting the establishment of corporate governance and compliance frameworks. • Managing Board, Committee and Shareholders' Meetings with comprehensive documentation. • Drafting governance policies, codes and committee charters while ensuring compliance with the Companies Act, 2013 and the SEBI (LODR) Regulations. My professional experience also encompasses Private Equity transactions, preferential allotments, charge management, secretarial audits, Annual Report preparation including Corporate Governance Reports, XBRL filings and advising on complex corporate compliance matters. I believe corporate governance extends beyond statutory compliance as it is a strategic function that builds stakeholder confidence, safeguards organisational integrity and drives sustainable business growth. If you believe governance is a value-creation function rather than merely a statutory obligation, let's connect.
- Lead the Corporate Secretarial and Legal functions of the Company, providing strategic direction on corporate governance, legal affairs, regulatory compliance and risk management. - Act as the principal advisor to the Board of Directors and senior management on matters relating to the Companies Act, corporate governance, legal obligations and regulatory developments. - Oversee the end-to-end management of Board, Committee and Shareholders' meetings, ensuring governance practices and statutory compliance. - Develop, review, negotiate and oversee the execution of commercial contracts, strategic business agreements, legal documentation and contract governance frameworks. - Lead the Company's corporate compliance framework, ensuring timely statutory filings, regulatory reporting, maintenance of statutory records and adherence to all applicable laws. - Drive legal risk management by identifying potential risks, formulating mitigation strategies and providing practical legal solutions to support business objectives. - Lead litigation management by coordinating with external counsel, monitoring ongoing matters and advising management on dispute resolution strategies. - Partner with business leaders on strategic initiatives, business expansion, corporate transactions and governance-related matters, ensuring legal and regulatory alignment. - Build and strengthen internal governance systems, compliance policies, SOPs, delegation frameworks and internal controls to enhance organizational effectiveness. - Manage relationships with regulators, statutory authorities, auditors, legal advisors and other external stakeholders on corporate and legal matters. - Establish the Company's contract lifecycle management function, ensuring efficient negotiation, execution, compliance and monitoring of contractual obligations.
- Managed corporate secretarial and compliance functions for global client entities, ensuring adherence to jurisdictional regulations and best practices. - Ensured timely filing of annual returns, financial statements, and other regulatory reports with relevant authorities. - Maintained and updated statutory registers, minute books, and other corporate records to ensure compliance with corporate governance requirements. - Coordinated and conducted Board Meetings for client entities, including preparation of notices, agendas, and minutes. - Reviewed and drafted corporate documents such as shareholder agreements, powers of attorney, and governance-related filings. - Assisted in Know Your Customer (KYC) and due diligence processes, ensuring compliance with anti-money laundering (AML) and regulatory guidelines. - Performed legal transactions in KYCP (Know Your Client Procedures), ensuring accuracy in documentation and adherence to regulatory requirements. - Ensured compliance with DAC 6 requirements, identifying and reporting cross-border tax arrangements in line with the EU Directive on Mandatory Disclosure Rules. - Ensured safekeeping of documents in Laserfiche, maintaining secure digital records for easy retrieval and compliance. - Updated real-time details in Viewpoint, ensuring accurate corporate records and seamless entity management.
• Overseeing the end-to-end compliance processes for a listed entity, ensuring alignment with the Companies Act, 2013, SEBI regulations, and Secretarial Standards. • Proficient in leveraging ProCS for maintaining Structured Digital Databases to ensure accurate insider trading compliance and transaction monitoring. • Driving enterprise-wide compliance using Global Compliance Management Solution to streamline processes and identify risks effectively. • Facilitating board meetings, AGMs, and shareholder communications with a focus on transparency and accountability. • Successfully managed IPO-related compliance and pre-IPO placements, ensuring flawless execution and adherence to regulatory timelines. • Preparing detailed agendas, minutes, and resolutions while ensuring regulatory compliance for Board and shareholder meetings. • Spearheaded the adoption of digital tools, enhancing the efficiency of Board and Committee performance evaluations.
· Successfully raise funds through the Private Placement of equity shares · Preparing Notices, Agendas, and notes to the Agenda for Board, Committee, and General Meetings in a comprehensive and detailed manner · Maintaining accurate Minutes books by noting, preparing, and storing the proceedings of meetings · Assisting the Company Secretary in the efficient conduct of Board, Committee, and General Meetings · Maintaining compliance with the Companies Act 2013 by diligently preparing and filing various e-forms · Preparing various agreements, such as letters of intent, MOUs, Deeds of Lease, and other important documents, with a high degree of professionalism and attention to detail
· Maintained compliance with SEBI regulations(a part of Indian Legislations) by timely submission of quarterly, half-yearly, and yearly reports related to equity and debentures · Conducted Board Meetings for subsidiary companies in a professional and efficient manner · Ensured meticulous maintenance of various secretarial records as mandated by the Companies Act, 2013 and SEBI Regulations, including minutes, registers, notices, consents, disclosures, and other relevant documents · Prepared the Annual Report, including the Corporate Governance Report and Director's Report, with keen attention to detail and in compliance with all applicable regulations
· Provided support in the conducting of the Annual General Meeting while ensuring adherence to all relevant regulations · Maintained compliance with SEBI regulations as a Category II Registrar and Share Transfer Agent · Responded to and resolved investors' concerns regarding various matters, including but not limited to dividend non-receipt, annual report non-receipt, and share transfer to the Investor Education and Protection Fund ("IEPF")