Made byDushyant Akshay Dewan A[ay kumar narsh 1aya| Manag|ng D|rector A managlng dlrecLor (Mu) or chlef execuLlve ls Lhe hlghesLranklng corporaLe offlcer (execuLlve) or admlnlsLraLor ln charge of LoLal managemenL of an organlzaLlon An lndlvldual appolnLed as a managlng dlrecLor of a corporaLlon company organlzaLlon or agency Lyplcally reporLs Lo Lhe board of dlrecLors 8ole of Lhe Managlng ulrecLor 8ole of Managlng dlrecLor of a company are as follows 1 reaLe sLraLeglc vlslon for Lhe buslness LhaL sLems from organlzaLlon's sLrengLh and bullds on lLs compeLlLlve advanLages 2 reaLe and work wlLh Lhe 8oard LhaL ls capable of helplng and supporLlng hlm ln Lhe overall dlrecLlon and governance of Lhe organlzaLlon 3 LsLabllsh baslc prlorlLles eLhlcal values pollcles and aLLlLudes LhaL wlll Lransform Lhe company from belng a repeaLlng culLure lnLo a learnlng culLure lnsLlll a sense of personal lnvolvemenL and commlLmenL Lo Lhe sLraLeglc vlslon LhroughouL Lhe organlzaLlon 4 1o acL as Managlng ulrecLor wlLh a clear mandaLe Lo achleve expecLed / lald down sLandards of operaLlonal flnanclal and admlnlsLraLlve performance of Lhe orporaLlon 3 WlLh Lhe help of concerned whole Llme ulrecLors he ls Lo malnLaln sLandards of performance ln Lerms of crlLerla such as cusLomer servlces producL quallLy Lechnologlcal leadershlp markeL share and flnanclal measures LhaL wlll meeL expecLaLlons of Lhe lnvesLors Lhe onsumers and all oLher sLake holders 6 1o malnLaln publlc relaLlons wlLh all sLakeholders especlally aL Lhe CovernmenL level 7 Lead Lhe orporaLlon so as Lo Lransform lL lnLo a plaLform for servlng Lhe consumers and aLLracL lnvesLmenL 8 halr Lhe 8oard and Ceneral MeeLlngs 9 uevelop and dellver on Lhe company's sLraLeglc plan ln Lhe mosL effecLlve and efflclenL Manner 10AccounLable for Lhe overall performance of Lhe company and for Lhe dayLoday runnlng and managemenL of Lhe company's buslness under delegaLed auLhorlLy from Lhe 8oard 111he responslblllLles of an organlzaLlons Managlng ulrecLor are seL by Lhe organlzaLlons board of dlrecLors or oLher auLhorlLy dependlng on Lhe organlzaLlons legal sLrucLure 12lL has responslblllLles as a communlcaLor declslon maker leader and manager 13As a leader Lhe Managlng ulrecLor advlses Lhe board of dlrecLors moLlvaLes employees and drlves change wlLhln Lhe organlzaLlon 14As a manager Lhe Managlng ulrecLor presldes over Lhe organlzaLlons dayLoday monLhLomonLh and yearLoyear operaLlons ompany Secretary 1he ompanles AmendmenL AcL 1974 enlarged Lhe scope of servlces of a company secreLary Pls duLles and responslblllLles lnlLlally were mlnlsLerlal or admlnlsLraLlve ln naLure 8ole of ompany SecreLary 1 1owards 8oard of ulrecLors arrangemenL of meeLlngs of Lhe 8oard lncludlng lLs commlLLees preparaLlon of agenda and proceedlngs of all meeLlngs brleflng and llaslonlng wlLh promoLer dlrecLors and oLher dlrecLors eLc 2 1owards sLockholders conducLlng shareholders meeLlngs servlng noLlces reporLs dlvldend lnLeresL paymenLs and oLher correspondence wlLh Lhem and so on 3 1owards legal and admlnlsLraLlve funcLlons compllance and llaslonlng wlLh CovernmenL deparLmenLs sLock exchanges regulaLors drafLlng of conLracLs agreemenLs flllng of documenLs malnLenance of reglsLers and records and oLher admlnlsLraLlve duLles 4 A ompany SecreLary should make sure LhaL Lhe procedure for appolnLmenL of dlrecLors ls followed properly Pe/She should also ensure LhaL Lhe newlyappolnLed dlrecLors have a proper lnducLlon and speclal Lralnlng organlzed lf Lhe need be 3 A ompany SecreLary should also provlde all Lypes of supporL and guldance Lo Lhe dlrecLors helplng Lhem ln dlscharglng Lhelr duLles 6 A ompany SecreLary should ensure LhaL all sLaLuLory and regulaLory requlremenLs are properly complled wlLh 1hey play a key role ln ensurlng LhaL Lhe declslons of Lhe 8oard on Lhe whole are properly lmplemenLed and communlcaLed wlLhln Lhe organlzaLlon 1hey should advlse Lhe company and lLs board of ulrecLors on buslness eLhlcs and corporaLe governance 7 A ompany SecreLary should also ensure LhaL Lhe lnLeresL of Lhe sLakeholders are safeguarded and should communlcaLe wlLh Lhem on regular basls 1he CovernmenL has consclously creaLed an lnsLlLuLlon Lo caLer Lo Lhe speclallzed governance and compllance needs of orporaLe SecLor 1he CovernmenL has also recognlzed adequaLely Lhe quallLy and professlonal compeLency of Lhe members of lSl lSl has also llved up Lo Lhe greaL expecLaLlons of Lhe CovernmenL and has produced several sLalwarLs Lo serve Lhe orporaLe SecLor 1hus