The Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI), a statutory body under the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, has announced the election of its new leadership for 2025. CS Dhananjay Shukla has been elected as the President, and CS Pawan G Chandak as the Vice President, effective January 19, 2025. CS Shukla, a Fellow Member of ICSI and a practicing company secretary based in Gurugram, has over 20 years of professional experience. He specializes in corporate law, securities law, and taxation, and has previously served as the Vice President of ICSI in 2024. His past roles include Chairmanship of the Northern Region and membership of the Secretarial Standards Board.
CS Chandak, also a Fellow Member, specializes in labor laws and corporate legal matters with over two decades of experience. He is the founder of KPRC & Associates and has served in leadership roles, including Chairman of the Western India Regional Council (WIRC) of ICSI in 2021. Both leaders bring extensive expertise and commitment to advancing the ICSI’s objectives.
ICSI, established under the Company Secretaries Act, 1980, is dedicated to regulating and developing the profession of company secretaries in India. It has over 75,000 members and 200,000 students, focusing on quality education and professional standards.
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PRESS RELEASE
Chief of Bureau
January 19, 2025
ICSI elects its New President and Vice President for the year 2025
CS Dhananjay Shukla elected as the President and CS Pawan G Chandak elected as the Vice President of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) for the year 2025 w.e.f. 19 January 2025.
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CS Dhananjay Shukla, President, The ICSI
CS Dhananjay Shukla, a Commerce and Law graduate, is a Fellow Member of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI). He is a Practising Company Secretary based out of Gurugram and has expertise in the areas of Corporate Law, Securities Law and Taxation.
CS Dhananjay Shukla has been serving the ICSI in different capacities for last many years. He served as the Vice President of the ICSI for the year 2024. Prior to that, he was elected to the Northern India Regional Council (NIRC) of the ICSI for the term 2011-14 and then re-elected again for the term 2015-18. He was the Chairman of the Northern Region in the year 2017 and served in various other capacities during his tenure at NIRC. He served as a member of the Secretarial Standards Board (SSB) of the ICSI for the year 2019 & 2020.
In his overall experience of more than 20 years as a Corporate Professional, he has 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.
CS Pawan G Chandak, Vice President, The ICSI
CS Pawan G Chandak is a qualified Company Secretary with specialization in Labour Laws and Labour welfare. He is the founder partner of M/s KPRC & Associates with footprints all over India with varied experience in the fields of Corporate Laws, Foreign Exchange Laws, Industrial Laws, Legal Metrology, Secretarial Audits, Arbitration matters, SEZ, STPI, EOUs and DOT.
He has worked with large corporate houses and MNCs in the capacity of Independent Director and Advisor and has a deep understanding of the challenges and issues surrounding his areas of expertise which includes handling and advising on corporate legal matters, deal structuring and merger-amalgamations.
Before being elected to the Central Council of ICSI for the term 2023-2026, CS Pawan G Chandak was elected to the Western India Regional Council (WIRC) of ICSI for the term 20192022 and served as Secretary of the Region in 2019, Vice-Chairman in 2020 and Chairman of WIRC ICSI in the year 2021. Prior to that he served as the Chairman of the Pune Chapter of WIRC of ICSI in 2012 and 2017.
He is a hands-on-leader with a proven track record of over 20 years in guiding organizations in corporate and allied laws, managing risks, rolling-out new systems and improving operational efficiency and effectiveness.
Preeti Kaushik Banerjee
Joint Secretary
Corporate Communication & International Affairs
Tel: 011-4534 1022
Email: preeti.banerjee@icsi.edu
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 75,000 members and about 2 lakh students on its roll.
