Indigo appoints Pallavi Shardul Shroff as independent woman director
Shroff is the Managing Partner of Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co. with over 37 years of extensive experience.
Sep 20, 2019, 15:57 PM IST
In a bid to improve governance, ICC to appoint a woman director
The introduction of an Independent Director, who must be a woman, was approved by the ICC Full Council in June this year as part of a wide ranging constitutional change.
Nov 12, 2017, 14:59 PM IST
No woman director at 65 PSUs, govt asks Registrars of Companies to act
According to Meghwal, 4,558 listed companies, 1,009 unlisted ones and 134 PSUs have representation of women at the board level.
Mar 24, 2017, 15:23 PM IST
Tata Power has a woman director; compliant with Sebi norms
Tata Power Company on Thursday said it is fully compliant with all regulatory requirements of SEBI including on appointment of woman director on its board.
Apr 21, 2016, 15:41 PM IST
Over 2,000 companies do not have women directors
Certain class of listed and unlisted firms are required to comply with the woman director rules.
Dec 04, 2015, 17:55 PM IST
BSE fines 530 companies for delay in appointing women directors
Ahead of SEBI`s April 1 deadline, thousands of companies rushed to recruit women directors, with many installing the wives and mother-in-laws of their top executives.
Jul 15, 2015, 10:18 AM IST
Govt asks CPSEs to comply with woman director norms
Central public sector enterprises (CPSEs) have been asked to appoint independent women directors on their boards to comply with norms, government told the Lok Sabha on Tuesday.
Apr 28, 2015, 16:13 PM IST
Naresh Goyal brings wife Anita on Jet Airways board
Jet did so to comply with the Sebi's norm for listed companies to have at least one woman director on board.
Apr 09, 2015, 13:53 PM IST
SBI wants more women directors on its board
Pitching for greater gender diversity on its board, state-run banking giant SBI's Chairperson Arundhati Bhattacharya on Thursday said the bank wants some more women directors and has already suggested a few names to the government.
Apr 02, 2015, 21:21 PM IST
Listed companies need to have at least independent woman director: IiAS
To ensure gender diversity in boardrooms, capital market watchdog Sebi should look at having at least one independent woman director in listed companies over a period of time, according to proxy advisory firm IiAS.
Apr 02, 2015, 19:28 PM IST
Sebi firm on woman director deadline; GIFT IFSC norms by April 1
Seeking to broaden access to capital markets, regulator Sebi will come out with new guidelines for start-ups to raise funds through IPOs while a fresh set of norms will be soon put in place for setting up the country's first International Financial Services Centre (IFSC).
Mar 20, 2015, 13:34 PM IST
Sebi asks listed firms to appoint women directors by month-end
With just a fortnight left to meet the deadline, Sebi has also proactively written to more than 160 such companies to ensure compliance.
Mar 15, 2015, 15:19 PM IST
Sebi wants strict compliance to mandatory woman director norms
The companies have time till next month to ensure compliance with this requirement and those failing to adhere would have to face strict penal action.
Feb 22, 2015, 16:40 PM IST
One woman director must for certain public companies: Govt
It is mandatory for certain class of public companies to appoint at least one woman director on their boards under the companies law, government said on Friday.
Dec 12, 2014, 17:06 PM IST
SEBI eases governance norms, extends woman director deadline
To ease process of implementing stronger corporate governance norms by listed firms, regulator SEBI Monday relaxed various provisions of the new law, especially for smaller companies, and extended the deadline for appointing at least one woman director to April 1, 2015.
Sep 15, 2014, 19:36 PM IST
Over 60% of cos yet to adhere to one woman director norm
More than 60 percent of companies listed on NSE stock exchange have not met with the requirement of having atleast one woman director on their respective boards even as less than 4 months are left to comply with the new rules, latest data shows.
Jun 10, 2014, 18:43 PM IST
