GAIL India Appoints Deepak Asija as Company Secretary & Compliance Officer
GAIL India has appointed Shri Deepak Asija as its new Company Secretary and Compliance Officer, effective March 6, 2026. The Board approved this change in a meeting on February 27, 2026. Asija, with over two decades of experience, replaces Mahesh Kumar Agarwal.
A change in Company Secretary is a standard corporate governance procedure and typically has a low direct impact on the company's operations or financial performance.
The announcement is a routine change in Key Managerial Personnel and does not inherently carry a positive or negative financial or operational implication for the company.
GAIL (India) Limited announced a change in its Key Managerial Personnel. The Board of Directors, in a meeting held on February 27, 2026, from 4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., approved the appointment of Shri Deepak Asija as the new Company Secretary and Compliance Officer. He will assume this role effective March 6, 2026, replacing Shri Mahesh Kumar Agarwal.
Shri Deepak Asija, a commerce graduate from Delhi University, is a qualified Company Secretary and a Law Graduate. He brings over two decades of experience in the secretarial domain. Mr. Asija joined GAIL in 2004 and has served as the Company Secretary of GAIL Gas Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary, from 2016 until April 2025. Prior to his tenure at GAIL, he worked with HUDCO for approximately six years as Deputy Company Secretary.
This disclosure is made in compliance with SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015.
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