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Management Changes

Karnataka Bank COO Resigns for Career Shift

October 20, 2026 5 mins read Firehose Gupta

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

0. Critical Alerts (for-cause resignations)

No “for cause” resignations with governance/ethical/mismanagement-type reasons were found in the provided filings.


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

Karnataka Bank Limited (KTKBANK)

  • Change: Resignation (COO – Senior Management Personnel)
  • Person: Mr. Raja B S
  • Role: Chief Operating Officer (COO)
  • Effective Date: Close of business hours, 19.10.2026
  • Context: Resigned “for pursuing further career and passion beyond the Karnataka Bank Limited.”

Cubical Financial Services Limited (CUBIFIN)

  • Change: Appointment
  • Person: Mr. Manoj Agrawal
  • Role: Managing Director (MD) (designation changed from Executive Director to MD w.e.f. 19.10.2026)
  • Effective Date: 19.10.2026
  • Context: Board approved appointment as Additional Executive Director and “designation… changed to Managing Director w.e.f. 19th October, 2026 for a term of 5 Years.”

AksharChem (India) Limited (AKSHARCHEM)

  • Change: Re-appointment / designation change
  • Person: Mr. Munjal M. Jaykrishna
  • Role: Managing Director & CEO
  • Effective Date: 19.10.2026
  • Context: “change in designation and re-appointment… as Managing Director & CEO… for a term of three consecutive years” (subject to shareholders’ approval).

UltraTech Cement Limited (ULTRACEMCO)

  • Change: Board role relinquishment + re-designation (Chairman/Vice Chairman category)
  • Person: Mr. K. K. Maheshwari
  • Role: Non-Executive Vice Chairman
  • Effective Date: 01.01.2027
  • Context: “Relinquishment… due to his current engagements and other personal commitments.”

  • Change: Re-designation

  • Person: Mr. Kailash Chandra Jhanwar
  • Role: Non-Executive Vice Chairman
  • Effective Date: 01.01.2027
  • Context: “re-designation… as Non-Executive Vice Chairman” (after completing MD term on 31.12.2026).

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

SIS Limited (SIS)

  • Resignation: Mr. Vineet Toshniwal
  • Role: President (M&A and Investor Relations)
  • Effective Date: Last working day 31.01.2027 (cessation from closure of business hours on 31.01.2027)
  • Context: “due to personal reasons.”

IRCTC – Indian Railway Catering & Tourism Corporation Limited (IRCTC)

  • Cessation: Sh. Suresh Kumar Sharma
  • Role: Group General Manager/Services (One level below Board – Senior Management Personnel) on deputation
  • Effective Date: 19.10.2026 (AN)
  • Context: “repatriated… prematurely on his own request.”

Jaiprakash Power Ventures Limited (JPPOWER)

  • Appointment: Mr. Jigar Dalal
  • Role: Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
  • Effective Date: 01.11.2026
  • Context: Board appointment as CFO (KMP).

Diamond Power Infrastructure Limited (DIACABS)

  • Appointment: Mr. Kundip S. Thakker
  • Role: Chief Financial Officer (CFO) & KMP
  • Effective Date: 20.10.2026
  • Context: Board approved CFO appointment.

  • Cessation/Redesignation: Mr. Pawan Lohiya

  • Role: CFO (ceases) → Deputy CFO
  • Effective Date: CFO cessation close of business hours 19.10.2026; redesignation 20.10.2026
  • Context: “cessation… is not on account of resignation.”

Koura Fine Diamond Jewelry Limited (543346)

  • Resignation: Ms. Charmi Lodhiya
  • Role: CFO & KMP
  • Effective Date: 19.10.2026 (last working day)
  • Context: “due to better career growth.”

  • Appointment: Mr. Soham Kamlesh Lodhiya

  • Role: CFO & KMP
  • Effective Date: 19.10.2026
  • Context: Board appointed CFO with effect from 19.10.2026.

Microse India Limited (523343)

  • Resignation: Mr. Amit Mishra
  • Role: Group Chief Financial Officer / CFO & KMP
  • Effective Date: 01.11.2026
  • Context: “due to personal reasons.”

DHVIJA Finance Limited (Formerly F Mec International Financial Services Limited) (DHVIJA)

  • Resignation: Ms. Mahima Jain
  • Role: CFO & KMP
  • Effective Date: Immediate effect (resignation received 19.10.2026)
  • Context: “due to personal and unavoidable circumstances.”

Bajaj Finance Limited (BAJFINANCE)

  • Re-appointment: Prashant Verma
  • Role: Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) (senior management; not in CEO/CFO/COO list)
  • Effective Date: 01.02.2027
  • Context: “re-appointment… for a period of three (3) years” (subject to regulatory approvals).

Quantum Digital Vision (India) Limited (QUANTUM)

  • Appointment: Mr. Mukesh Agarwal
  • Role: Company Secretary & Compliance Officer (KMP)
  • Effective Date: 19.10.2026
  • Context: Appointment as CS & Compliance Officer.

Bhandari Hosiery Exports Limited (BHANDARI)

  • Cessation/Resignation: Mrs. Shilpa Tiwari
  • Role: Company Secretary & Compliance Officer (KMP)
  • Effective Date: Close of business hours 17.10.2026
  • Context: “due to personal reasons.”

