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Gianluca de Ficchy Named New CFO of Gucci

Gianluca de Ficchy Named New CFO of Gucci

Gucci has appointed Gianluca de Ficchy as its new Chief Financial Officer (CFO), effective December 1, 2025, following the departure of longtime finance chief Alberto Valente, who exited in September after nearly 17 years with the luxury fashion...

5 Key Takeaways from the 2025 Proxy Season

5 Key Takeaways from the 2025 Proxy Season

The first half of 2025 reshaped the proxy landscape. Rapid market shifts, new regulatory expectations including updated federal guidance on Schedules 13D and 13G and evolving activist strategies forced boards and investors to rethink how they...

Create agendas that drive meeting efficiency: Tips for clerks

Create agendas that drive meeting efficiency: Tips for clerks

When Olivia stepped into her new role as clerk for her town council she found herself managing a complicated and inefficient agenda process. Her predecessor had relied on long email chains and constant follow-up requests just to prepare and approve...

Dess Excels at ICSAN’s 49th Annual Conference

Dess Excels at ICSAN’s 49th Annual Conference

Dess Digital proudly sponsored the ICSAN 49th Annual Conference held on 18 September 2025 at Harbour Point, Victoria Island, Lagos. As Nigeria’s premier gathering for governance professionals, the conference brought together chartered secretaries,...

5 steps for getting crisis ready right now

5 steps for getting crisis ready right now

Board members face an exceptional level of uncertainty today. Many leaders believe the overall risk environment for organizations sits at the higher end of the scale, with concerns centered around supply chain disruption, inflation and currency...

Amitabh Kant Joins upGrad Board as Independent Director

Amitabh Kant Joins upGrad Board as Independent Director

Kant is a retired IAS officer from the Kerala cadre (1980 batch) and most recently served as India’s G20 Sherpa. He was the CEO of NITI Aayog from 2016 to 2022 and previously served as Secretary, Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal...

Former DBS CEO Piyush Gupta Appointed as Chairman of Temasek India

Former DBS CEO Piyush Gupta Appointed as Chairman of Temasek India

Gupta led DBS Group as Chief Executive Officer from 2009 to 2025, transforming it into one of Asia’s most respected financial institutions. He currently serves as Deputy Chairman of Keppel, Chairman of the Singapore Management University Board of...

Global Compliance Priorities to Watch in 2025

Global Compliance Priorities to Watch in 2025

The past year brought significant shifts in the compliance landscape. Rising geopolitical tension, stricter sustainability expectations and stronger incentives for voluntary disclosure shaped how organisations approached risk and governance. These...

Giridhar Aramane Joins Cyient DLM as Independent Director

Giridhar Aramane Joins Cyient DLM as Independent Director

Aramane is a distinguished Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer who served as India’s Defence Secretary from November 1, 2022 to October 31, 2024. Over his 32-year career, he has held several key roles across the Government of Andhra Pradesh...

Strengthening Public Confidence Through Digital Governance

Strengthening Public Confidence Through Digital Governance

Public trust is the cornerstone of effective local governance. When residents believe in the integrity and reliability of their municipal institutions, decision making becomes smoother and community support grows. Trust that is established during...

Siddhartha Gupta Succeeds Dhruv Shringi as CEO of Yatra Online

Siddhartha Gupta Succeeds Dhruv Shringi as CEO of Yatra Online

Gupta succeeds Dhruv Shringi, who stepped down as CEO due to personal reasons on November 24, 2025. Shringi will continue to serve on the Board as Whole-Time Director. Gupta is a seasoned business leader with over two decades of experience. He...

Building a Strong ESG Foundation for Modern Boards

Building a Strong ESG Foundation for Modern Boards

Environmental, social and governance expectations have become a central theme in today’s investment landscape. As investors lean on sustainability data to balance opportunity with risk, boards must ensure that ESG is more than a collection of...

