Introduction: The Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) has announced its new leadership for the year 2024. CS B. Narasimhan has been elected as the President, while CS Dhananjay Shukla will serve as the Vice President, effective from January 19, 2024.
CS B. Narasimhan, President, The ICSI: CS B. Narasimhan, a seasoned professional with over four decades of experience, holds a Post Graduate degree in Economics and is a Fellow Member of ICSI. Elected for a second term (2023-2026), he brings expertise in Corporate Law and Management, particularly in the Capital Market. His prior roles include serving as Vice President in 2023, and earlier terms on the Central Council, where he chaired significant committees and contributed to regulatory bodies like SEBI.
CS Dhananjay Shukla, Vice President, The ICSI: CS Dhananjay Shukla, a Commerce and Law graduate, is a Practising Company Secretary with over 20 years of experience. Having served in various capacities within ICSI, including as Chairman for the Northern Region, he brings a wealth of knowledge in Corporate Law, Securities Law, and Taxation. His extensive experience includes roles as a Company Secretary in large Corporate Groups and contributing to Start-Up ventures.
Conclusion: The election of CS B. Narasimhan as President and CS Dhananjay Shukla as Vice President marks a significant development for ICSI in 2024. Their vast experience and expertise in Corporate Law, Management, and Securities Law are poised to contribute to the growth and development of the profession. Stay tuned for the dynamic leadership that will steer ICSI to new heights.
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PRESS RELEASE
Chief of Bureau
January 19, 2024
New President and Vice President of the ICSI for the year 2024
CS B. Narasimhan elected as the President and CS Dhananjay Shukla elected as the Vice President of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) for the year 2024 w.e.f. 19 January 2024.
CS B. Narasimhan, President, The ICSI
CS B. Narasimhan is a Post Graduate in Economics and a Fellow Member of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI). He has over four decades of experience in Corporate Law and Management, with special expertise in the Capital Market.
Elected for a second term from 2023-2026, CS B Narasimhan will serve as the President of the Institute for the year 2024, after serving as the Vice President in the year 2023.
He was elected to the Central Council of the ICSI for the first time in the year 2007 and was re-elected in the year 2011 for another term of 4 years. Prior to his present term, he was elected to the Central Council for the 2019-2022 term as well, where he served as the Chairman of the Secretarial Standards Committee, Chairman of the Financial Services Committee, and member of the Disciplinary Committee for seven years.
His areas of expertise include Corporate and Securities Management, Public Offering of Securities, and all Corporate Actions associated with any Listed Companies including hands-on experience in operations relating to such Corporate Actions.
He has been a member of several committees constituted by SEBI and has also been the Chairman of the Registrar Association of India (popularly known as RAIN) for two terms spread over 5 years. He has also been closely associated with the Stock Exchanges (BSE and NSE), Depositories (NSDL and CDSL), and other Regulatory Bodies.
A speaker at Seminars and Conferences, in India and abroad, CS B. Narasimhan has also contributed to various professional articles.
CS Dhananjay Shukla, Vice President, The ICSI
CS Dhananjay Shukla, a Commerce and Law graduate, is a Fellow Member of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India. He is a Practising Company Secretary based at Gurgaon and has been practising in the areas of Corporate Law, Securities Law and Taxation.
CS Dhananjay Shukla has been serving the profession in different capacities for last many years. He was elected to the Northern India Regional Council of The Institute of Company Secretaries of India for the term 2011-14 and then re-elected again for the term 2015-18. He served in various capacities during his tenure at the NIRC and served as the Chairman for the Northern Region in the year 2017.
He has been a member of the Secretarial Standards Board (SSB) of the ICSI for the year 2019 & 2020 and presently he is an elected member of the Managing Committee of the CSBF of the ICSI.
In his overall experience of more than 20 years as a Corporate Professional, he worked as Company Secretary in large Corporate Groups before switching to the practice side in the year 2009. He has been instrumental in various Start-Up ventures set up in India by Foreign Promoters.
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About ICSI
The Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) is a premier professional body set up under an Act of Parliament, i.e., the Company Secretaries Act, 1980, for the regulation and development of the profession of Company Secretaries in India. It functions under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Government of India. The Institute, being a pro-active body, focuses on top-quality education for students of the Company Secretaries Course and sets the best quality standards for CS members. The Institute has over 72,000 members and about 2 lakh students on its roll.
