Independent Director

The following are the steps involved in appointment of Mr. A as Managing Director in a Company who is not an Managing Director in any other Company: 1- Convene Board Meeting, appoint Mr. A as Additional Director and pass resolution for appointment as Managing Director (sample of resolution specified hereunder) and fix date and approve notice of General Meeting for passing ordinary resolution or special resolution, as the case may be (explained hereunder) .. Full Article

Independent directors will not be hauled up for the acts undertaken by companies without their consent or knowledge, as per the new norms announced by the government. "We have directed the Registrar of Companies (RoC) not to take any penal action against those independent directors who are not actively involved in the decision making process of the company," Corporate Affairs Secretary D K Mittal told PTI. Full Article

There should be a cap on the pecuniary benefits earned by independent directors serving on boards of companies, according to Mr N. Ramanathan, Managing Director, Ponni Sugars. At a panel discussion on issues relating to board of directors and indepen Full Article

The Companies Bill 2009 has dealt with independent directors quite extensively. The Standing Committee has spent significant time on issues relating to independent directors as evident from the report of the Committee. This shows the criticality of t Full Article

The Companies Bill, 2009 has not proposed any upper cap on the number of independent directors, but, sub-clause (3) of clause 132 of the Companies Bill, 2009 provides that at least one-third of total directors shall be independent directors to be appointed in every listed company having certain amount of paid up capital to be prescribed by the Central Government. Full Article

A man is known by the company he keeps. But with the implementation of the Companies Bill 2009, a single person will constitute a Company, under the One Person Company (OPC) concept.As a structure for professionals, individual entrepreneurs, SMES and NGOs – the proposed Section 171 extends to Section 25 Companies as well – this is a godsend, as it insulates the shareholders personal assets from liability. But one wonders whether this Bill is the right platform or the.. Full Article

While in most of the countries in the world, the top executives are trying to survive their jobs and positions and while this is the first time when maximum CEOs are hated by their shareholders, the independent Directors are trying to run away from their current position. One of the reports of Economic Times says that, since Satyam scandal and Nagarjuna case, "there are over 500 independent directors in India who have resigned from their respective positions on the Board.. Full Article

The government is examining a proposal seeking to split the compensation package of independent directors into fixed and variable components to ensure they play an active role in the affairs of companies. The variable component will be linked to the attendance at the board meetings, an official with the minsitry of corporate affairs told to a leading newspaper. Full Article