What is a governance framework

What is a governance framework

A governance framework is the foundation that guides how an organization is directed and controlled. Often called a governance structure, it brings clarity to the systems that shape the relationships between the board, management, shareholders and...

Muker Jeet Sharma Retires as Independent Director of Petronet LNG

Muker Jeet Sharma Retires as Independent Director of Petronet LNG

A retired Indian Forest Service (IFS) officer of the 1985 batch, Sharma previously served in the State Forest Service from 1978 to 1985 and in the Indian Forest Service until 2014, retiring as Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forests. Over...

Kartik Rajendran Appointed as Managing Director of Abbott India

Kartik Rajendran Appointed as Managing Director of Abbott India

Rajendran brings over two decades of management and leadership experience, including more than eight years with Abbott Healthcare Pvt. Ltd. He currently serves as Regional Head for Abbott’s Southeast Asia pharmaceuticals business. He has previously...

Using AI for Smarter Entity Management

Using AI for Smarter Entity Management

Entity management has always been essential to good governance yet keeping corporate records updated, filing reports on time and maintaining compliance can feel overwhelming. The work is repetitive and time consuming and it leaves plenty of room...

Board evaluations: Improving board performance in 8 steps

Board evaluations: Improving board performance in 8 steps

Recent studies show that only a small share of executives believe their boards operate at a high level. The most effective way to change this is through a well designed board evaluation process that improves oversight and strengthens decision...

How Technology Streamlines the Council Member Onboarding Journey

How Technology Streamlines the Council Member Onboarding Journey

Newly elected council members often arrive with a wide range of expectations and levels of preparation. Their first days in office can be smooth or confusing depending on how the onboarding process is organized. Recent coverage of different...

Nilesh Bandale Steps Down As CFO Of Kalyani Forge

Nilesh Bandale Steps Down As CFO Of Kalyani Forge

Bandale brings over 15 years of professional experience and has previously held key finance roles at Aberdare Technologies Pvt. Ltd., Hirschvogel Components India Pvt. Ltd., and Neosym Industries Ltd. A qualified Chartered Accountant and member of...

Building Smarter GRC Strategies With Big Data and Automation

Building Smarter GRC Strategies With Big Data and Automation

Leadership teams today operate in an environment defined by digital information. Every interaction, process and operational activity generates data that can reveal meaningful insights into organisational performance and external market trends. With...

Bobby Parikh Joins HUL Board As Independent Director

Bobby Parikh Joins HUL Board As Independent Director

Parikh is the former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Ernst & Young India and currently serves as a strategic advisor to several companies. He sits on the Boards of Infosys, Biocon, and Indostar Capital. Over his career, he has co-founded BMR...

Nageswara Rao Chatradi Joins Dhanlaxmi Bank’s Board As Director

Nageswara Rao Chatradi Joins Dhanlaxmi Bank’s Board As Director

Chatradi brings over 23 years of experience with the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and currently serves as General Manager at the Reserve Bank Staff College in Chennai. His career spans key domains of central banking, including currency management,...

Evolving DEI Strategies: Why Boards Must Keep Diverse Perspectives

Evolving DEI Strategies: Why Boards Must Keep Diverse Perspectives

Evolving DEI Strategies: Why Boards Must Keep Diverse Perspectives   Across industries, organizations are reflecting on how they approach variety, equity and inclusion (DEI) as political, regulative and social pressures escalate. What was once a...

Sunflag Iron and Steel Appoints Dev Dyuti Sen as CEO

Sunflag Iron and Steel Appoints Dev Dyuti Sen as CEO

Sunflag Iron & Steel Company Limited has appointed Mr. Dev Dyuti Sen as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Senior Management Personnel effective from November 14, 2025. Mr. Sen brings over 37 years of extensive experience in the steel...

S. Krishnan Appointed As Chairman Of J&K Bank

S. Krishnan Appointed As Chairman Of J&K Bank

Krishnan previously served as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (MD & CEO) of Punjab & Sind Bank. Following his superannuation, he was appointed CEO & MD of Tamilnad Mercantile Bank in September 2022 with RBI approval. He...

