Kajaria Ceramics Ltd.: Members Approve Appointment of Two Independent Directors
Kajaria Ceramics Limited members approved the appointment of Mr. Hitesh Sohanlal Jain and Mr. Pradeep Udhas as Independent Directors via postal ballot. Both appointments are effective from December 19, 2025, for five years. The resolutions passed with 99.77% and 92.53% of votes in favour, respectively.
The appointment of independent directors is crucial for corporate governance and strategic oversight, which can have a medium-term impact on the company's strategic decisions and stakeholder confidence.
The appointment of new independent directors with strong professional backgrounds and the overwhelming approval by shareholders indicates positive corporate governance and strategic direction.
Kajaria Ceramics Limited announced that the Special Resolutions to approve the appointment of Mr. Hitesh Sohanlal Jain and Mr. Pradeep Udhas as Independent Directors have been passed by the company's members through postal ballot.
The voting results, based on the scrutinizer's report dated March 13, 2026, indicated overwhelming support. For Mr. Hitesh Sohanlal Jain, 99.77% of the valid votes were in favour, with 127,172,016 votes for and 293,853 against. For Mr. Pradeep Udhas, 92.53% of the valid votes were in favour, with 117,948,025 votes for and 9,517,733 against.
Both appointments are effective from December 19, 2025, and will be for a term of five consecutive years, concluding on December 18, 2030. Neither director will be liable to retire by rotation. Mr. Hitesh Sohanlal Jain brings extensive experience in commercial litigation and regulatory advisory, having served as a Founding & Managing Partner of Parinam Law Associates and a Member of the 23rd Law Commission of India. Mr. Pradeep Udhas, with an MBA in Management Information Systems, has a background in senior advisory roles at KPMG India and experience in private equity. Both directors are not related to any existing director of Kajaria Ceramics Limited and are not debarred from holding directorships by any regulatory authority.
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