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Cummins India appoints new Managing Director effective Nov 1, 2026

October 9, 2026 4 mins read Firehose Gupta

Daily Management Changes Report (BSE filings – last 24 hours)

0. Critical Alerts (for-cause resignations)

  • None identified in the provided filings. (All resignations cited are for reasons such as “other business obligations,” “personal reasons,” “professional commitments,” or “change in management,” without governance/ethical/mismanagement language.)

1. Key Leadership Changes (CEO/CFO/COO/Chairman/MD)

Cummins India Limited (500480)

  • Change: Appointment
  • Person: Mr. Adegbile Adedapo Adewunmi (DIN: 11962843)
  • Role: Managing Director (also designated as KMP)
  • Effective Date: November 01, 2026
  • Context: Board approved appointment for a 3-year term (subject to member/statutory approvals).

Leading Leasing Finance and Investment Co. Limited (540360)

  • Change: Appointment
  • Person: Mr. Satish Sahadev Kalmaste (DIN: 10937141)
  • Role: Managing Director
  • Effective Date: October 08, 2026
  • Context: Appointed for 5 years (subject to regulatory/statutory and shareholder approvals).

  • Change: Resignation

  • Person: Mr. Ketanbhai Shivabhai Gosai (DIN: 11543634)
  • Role: Managing Director
  • Effective Date: Close of business hours, October 08, 2026
  • Context: Resigned due to pre-occupation with other professional commitments (company states no material reason other than stated).

2. Executive Management Changes (below CEO/CFO/COO)

Tilaknagar Industries Limited (507205)

  • Resignation: Mr. Rajesh Choudhary — Chief Financial Officer (CFO); resigned immediately (effective close of business hours Oct 08, 2026), citing pursuit of external career opportunities.
  • Appointment: Mr. Anil Singal — Senior Management Personnel (included to oversee Finance & Accounts); effective Oct 09, 2026 (filing text indicates immediate approval with effective date stated as Oct 09).

Travel Food Services Limited (544443)

  • Resignation: Mr. Vikas Kapoor (DIN: 09137136) — Whole-time Director & Chief Financial Officer (CFO) (KMP); tendered resignation on Oct 07, 2026 (company to disclose last working date separately).

ICRA Limited (532835)

  • Appointment: Mr. Ritesh Gupta — Executive Vice President & Chief Business Officer (Designate); effective Oct 12, 2026.
  • Context: Will transition to Chief Business Officer effective Jan 01, 2027 on superannuation of Mr. L. Shivakumar (relieved Dec 31, 2026).

Rana Sugars Limited (507490)

  • Appointment/Promotion (designation change): Mr. Ajay Agnihotri — promoted from Deputy General Manager (Accounts) to Vice President; effective Oct 08, 2026.
  • Context: Continues as Business Head – Distillery Division.

Life Insurance Corporation of India (LICI) (543526)

  • Appointment/Redesignation: Smt. Sonija M.S. — redesignated as Chief (I/C) (Finance & Accounts), Central Office, Mumbai; effective Oct 08, 2026.
  • Context: Redesignation places her under Senior Management Personnel definition.

3. Board / Director Changes (Independent/NED/Additional directors)

Rajkamal Synthetics Limited (RAJKSYN / 514028)

  • Resignation: Mr. Pankaj Kumar Sacheti (DIN: 09821118) — Independent Director; effective Oct 08, 2026.
  • Stated reason: Other business obligations.
  • Resignation: Mr. Santoshkumar V Bhandari (DIN: 10087089) — Independent Director; effective Oct 08, 2026.
  • Stated reason: Other business obligations.

GMR Airports Limited (GMRAIRPORT / 532754)

  • Resignation: Mr. Alexis Benjamin Riols (DIN: 10497928) — resigned as Executive Director & Deputy CEO; effective Oct 08, 2026.
  • Context: Group ADP withdrew nomination due to organizational changes; he continues on the board as Non-Executive, Non-Independent Director.

Bhagyanagar India Limited (BHAGYANGR / 512296)

  • Appointment: Shri Mangilal Narender Surana (DIN: 00075086) — Additional Director (Non-Executive, Non-Independent/Promoter); effective Oct 08, 2026 (subject to shareholder approval).
  • Resignation: Mr. Venkateswara Rao Nukala (DIN: 10481800) — Executive Director; effective close of business hours, Oct 08, 2026.
  • Stated reason: Personal reasons.

Automobile Corporation of Goa Limited (ACGLGOA / 505036)

  • Appointment: Ms. Swati Shivanand Salgaocar (DIN: 03500612) — Additional, Non-Executive Independent Director; term Oct 08, 2026 to Oct 07, 2031 (subject to shareholder approval).

Dolat Algotech Limited (DOLATALGO / 505526)

  • Appointment: Mrs. Vijyatta Jaiswal (DIN: 07131327) — Additional Director (Non-Executive, Independent); effective Nov 01, 2026 for 5 years (subject to approvals including members).

Parmax Pharma Limited (PARMAX / 540359)

  • Resignation: Mr. Nikhil Uchat — Independent Director; effective close of business hours, Oct 08, 2026.
  • Stated reason: Change in management.

VRL Logistics Limited (VRLLOG / 539118)

  • Resignation: Mr. Ashok Shettar (DIN: 07038714) — Non-Executive Director; effective Oct 07, 2026 (requested immediate relieving).
  • Stated reason: Increased professional commitments.

Popular Vehicles and Services Limited (PVSL / 544144)

  • Resignation (KMP/Director): Mr. John Kuttukaran Paul (DIN: 00016513) — resigned from Directorship; effective immediately (Oct 08, 2026).
  • Stated reason: Family settlement among promoter family (as per filing).
  • Resignation (Director of subsidiaries): Mr. John Kuttukaran Paul — resigned as Director in multiple subsidiaries; effective immediately (Oct 08, 2026) (family settlement basis).
  • Resignation (NED): Mr. Ashok Shettar not applicable here; (separate company).
    (No other board-level changes for PVSL in the provided documents beyond the above.)

Prabal Motors / Popular Autoworks / Kuttukaran Cars / Popular Auto Dealers / Keracon Equipments (subsidiaries of PVSL)

  • Resignation: Mr. John Kuttukaran Paul — Director; effective immediately (Oct 08, 2026) (family settlement basis).
    (Filed as subsidiary-level resignation disclosures under PVSL.)

4. Notable Company-Specific Situations (within-company signals)

Rajkamal Synthetics Limited (514028)

  • Clustered board exits: Two Independent Directors (Mr. Pankaj Kumar Sacheti and Mr. Santoshkumar V Bhandari) resigned effective the same date (Oct 08, 2026), both citing other business obligations.

Popular Vehicles and Services Limited (544144)

  • Simultaneous multi-entity exits: Same promoter-family-related resignation (Mr. John Kuttukaran Paul) reflected across company directorship and multiple subsidiary directorships, effective Oct 08, 2026.

5. Reappointments / Extensions (side notes)

  • None explicitly stated for CEO/CFO/COO/Chairman/MD in the provided filings (appointments are new; extensions not indicated for core roles).