Chandan Sand Appointed As Executive Director Of SpiceJet

Chandan Sand Appointed As Executive Director Of SpiceJet

Chandan Sand, who has been associated with SpiceJet since June 2001, brings over two decades of experience in the aviation sector. Throughout his tenure, he has contributed to several core strategic functions, with deep expertise in aviation law,...

Dr. Bimal Patel Joins CARE Ratings As Independent Director

Dr. Bimal Patel Joins CARE Ratings As Independent Director

Dr. Bimal Patel currently serves as Chairman and Independent Director of NSE Data & Analytics Ltd., NSE Sustainability Ratings & Analytics Ltd., and NSE Indices Ltd. He is also a Public Interest Director on the Board of CDSL. A...

FDA Appoints Richard Pazdur To Lead Drug Evaluation Centre

FDA Appoints Richard Pazdur To Lead Drug Evaluation Centre

The award recognises Ashish Chauhan’s outstanding contribution to the development and modernisation of India’s financial markets and his influence on the broader global financial ecosystem. Sharing the news on X (formerly Twitter), Chauhan...

Vivek Anand Joins Ather Energy As Director

Vivek Anand Joins Ather Energy As Director

Ather Energy Limited has announced the appointment of Vivek Anand as Non-Executive Director (Additional Director), effective November 10, 2025. Anand is a seasoned finance professional with over 30 years of experience spanning FMCG, telecom,...

Step Into the Future of Meetings at Dess Elevate: Learn

Step Into the Future of Meetings at Dess Elevate: Learn

Step Into the Future of Meetings at Dess Elevate: Learn Are you a business secretary, board administrator or governance expert in public institutions or corporate boards? Are you using Dess Digital Meetings to manage your board procedures? After...

Sheetal Rupesh Sancheti Joins CSB Bank As Non-Independent Director

Sheetal Rupesh Sancheti Joins CSB Bank As Non-Independent Director

Sheetal Rupesh Sancheti has joined CSB Bank Limited as a Non-Executive Non-Independent Director (Additional Director), nominated by FIH Mauritius Investments Ltd., the Bank’s promoter, effective November 5, 2025. Sancheti currently serves as Vice...

Transforming Meetings to Decisions: AI’s Impact on Modern Boards

Transforming Meetings to Decisions: AI’s Impact on Modern Boards

Transforming Meetings to Decisions: AI’s Impact on Modern Boards Artificial Intelligence (AI) is rapidly improving how boards operate, from decision-making and meeting management to risk oversight and performance examination. At Dess Digital...

How Board Software Solutions Elevate Productivity

How Board Software Solutions Elevate Productivity

How Board Software Solutions Elevate ProductivityGreat governance is as much about speed and clarity as it is about compliance. Board software (board portals) turns scattered workflows—emails, attachments, WhatsApp threads, print packs—into a...

Choosing the Right Meeting Minutes Software for Your Organization

Choosing the Right Meeting Minutes Software for Your Organization

Choosing the Right Meeting Minutes Software for Your Organization Innovation has actually changed exactly how boards and leadership teams conduct meetings. Whether it's a corporate, nonprofit, or government body, user-friendly electronic tools can...

Ajoy Chawla Appointed As Managing Director Of Titan Company

Ajoy Chawla Appointed As Managing Director Of Titan Company

Ajoy Chawla, a veteran of the Tata Group, has been appointed as the Managing Director of Titan Company Limited, effective January 1, 2026, subject to shareholder approval. Chawla joined the Tata Administrative Services (TAS) in 1990 and began his...

Aditya Swamy Elevated To Managing Director Role At Google Play

Aditya Swamy Elevated To Managing Director Role At Google Play

Aditya Swamy has been elevated to the role of Managing Director (MD) at Google Play, marking a new chapter in his leadership journey with the company. Swamy previously served as Regional Director for India, Southeast Asia, Australia, and New...