  • Appointment: Mr. Ankit Singla

  • Role: Company Secretary & Compliance Officer (KMP)
  • Effective Date: 21.10.2026
  • Context: Appointment as CS & Compliance Officer.

Koura Fine Diamond Jewelry Limited (543346)

  • Appointment/Resignation already covered above (CFO transition).

3. Board / Director Changes (Independent/Non-executive/Additional directors)

Jaiprakash Power Ventures Limited (JPPOWER)

  • Appointment: Mr. Ravi Kapoor
  • Role: Independent Director (Additional Director – Independent)
  • Effective Date: 19.10.2026
  • Context: “first term of three (3) consecutive years” (subject to shareholder approval).

Rose Merc Limited (ROSEMER)

  • Appointment: Ms. Niti Trivedi
  • Role: Additional Director designated as Executive Director
  • Effective Date: 19.10.2026
  • Context: Additional Executive Director “till October 18, 2031” (subject to shareholder approval).

Indiqube Spaces Limited (INDIQUBE)

  • Resignation: Mr. Avalur Gopalaratnam Muralikrishnan
  • Role: Independent Director
  • Effective Date: Close of business hours 19.10.2026
  • Context: Board “took on record resignation” (no reason stated in filing).

  • Appointment: Mr. Ishwar Subramanian

  • Role: Additional Independent Director
  • Effective Date: 19.10.2026
  • Context: Appointment as Additional Independent Director; also recommended for Independent Director term 5 years (to 18.10.2031) subject to shareholder approval (via postal ballot).

BF Utilities Limited (BFUTILITIE)

  • Appointment (approved by members): Mr. Ajay Charuchandra Kirtane
  • Role: Non-Executive Independent Director
  • Effective Date: September 07, 2026 (members approved via postal ballot; voting period noted)
  • Context: Company confirms members approved the special resolution.

Amba Enterprises Limited (539196)

  • Resignation: Mr. Dhirendra Popatlal Mehta
  • Role: Non-Executive Independent Director
  • Effective Date: 25.10.2026
  • Context: Resignation “upon attaining the age of 75 years.”

Piramal Finance Limited (PIRAMALFIN)

  • Appointment: Mr. Dinesh Khara
  • Role: Additional Independent Director
  • Effective Date: 19.10.2026
  • Context: “term of 5 years” subject to shareholder approval.

UltraTech Cement Limited (ULTRACEMCO)

  • Relinquishment: Mr. K. K. Maheshwari
  • Role: Non-Executive Vice Chairman
  • Effective Date: 01.01.2027
  • Context: Due to “current engagements and other personal commitments.”

  • Re-designation: Mr. Kailash Chandra Jhanwar

  • Role: Non-Executive Vice Chairman
  • Effective Date: 01.01.2027
  • Context: After completing MD term on 31.12.2026.

Cubical Financial Services Limited (CUBIFIN)

  • Resignations (Directors):
  • Mr. Ashwani Kumar Gupta — Executive Director & Managing Director (effective 19.10.2026)
  • Mr. Subhash Kumar Changoiwala — Independent Director (effective 19.10.2026)
  • Mr. Ram Gopal Dalmia — Independent Director (effective 19.10.2026)
  • Ms. Jyoti Choudhary — Non-Executive Non-Independent Director (effective 19.10.2026)

  • Appointments (Additional Directors):

  • Mr. Manoj Agrawal — Executive Director (effective 19.10.2026; later designated MD)
  • Mr. Amit Kumar Saraogi — Executive Director (effective 19.10.2026)
  • Ms. Ritu Bansal — Non-Executive Non-Independent Director (effective 19.10.2026)
  • Mr. Shrikrishan Gupta — Non-Executive Non-Independent Director (effective 19.10.2026)
  • Ms. Komal Jain — Non-Executive Independent Director (effective 19.10.2026)
  • Mr. Sudhanshu Shekhar — Non-Executive Independent Director (effective 19.10.2026)
  • Mr. Neeraj Bajaj — Non-Executive Independent Director (effective 19.10.2026)

NBCC (India) Limited (NBCC)

  • Appointment: Shri Ashutosh Gautam
  • Role: Director (Projects)
  • Effective Date: 19.10.2026 (assumption of charge)
  • Context: Government approval conveyed; term until 30.04.2029 or earlier (as per filing).

Quantum Digital Vision (India) Limited (QUANTUM)

  • Appointment: Ms. Avantika Himalay Dassani
  • Role: Additional Non-Executive Non-Independent Director
  • Effective Date: 19.10.2026
  • Context: Appointment as Additional director (term until next GM).

4. Notable Company-Specific Situations (clustering within a company)

Cubical Financial Services Limited (CUBIFIN)

  • High clustering: Multiple board/director resignations and multiple director appointments plus CFO resignation and MD/CFO appointments all effective 19.10.2026, tied to completion of an open offer / change in management and control.

5. Reappointments / Extensions (side notes)

AksharChem (India) Limited (AKSHARCHEM)

  • Re-appointment: Mr. Sachin M. Jaykrishna as Whole Time Director (Executive Director) for 3 years w.e.f. 02.08.2027 (subject to shareholders’ approval).

Bajaj Finance Limited (BAJFINANCE)

  • Re-appointment: Prashant Verma as CISO for 3 years w.e.f. 01.02.2027 (subject to regulatory approvals).