Kunal Trivedi
Mumbai
Summary
To enhance my knowledge and experience in the field of secretarial and legal work, and utilize it dynamically in meeting the challenging demands of the industry. Dependable corporate secretary with several years of experience serving as a key consultant to board members. Detailed scribe, skilled at taking meticulous meeting minutes, and maintaining corporate documents. Celebrated for thorough, minute reporting and timely assistance.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
Chief Manager, Secretarial –NSE
National Stock Exchange of India Limited
06.2019 - Current
- Company Overview: Currently working with NSE
- Industry - Stock Exchange
- Website: [NSE](https://www.nseindia.com)
- In addition to working for NSE was also deputed as Company Secretary in NSE IFSC Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of NSE, International Exchange established in GIFT CITY from 2019 to 2023
- Company Law, SEBI LODR, SECC Regulations compliance & allied Secretarial Work
- Drafting of notice convening the meeting of the Board and its Committees
- Preparation of Board meeting / Committee meeting folders, documents and the requirements in compliance, for holding the Board meeting/Committee meetings as per the requirements of Shareholders Agreement
- Preparation of minutes of the meetings of the Board of Directors and various Committees
- Drafting of notice convening the meeting
- Coordination with various departments for the preparation of Annual Report of the Company
- Drafting of certain sections of the Annual Report like Notice, Directors Report, Report on Corporate Governance, Management Discussion & Analysis and proof reading of the entire Annual Report of the Company
- Coordinating the printing of Annual Reports
- Updating of documents and registers to be placed and required at the meetings including the documents to be kept for inspection
- Arrangement at the Annual General Meeting Venue
- Drafting proceedings of the Annual General Meeting
- Conducting Annual General Meeting Post-meeting compliances
- Payment of Dividend related work
- Filing of e-forms with MCA as and when required
- Compliances from the Directors and Management as per the Companies Act, 2013
- Preparation and Maintenance of Statutory Registers
- Passing of resolutions by Circulation
- Coordinating with Statutory, Internal Auditors, Internal Operations Auditors & Secretarial Auditors
- Liaison with SEBI for SEBI inspection
- Issue of shares on rights basis
- Altered the Memorandum of Association of the Company for increase in authorized capital
- Transfer of shares of NSE
- NSE is subject to SECC regulations which requires shareholders of stock exchange to be FIT & PROPER
- There is a set process for transfer of shares which includes obtaining various declarations and documents from the parties along with conducting due diligence and risk check of the proposed buyer
- Independently handled the transfer of shares
- Appointment of Public Interest Directors (Independent Directors), Appointment of MD & CEO
- Buy back of shares
- Currently working with NSE
- Industry - Stock Exchange
- Website: [NSE](https://www.nseindia.com)
Company Secretary, Asst. General Manager Legal & Secretarial
SAMSON MARITIME LIMITED
02.2011 - 06.2019
- Company Overview: Industry - Shipping
- Website: [Samson Maritime](#)
- Company Law Compliance, Compliance of the Shareholders Agreement, Legal & allied Secretarial Work
- Drafting of notice convening the meeting
- Preparation of Board meeting folders, documents and the requirements in compliance, for holding the Board meeting as per the requirements of Shareholders Agreement
- Independently conducting Board and Committee meetings
- Preparation of minutes of the meetings of the Board of Directors, Audit Committee and Remuneration Committee
- Drafting of notice convening the meeting
- Coordination with various departments for the preparation of Annual Report of the Company
- Drafting of certain sections of the Annual Report like Notice, Directors Report, Report on Corporate Governance, Management Discussion & Analysis and proof reading of the entire Annual Report of the Company
- Coordinating the printing of Annual Reports
- Updation of documents and registers to be placed and required at the meetings including the documents to be kept for inspection
- Arrangement at the Annual General Meeting Venue