Streamlining Board Decisions with Unanimous Written Consent

Streamlining Board Decisions with Unanimous Written Consent

Streamlining Board Decisions with Unanimous Written Consent Boards of directors fulfill as usually as required to examine a company's performance and overview its critical instructions. Regular meetings typically suffice for many issues, but some...

Guide to Board Meeting Protocol: From Agenda to Action

Guide to Board Meeting Protocol: From Agenda to Action

Guide to Board Meeting Protocol: From Agenda to ActionEffective board meetings don’t happen by accident—they follow clear, repeatable protocols that protect governance, speed decisions, and create auditable records. This guide breaks down practical...

Alok Dhir Joins J.K. Cement As Independent Director

Alok Dhir Joins J.K. Cement As Independent Director

J.K. Cement Appoints Alok Dhir as Independent DirectorJ.K. Cement Limited has appointed Alok Dhir as a Non‑Executive Independent Director (Additional Director) on its Board, effective November 1, 2025, subject to shareholder approval.Mr. Dhir is...

Executive Communication Strategy: Board & Leadership Playbook

Executive Communication Strategy: Board & Leadership Playbook

Creating an Effective Executive Communication Strategy: A Practical Playbook for Boards and Leadership TeamsExecutive communication is the connective tissue between strategy and execution. When it’s done well, boards and leadership teams stay...

How AI is Redefining Board Meeting Preparation

How AI is Redefining Board Meeting Preparation

How AI is Redefining Board Meeting Preparation A well-prepared board pack is the foundation of efficient meetings and educated choices. Yet, for several administration specialists, assembling and refining these materials is a race against...

Why Board Development Matters Now: Easy Digital Voting and More

Why Board Development Matters Now: Easy Digital Voting and More

Why Board Development Matters Now: Easy Digital Voting and More Structure Stronger Boards for Smarter Administration Upskilling your board members isn’t just a nice-to-have—it’s essential for better governance, stronger community trust, and...

Arup Ashok Gupta Joins Reliance Power as Non-Independent Director

Arup Ashok Gupta Joins Reliance Power as Non-Independent Director

Reliance Power appoints Arup Ashok Gupta as Non‑Executive Non‑Independent Director; CEO Neeraj Parakh to hold interim CFO charge Mumbai, 11 October 2025 — Reliance Power Limited announced the appointment of Arup Ashok Gupta as a Non‑Executive...

RBI Appoints Sanjay Kumar Hansda as Executive Director

RBI Appoints Sanjay Kumar Hansda as Executive Director

RBI appoints Sanjay Kumar Hansda as Executive Director (ED)Mumbai, 3 March 2025 — The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has appointed Sanjay Kumar Hansda as Executive Director (ED), effective 3 March 2025.Hansda rejoined the RBI after completing his...

Komal Jain Appointed as CEO of Birlasoft for the Americas Region

Komal Jain Appointed as CEO of Birlasoft for the Americas Region

Komal Jain Appointed as CEO of Birlasoft for the Americas RegionBirlasoft Limited, a global enterprise digital and IT services company, has appointed Komal Jain as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for the Americas.Based in Dallas, Texas, Jain will...

Monu Ratra Appointed as CEO of Capri Global Capital

Monu Ratra Appointed as CEO of Capri Global Capital

Capri Global Capital Limited (CGCL) has named Monu Ratra as its Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Key Managerial Personnel (KMP), effective October 7, 2025. Ratra brings over two decades of experience in the financial services and housing finance...

How Communities Can Identify, Report and Prevent Corruption

How Communities Can Identify, Report and Prevent Corruption

How Communities Can Identify, Report and Prevent Corruption Envision a small town buzzing with originalities-- renewed parks, better community services, and a stronger future. Yet, below the surface of these guarantees, problems occur: a council...