PCBL Appoints Ravi Varma as Company Secretary & Compliance Officer from Oct 1, 2026
PCBL has appointed Mr. Ravi Varma as Company Secretary and Compliance Officer, effective October 1, 2026. This follows the retirement of Mr. Kaushik Mukherjee on September 30, 2026. Mr. Varma brings over 17 years of experience in secretarial and compliance roles.
Changes in key management positions like Company Secretary and Compliance Officer can have a medium-term impact on corporate governance and regulatory compliance procedures.
The announcement concerns a routine management change due to retirement and subsequent appointment, which is a standard corporate event and does not inherently indicate positive or negative performance.
PCBL Chemical Limited announced a significant change in its corporate leadership. The Board of Directors, in a meeting held on September 22, 2026, noted the retirement of Mr. Kaushik Mukherjee as the Company Secretary and Compliance Officer, effective at the close of business hours on September 30, 2026, upon his attainment of superannuation. The Board expressed its sincere appreciation for Mr. Mukherjee's exemplary services during his tenure.
Concurrently, the Board approved the appointment of Mr. Ravi Varma as the new Company Secretary and Compliance Officer, designated as Key Managerial Personnel and Senior Management Personnel. This appointment is effective from October 1, 2026.
Mr. Varma brings over 17 years of extensive experience in secretarial and compliance functions, having previously worked with prominent organizations including ITC Limited, Texmaco Rail & Engineering Limited, Bandhan Bank Limited, and Emami Limited. He holds the designation of Fellow Member of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India (FCS - 9531) and is a certified expert in Corporate Laws from the Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs. He achieved an all-India second rank (AIR 2) in the Company Secretary final examination. In his most recent role at Emami Limited, he was responsible for overseeing corporate governance, regulatory compliance, and secretarial affairs.
Furthermore, Mr. Ravi Varma has been authorized to determine the materiality of events or information and to make disclosures to the stock exchanges, in addition to other authorized Key Managerial Personnels. The meeting commenced on September 22, 2026, at 12:10 P.M. and concluded at 1:05 P.M. The company has also updated its website with this information.
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