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MOOKAMBIKA IYER

Bangalore

Summary

As a seasoned Company Secretary, efficiently manage tasks and enhance productivity through methodical organization and prioritization. Possess specialized skills in corporate law compliance, governance frameworks, and shareholder communication. Excel in utilizing strong analytical abilities, effective communication, and problem-solving to navigate complex regulatory environments and support board-level decision-making.

Overview

17
17
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Senior Manager Corporate Affairs

LIFESTYLE INTERNATIONAL PRIVATE LIMITED (Landmark group of Companies)
08.2021 - Current

Compliance- Corporate Secretarial and FEMA- Responsible for Corporate Law and FEMA compliances of five group companies comprising of Lifestyle, Spar, Citimax Hotels (Krispy Kreme and Funcity)

  • Conducting Board Meetings, General Meetings, Committee Meetings, Corporate Social Responsibility Committee meetings.etc
  • Preparation of agenda, minutes. etc in accordance with the Companies Act
  • Compliance with Secretarial Standards
  • Compliances pertaining to FEMA, complying with Annual Return on Assets and Liabilities, FCGPR, etc
  • Handled the entire process of Reduction of Share Capital
  • Compliances pertaining to Dividend Payments
  • Coordinating and handling Company’s Corporate Social Responsibilities compliances
  • Compliances pertaining to increase in Authorised Share Capital
  • Amendment to Memorandum of Association and Articles of Association of the Company
  • Facilitated Secretarial audit, Internal Audit and Statutory Audit of Companies
  • Managing all regulatory matters in compliance pertaining to Issue of shares to all group companies
  • Compliance implementation for Trust including FCRA compliances.

Manager Company Secretary

METRO Cash and Carry India Private Ltd.
11.2012 - 07.2021

Compliance-Corporate Secretarial and FEMA

  • Convening Meetings of the Board, General Meetings, and Committee Meetings, in accordance with the Companies Act
  • Managed the transition from Companies Act, 1956 to Companies Act, 2013
  • Leading the design and delivery of senior management trainings pertaining to the changes in Companies Act and advising management on the applicability of provisions of Companies Act, as and when new products/processes are introduced
  • Developed a compliance framework based on Companies Act and FEMA for downstream investment in Wind Energy, including ensuring proper compliances of the Power Purchase Agreement regarding shareholding, minimum energy consumption, etc., resulting in full compliance to outlined rules and regulations
  • Managed the appointment and removal of directors
  • Managed compliances pertaining to the closure of Liaison Office of the Company
  • Amendment in Memorandum of Association and Articles of Association of the Company as and when required
  • Managing all regulatory matters in compliance pertaining to Right issue of shares to the Foreign Holding Company
  • Ensuring compliances pertaining to FEMA, complying with Annual Return on Assets and Liabilities, FCGPR, etc
  • Advising the management and seeking opinion from Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion on the FEMA compliance on any business decisions
  • Legal and Compliance: Managing and reviewing internal policies and guidelines of the Company such as Anticorruption guideline, Approval guideline. etc
  • To ensure Compliance with Company standards and policies and also guiding the departments in following the standards
  • Ensuring that proper sequences of activities are duly followed during execution of Lease de

Company Secretary and Financial Analyst

PwC SDC (Bangalore) Pvt Ltd.
02.2010 - 04.2012

Compliance-Corporate Secretarial

  • Managed Corporate secretarial activities such as amendments to Memorandum and Articles of Association, Convening Board Meetings and General Meetings, Drafting Annual Report, Agenda, Minutes, Circulars Resolutions, etc
  • Managed corporate compliance, including E-form uploads to Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA)
  • Disclosure requirements under Section 274(1)(g), 299 and 305 of Companies Act, 1956, maintenance of various Statutory Registers under Companies Act, 1956 and the Rules there under, Filing of Annual Returns with RBI, and other general Corporate Secretarial compliance activities.

Assistant Company Secretary and Assistant Manager-Finance

Pasari Spinning Mills Ltd
08.2009 - 02.2010
  • Conducted Board Meetings and Annual General Meetings
  • Instrumental in drafting Annual Report, Agenda, Minutes, Circulars, Resolutions, etc.

Management Trainee

Titan Industries Ltd
04.2007 - 08.2008
  • Amalgamation/Merger - Co-ordination with various Authorities in connection with Amalgamation and attending to such other connected activities
  • Liaison with Stock Exchanges
  • Filing of necessary forms under SEBI (Prohibition of Insider Trading) Regulations
  • Liaison with Registrars and Share Transfer Agents, Debenture Trustees, Redressal of investor grievances
  • Conducted scrutiny of applications for Transmission and issuance of Duplicate Share Certificates
  • Managed Secretarial functions of group Companies
  • Maintained Statutory Registers and Records as required under the Companies Act, 1956 and other statutory provisions
  • Assisted in Compliance and Secretarial Audit conducted for issuance of Compliance Certificates to Companies
  • Drafted notes on various provisions of Companies Act, 1956 and other Statutory Provisions.

Education

Cost and Management Accountant -

Institute of Cost and Works Accountants of India
01.2018

Post Graduate Diploma in Business Administration (Finance), First Class -

Symbiosis Institute of Distance Learning
01.2012

Associate Company Secretary -

Institute of Company Secretaries of India
01.2009

Bachelor of Commerce, First Class -

Malleswaram Ladies Association

Skills

  • MS Office
  • SAP(FICO)

Certification

Lean Six Sigma Green Belt

Personal Information

Nationality: Indian

Languages

  • English
  • Hindi
  • Kannada
  • Tamil

Extracurricular Activities

Participated and won prizes in various Collegiate and Inter-Collegiate Quizzes, Essay and Sports Completions

Hobbies and Interests

  • Adventure activities
  • Photography
  • Reading
  • Volunteer of Feeding India, an NGO working towards eradicating hunger, malnutrition and food wastage
  • E-Vidyaloka, an NGO working towards education of children in rural areas.

Timeline

Senior Manager Corporate Affairs

LIFESTYLE INTERNATIONAL PRIVATE LIMITED (Landmark group of Companies)
08.2021 - Current

Manager Company Secretary

METRO Cash and Carry India Private Ltd.
11.2012 - 07.2021

Company Secretary and Financial Analyst

PwC SDC (Bangalore) Pvt Ltd.
02.2010 - 04.2012

Assistant Company Secretary and Assistant Manager-Finance

Pasari Spinning Mills Ltd
08.2009 - 02.2010

Management Trainee

Titan Industries Ltd
04.2007 - 08.2008

Cost and Management Accountant -

Institute of Cost and Works Accountants of India

Post Graduate Diploma in Business Administration (Finance), First Class -

Symbiosis Institute of Distance Learning

Associate Company Secretary -

Institute of Company Secretaries of India

Bachelor of Commerce, First Class -

Malleswaram Ladies Association

Lean Six Sigma Green Belt

MOOKAMBIKA IYER