- Drafting proceedings of the Annual General Meeting
- Independently conducting Annual General Meeting Post-meeting compliances
- Compliance with certain covenants of the Loan Agreement and Shareholders Agreement
- Altered the Articles of Association of the Company for facilitating dematerialization of shares
- Applied to NSDL for admitting the shares of the company for dematerialization and creation of ISIN
- Appointed R & T Agents for the Company
- Successfully handled Private Equity transaction which included primary as well secondary transaction
- Co-coordinating with the Company’s Solicitors and Advocates
- Drafting and vetting of various Legal Documents: Leave and License Agreement, Power of Attorney, Confidentiality and Non Disclosure Agreement, Service Agreement, Drafting and reviewing of plaints, rejoinders and replies in various legal cases (shares related and other) filed by and against the Company
- Preparing of Briefs for Lawyers and interacting with Counsels of the Company
- Actively participated in drafting of Shareholders Agreement between the Company and the Private Equity Investor, Share Sale Agreement between the Company, the exiting Private Equity Investor and incoming Private Equity Investor
- Coordinated with the Attorney of Trademark for obtaining Trademark & Copyrights for the Company
- Coordinated with the Lawyers in Arbitration proceedings
- Filing of e-forms with MCA as and when required
- Compliances from the Directors and Management as per the Companies Act, 2013
- Preparation and Maintenance of Statutory Registers
- Passing of resolutions by Circulation
- Coordinating with Statutory and Internal Auditors
- Industry - Shipping
- Website: [Samson Maritime](#)
Company Secretary
CMI FPE LIMITED
07.2008 - 02.2011
- Company Overview: Industry - Heavy Engineering
- Website: [CMI FPE](#)
- ROC, BSE, SEBI, CDSL, NSDL Compliance, Legal and allied Secretarial Work
- Drafting of notice convening the meeting
- Preparation of Board meeting folders, documents and the requirements in compliance, for holding the Board meeting as per the requirements of Listing Agreement
- Independently conducting Board and Committee meetings
- Post-meeting compliances of intimating the Stock Exchanges
- Preparation of minutes of the meetings of the Board of Directors, Audit Committee, Investor’s Grievance Committee, Remuneration Committee and Share Transfer Committee
- Drafting of notice convening the meeting
- Disclosure u/r 8(1), 8(2) and 8(4) of SEBI Takeover Code
- Coordination with various departments for the preparation of Annual Report of the Company
- Intimation to Stock Exchanges regarding dividend and book closure
- Drafting of certain sections of the Annual Report like Notice, Directors Report, Report on Corporate Governance, Management Discussion & Analysis and proof reading of the entire Annual Report of the Company
- Coordinating the printing and posting of Annual Reports
- Updation of documents and registers to be placed and required at the meetings including the documents to be kept for inspection
- Arrangement at the Annual General Meeting Venue
- Drafting proceedings of the Annual General Meeting
- Independently conducting Annual General Meeting Post-meeting compliances
- The work related to share registry and the investor servicing to list down a few: Regularly coordinating with the Registrar & Share Transfer Agents ‘Sharepro Services (I) Pvt
- Ltd.’ regarding: Share transfers and transmissions, Issue of duplicate share certificates, Sub-division of shares, Consolidation / Replacement of share certificates, Change of address, bank details, etc., Registration of nomination of shares, Attending to Investors queries, Visiting the Company’s Registrar & Share Transfer Agents, ‘Sharepro Services (I) Pvt
- Ltd.’, once in two months for reviewing the correspondence with the Shareholders
- Change of name of the Company from Flat Products Equipments (I) Limited to CMI FPE Limited
- Voluntary Delisting of securities of the Company from Ahmedabad and Delhi Stock Exchange
- Independently made an application to the Central Government, Ministry of Corporate Affairs, for appointment of a foreign national as a Managing Director and application for waiver of excess remuneration paid to Ex-Executive Directors of the Company
- Independently made an application for compounding of offence under section 295 of the Companies Act, 1956
