Company Secretary with 10+ years of experience in corporate governance, legal compliance, and investor relations. Skilled in managing complex regulatory requirements and supporting strategic business growth.
Key Skills & Achievements:
Conducted board and shareholder meetings, ensuring compliance with the Companies Act, SEBI, and other regulations.
Drafted and implemented CSR, SHA, ABC, and other corporate policies.
Managed FEMA & FDI compliance, including approvals and reporting to regulators.
Led fund-raising activities: preferential allotments, rights issues, and liaising with domestic and foreign investors.
Ensured ROC filings and corporate statutory compliance in a timely manner.
Coordinated with investors, shareholders, and boards to align corporate governance with business objectives.
Supported legal documentation, including agreements, resolutions, and policy drafting.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Company Secretary & Division Compliance Officer
Centre for Digestive & Kidney Diseases India Pvt Ltd (IHH Healthcare India)
06.2017 - Current
Led end-to-end secretarial activities for Board, Audit, and Committee meetings of the company and its affiliates.
Conducted and organized Board, Audit, Committee meetings, and Annual General Meetings (AGMs), ensuring compliance with statutory requirements.
Ensured statutory compliance for Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and preparation of related reports.
Managed RBI compliance, including preparation of Annual Return on Foreign Liabilities & Assets (FLA), FCTRS, and FCGPR filings.
Prepared agendas and drafted minutes for Board, Shareholder, and Committee meetings across all subsidiaries.
Fundraising Activities: Led preferential allotments and rights issues, coordinating with investors, legal teams, and regulators.
Promoter Exit Management: Facilitated smooth promoter exits, ensuring full legal and regulatory compliance.
FDI Compliance: Oversaw foreign direct investments from NR investors, strictly adhering to FEMA regulations and RBI guidelines.
Managed compliance related to Rights Issues and other capital-raising initiatives.
Oversaw end-to-end compliance for business processes, including adherence to group policies, departmental procedures, and regulatory requirements.
Coordinated compliance and correspondence with Registrar & Transfer Agents, NSDL, and CDSL for demat activities and updating authorized & issued capital.
Company Secretary
Alchemist Asset Reconstruction Company Limited
05.2015 - 08.2015
Involved in the entire gamut of activities pertaining to Compliance Management which include Compliance Documentation, acting as a Liaison officer
Successfully handled the fund raising of the Company through Preferential Allotment.
Efficiently interfaced in convening of Meetings such as Board Meeting. Annual General Meetings, Committee Meetings etc.
Preparation and maintenance of Secretarial Records of the Company viz Agenda and Minutes of Board Meetings and General Meetings, Statutory Books and Registers etc.
Successfully handled the work pertaining to Creation/modification of Charges on the properties of the Company.
Looking after the Secretarial Compliances of Group Companies
Alteration of MOA & AOA of the Company.
Taken responsibility for compounding of offences.
Well aware with the process of Dematerialization of Security Receipts and Shares.
Filled necessary documents i.e Various e-forms with the MCA
Dealing with Banks for opening of Various Bank Accounts/Change of Signatories, Share Application Account etc.
Filling of SC/RC quarterly return
Filling of Annual Foreign Liabilities & Assets Return
Representing the Company in various cases in the courts and handling legal case of the Companies
Drafting & Filling of Application u/s 14 of SARFAESI Act for taking physical possession of Secured Assets, appearing before Chief Metropolitan Magistrate
Filling of recovery suits in Debt Recovery Tribunal.
Reasons for leaving: Maternity
Company Secretary/ Legal Manager
G2L Infrastructures & Developers Private Limited
04.2014 - 05.2015
Filled necessary documents like: Annual Financial Results, Various e-forms with the MCA like Annual Return, Balance Sheet and other ROC compliances.
Appearing for company in High Courts & Chief Judicial Magistrate court
Drafting of writs, petitions, civil suits, status reports etc
Drafting of Notice, Agenda & Minutes of Board Meetings and General Meetings.
Drafting and filing of Legal Documents/Forms/Returns/Reports etc
Well aware of Schedule I Table A
Convening Board, Committee Meetings of Directors and Shareholders Meeting
Maintenance of Statutory Registers under the Companies Act, 1956
Filling and filing of various statutory e-Forms
Reply to various Authorities (SEBI, ROC, and RBI)
Conversion of Public Company into Private Company.
Name Change, Object change, shifting of Registered Office
Appointment/Resignation of Directors.
Have dealt with various authorities for approving the project e.g. PUDA, GLADA,DTP
Well aware with the procedures required for registries of houses, plots etc.
Well aware with maintenance of accounts
Preparation of vouchers day book etc
Company Secretary/ Legal Manager
Bhandari Builders Private Limited
11.2012 - 04.2014
Compounding of offence under section 166 and 210
Drafting of Notice, Agenda & Minutes of Board Meetings and General Meetings.
Drafting and filing of Legal Documents/Forms/Returns/Reports etc
Well aware of Schedule I Table A
Convening Board, Committee Meetings of Directors and Shareholders Meeting
Maintenance of Statutory Registers under the Companies Act, 1956
Filling and filing of various statutory e-Forms
Reply to various Authorities (ROC and RBI)
Conversion of Public Company into Private Company.
Education
LLB -
Bachelors of Law
Company Secretaries -
The Institute of Company Secretaries Of India (ICSI)
B.Com -
Delhi University
XII (Commerce) - C.B.S.E Board
N.C Jindal Public School
X (Commerce) - C.B.S.E Board
N.C Jindal Public School
Skills
Windows 2000
MS Office
Word
PowerPoint
Excel
Access
Advanced Internet Skills
Tally
Name After Marriage
Aanchal Sahni
Personal Information
Date of Birth: 11/04/88
Marital Status: Married
Languages
English
Hindi
References
References can be furnished on request
Extracurricular Activities
Participated & Won Prizes in Various Events till School Level (Debate, drama competition) Participated in Inter school competition (Yoga and Sports)
Program Specialist at National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive and Kidney DiseasesProgram Specialist at National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive and Kidney Diseases