Key Highlights
- Dhananjay Shukla, a veteran corporate lawyer, will lead the Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) as President in 2025.
- Pawan G. Chandak, an expert in labour and industrial law, assumes the role of Vice‑President for the same term.
- Both officials have a long‑standing association with ICSI, having held senior positions in regional councils and standard‑setting bodies.
- ICSI, a statutory entity under the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, represents over 75,000 company secretaries and trains roughly 200,000 aspirants.
Detailed Insights
The election, announced on 19 January 2025, placed Dhananjay Shukla—who possesses academic credentials in commerce and law and more than two decades of experience in corporate, securities, and tax law—at the helm of ICSI. His prior contributions include a Vice‑Presidency in 2024, chairmanship of the Northern Region (2017), and membership on the Secretarial Standards Board during 2019‑2020.
Pawan G. Chandak, founder‑partner of KPRC & Associates, brings specialised knowledge of labour welfare, foreign exchange, and industrial regulations. Within ICSI he has served as Secretary of the Western India Regional Council (2019), Vice‑Chairman (2020), Chairman (2021), and twice as Chairman of the Pune Chapter (2012, 2017).
ICSI, established by the Company Secretaries Act of 1980, functions under the Ministry of Corporate Affairs. Its mandate is to supervise, standardise, and promote the profession of company secretaries across India, offering education, certification, and continuous professional development to a vast membership base.
Key Concepts
- Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI): The statutory body responsible for regulating the company secretary profession, authorising education and setting professional standards.
- Secretarial Standards Board (SSB): A committee under ICSI that formulates and updates the Secretarial Standards applicable to corporate governance.
- Regional Councils (e.g., NIRC, WIRC): Geographic subdivisions of ICSI that coordinate local activities, member services, and implementation of national policies.