- Drafted and implemented Code of Conduct for Director and Senior Managerial Personnel as required under clause 49 of the Listing Agreement
- Drafted and implemented Code of Conduct on Insider's Trading as required under SEBI (Prohibition of Insider Trading) Regulations 1992
- Anticipated poll and successfully handled voting by poll at the Annual General Meeting
- Drafting and vetting of various Legal Documents: Leave and Licence Agreement, Power of Attorney, Confidentiality and Non Disclosure Agreement, Service Agreement, Drafting and reviewing of plaints, rejoinders and replies in various legal cases (shares related and other) filed by and against the Company
- Co-ordinating with the Company’s Solicitors and Advocates
- Preparing of Briefs for Lawyers and interacting with Counsels of the Company
- Drafting of Notices and replies to legal notices
- Dividend related work
- Stock Exchange Compliances as per the Listing Agreement
- Filing of e-forms with MCA as and when required
- Compliances from the Directors and Management as per the Companies Act, 1956, SEBI Takeover Code and Insider Trading Regulations
- Correspondence with the SEBI on matters of Investor Complaints
- Activities relating to Inspection of records from the ROC
- Preparation and Maintenance of Statutory Registers
- Passing of resolutions by Circulation
- Coordinating with Statutory and Internal Auditors
- Transfer of unpaid / unclaimed dividend to the Investor Education and Protection Fund
- Industry - Heavy Engineering
- Website: [CMI FPE](#)
Apprenticeship Trainee & Assistant
VKM & ASSOCIATES
- Regular liaison with the Registrar of Companies for: - Approval of name, Incorporation of Companies (Including Part IX Company), Change of name and object clause, Filling of various statutory forms and documents, Registration, modification and satisfaction of charge, Preparation of search report, E-filing under MCA-21
- Other Secretarial matters: Conversion of Private Companies into Public Companies, Conversion of Public Companies into Private Companies under Section 31, Drafting of Notice for Board & Shareholders Meeting, Drafting of minutes of the Board as well as Shareholders meeting, Drafting of Director’s Report, Drafting Petition for change of registered office from one State to another, Increase in Authorised Capital, Moving application for striking the name of the company under fast Track Scheme and under Section 560 of the Companies Act, 1956, Preparation of Secretarial Audit Report under regulation 55A of SEBI (Depositories and Participants) Regulations, 1996, Preparation of Compliance Certificate under section 383A of the Companies Act, 1956, Preparation of Compliance Certificate under regulation 54(5) of SEBI (Depositories and Participants) Regulations, 1996, Preparation of Certificate under clause 47C of the Listing Agreement, Drafting Petition for condonation of delay for registration, modification & satisfaction of charges
- Besides the above also played a vital role in the initialization of the agency for procuring of Digital Signature Certificate for MCA21
- Also monitored the entire work of procuring Digital Signature and was responsible for resolving the customers query and following up with the Government Authorised Digital Signature Provider N (CODE) Solutions, Division of GNFC LTD
Education
C.S -
Institute of Company Secretaries of India
12.2007
LL.B. -
Mumbai University
04.2007
T.Y.B.com -
Mumbai University
04.2002
Skills
- Proficient use of MS Office
- Regulatory compliance
- Corporate governance
- Shareholder management
- Stakeholder engagement
- Company law expertise
Languages
- English
- Hindi
- Gujarati
- Marathi
References
Will be provided on request.
Hobbies and Interests
- Making new friends
- Cricket
- Listening to Music
Personal Information
- Date of Birth: 06/05/81
- Gender: Male
- Marital Status: Married
Self Assessment
- Hard working & dedicated
- Honest
- Adaptable
Timeline
Chief Manager, Secretarial –NSE
National Stock Exchange of India Limited
06.2019 - Current
Company Secretary, Asst. General Manager Legal & Secretarial
SAMSON MARITIME LIMITED
02.2011 - 06.2019
Company Secretary
CMI FPE LIMITED
07.2008 - 02.2011
Apprenticeship Trainee & Assistant
VKM & ASSOCIATES
C.S -
Institute of Company Secretaries of India
LL.B. -
Mumbai University
T.Y.B.com -
Mumbai University
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