Poddar Pigments Ltd.: Members Approve Appointment of Visvanathan Muthukumar as Independent Director
Poddar Pigments Ltd. shareholders approved the appointment of Visvanathan Muthukumar as an Independent Director through a postal ballot. The remote e-voting concluded on April 11, 2026. Muthukumar's appointment is effective from February 27, 2026, until September 30, 2030.
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Poddar Pigments Limited has announced the proceedings of its postal ballot, where shareholders approved the appointment of Shri Visvanathan Muthukumar (DIN: 00584405) as an Independent Director. The decision was made through a special resolution via remote e-voting, which concluded on April 11, 2026, at 5:00 p.m. IST.
The notice for the postal ballot, along with an explanatory statement, was dispatched on March 12, 2026, to members registered as of March 6, 2026. An advertisement regarding the dispatch of the notice was published on March 13, 2026, in Business Standard and Nafa Nuksan newspapers.
Shri Visvanathan Muthukumar, who was initially appointed as an Additional Director (Non-Executive Independent Director) by the Board on February 27, 2026, will serve as an Independent Director until September 30, 2030. His appointment meets the criteria for independence under the Companies Act, 2013, and SEBI Listing Regulations. The company engaged Central Depository Services (India) Ltd (CDSL) for the e-voting facility, and Mr. Akshit Kumar Jangid served as the Scrutinizer for the process.
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