Lhere ls no doubL abouL Lhe role of ompany SecreLary ln Lhe orporaLe SecLor whlch lncludes small medlum and large enLerprlses 1he scope of Lhe professlon ompany SecreLary has been wldenlng year by year and Lo day Lhe CovernmenL has recognlzed ompany SecreLary as one of Lhe key Managerlal ersonnel" 1he role of ompany SecreLary ln corporaLe secLor ls manl fold and lSl has pro[ecLed Lhe same Lo lnclude (a) orporaLe Laws (b) orporaLe Covernance (c) orporaLe AdmlnlsLraLlon (d) 8oard and Shareholders meeLlngs (e) orporaLe ompllance ManagemenL (f) SLakeholder 8elaLlonshlp (g) lC Au8s/Cu8s (h) aplLal markeLs sLock exchanges and llsLlng agreemenL (l) Mergers and AmalgamaLlons ([) lnslder 1radlng 1akeovers (k) 8epresenLaLlons (l) ArblLraLlons 8econclllaLlon (m) ulrecL and lndlrecL 1axes (n) lnvesLor LducaLlon and roLecLlon 8esldes ompany SecreLary renders Lhe followlng servlces Loo
(a) AcLs as an advlsor ln !olnL venLure and lorelgn collaboraLlon and ln drafLlng of agreemenLs LhereLo (b) Cffers consulLancy and acLs as an advlsor ln orporaLe 8esLrucLurlng whlch lncludes demerger sale revlval of slck companles and so on (c) Cffers servlces Lowards roLecLlon of lnLellecLual roperLles (d) Cffer servlces on AlLernaLlve ulspuLe 8esoluLlons
Aud|tor An audlLor ls an lndependenL cerLlfled publlc accounLanL who examlnes Lhe flnanclal sLaLemenLs LhaL a companys managemenL has prepared 1he federal securlLles laws requlre publlcly held companles LhaL flle reporLs wlLh Lhe SL Lo submlL flnanclal sLaLemenLs LhaL are accuraLe LruLhful and compleLe and prepared accordlng Lo a seL of accounLlng sLandards called Cenerally AccepLed AccounLlng rlnclples (or CAA) Many of Lhese flnanclal sLaLemenLs lncludlng Lhose ln Lhe companys annual reporL and Lhose provlded Lo shareholders ln connecLlon wlLh Lhe sollclLaLlon of proxles for annual meeLlngs musL be examlned and reporLed on by an lndependenL audlLor 8ole of AudlLor lL ls Lhe duLy of Lhe audlLor conducL Lhe audlL of Lhe books of accounLs of Lhe company and Lo make hls reporL Lo Lhe members of Lhe company on Lhe accounLs examlned by hlm and on every balance sheeL every proflL and loss accounL and on every oLher documenL declared by Lhe AcL Lo be parL of or annexed Lo Lhe balancesheeL or proflL and loss accounL and lald before Lhe company ln general meeLlng durlng hls Lenure of offlce 1he audlLor's reporL besldes oLher Lhlngs necessary ln any parLlcular case musL expressly sLaLe
1 wheLher ln hls oplnlon and Lo Lhe besL of hls lnformaLlon and accordlng Lo explanaLlon glven Lo hlm Lhe accounLs glve Lhe lnformaLlon requlred by Lhe AcL and ln Lhe manner as requlred
2 wheLher Lhe balancesheeL glves a Lrue and falr vlew of Lhe companys affalrs as aL Lhe end of Lhe flnanclal year and Lhe proflL and loss accounL glves a Lrue and falr vlew of Lhe proflL or loss for Lhe flnanclal year
3 wheLher he has obLalned all Lhe lnformaLlon and explanaLlons requlred by hlm for Lhe purposes of hls audlL
4 wheLher ln hls oplnlon Lhe proflL loss accounL and balance sheeL refered Lo ln hls reporL comply wlLh Lhe accounLlng sLandards recommended by Lhe lnsLlLuLe of harLered AccounLanLs of lndla
3 wheLher ln hls oplnlon proper books of accounL as requlred by law have been kepL by Lhe company and proper reLurns for Lhe purposes of hls audlL have been recelved from Lhe branches noL vlslLed by hlm
6 wheLher Lhe companys balance sheeL and proflL and loss accounL dealL wlLh by Lhe reporL are ln agreemenL wlLh Lhe books of accounL and reLurns
ln case any of Lhe above maLLers ls answered ln Lhe negaLlve or wlLh a quallflcaLlon Lhe audlLors reporL musL sLaLe Lhe reason for Lhe same Where Lhe audlLor ls unable Lo express any oplnlon ln answer Lo a parLlcular quesLlon hls reporL shall lndlcaLe such facL LogeLher wlLh Lhe reasons why lL ls noL posslble for hlm Lo glve an answer Lo such quesLlon
1he enLral CovernmenL ls empowered Lo lssue orders requlrlng Lhe audlLor Lo lnclude ln hls reporL a sLaLemenL on such maLLers as may be speclfled ln exerclse of Lhls power Lhe enLral CovernmenL has lssued an order called 1he ManufacLurlng and oLher ompanles (AudlLors 8eporL) Crder 1973 lL ls Lhe duLy of Lhe audlLor Lo comply wlLh Lhls order when maklng hls reporL Lo Lhe shareholders
Cnly Lhe person appolnLed as audlLor of Lhe company or where a flrm of audlLors ls so appolnLed only a parLner of LhaL Lhe flrm pracLlselng ln lndla can slgn Lhe audlLors reporL or slgn or auLhenLlcaLe any oLher documenL of Lhe company requlred by law Lo be slgned or auLhenLlcaLed by Lhe audlLor