SATYAMANGALAM NARAYANAN ANANTHASUBRAMANIAN

S. N. Ananthasubramanian, 68, is a Bachelor of Commerce (Hons.) and a Fellow Member of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI). Ananthasubramanian was President-ICSI in 2013 and has contributed significantly towards the development and promotion of the profession of Company Secretaries during his fourteen year long association. Ananthasubramanian as Chairman, Centre for Corporate Governance, Research and Training, Navi Mumbai, facilitated the launch of several initiatives such as Residential MSOP for students, tie-ups with Symbiosis Institute of Business Management, Pune, IIM-Indore, Directors Training Programs for PSBs etc., and enabled its turnaround. Ananthasubramanian as Chairman, WIRC Premises Committee facilitated in the acquisition and renovation of Flats 57 and 58 at Jolly Maker Chambers II, Nariman Point, Mumbai, which was inaugurated in 2013. Ananthasubramanian is the founder member of Thane Chapter of Western India Regional Council of ICSI, formed in 2003 and has contributed towards the development of the Chapter. Ananthasubramanian also facilitated in the acquisition of the Chapter premises in Thane which was inaugurated in 2013. Among many accomplishments to his recognition and credit was his pioneering contribution in the introduction of Diligence Report by Reserve Bank of India in 2008 in respect of multiple-banking consortium arrangements by all commercial banks in the country. He was also a Special invitee to the meetings of the Task Force set up by ICSI to review and revise the Diligence Report during 2017 and to the meetings of the Core Group set up by ICSI in 2018 in preparing the ICSI Guidance Note on Diligence Report for Governance in Banks. During his tenure, ICSI introduced online payment/ service delivery system for students as also initiated the concept of OMR in foundation examination. Ananthasubramanian has contributed in the review of syllabus for executive/ professional examinations besides facilitating the introduction of electives in Banking, Insurance, Capital Markets etc., in professional examination. Ananthasubramanian also facilitated ICSI's tie-up with National Institute of Securities Markets (NISM), Indian Institute of Banking and Finance (IIBF) and Insurance Institute of India (III) leading to launch of certificate courses for development of compliance professionals. Ananthasubramanian also contributed in the introduction of a Certificate to be issued to the Stock Exchanges by a Practising Company Secretary upon the closure of an IPO in the SME segment. He represented ICSI in meetings of Corporate Secretaries International Association (CSIA) held overseas; contributed towards the holding of the 02nd International Conference of CSIA in India and is a speaker on governance in seminars, workshops, conferences. A governance professional having been a strong votary of good governance practices in all spheres of corporate/ social endeavour, he introduced Guidelines for Good Council Practices in ICSI; anchored the debate at the ICSI National Awards for Excellence in Corporate Governance in 2009 and has attended the Training of Trainers (TOT) on Corporate Governance organised by the Global Corporate Governance Forum, IFC, Washington (World Bank Group). Ananthasubramanian is empanelled as an Arbitrator to hear investor disputes in BSE and NSE and is also empanelled on the Panel of Experts as Mediator / Conciliator by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs. Ananthasubramanian was a member of the Committee constituted by SEBI and IBBI for facilitating listed companies under the Insolvency & Bankruptcy Code. Ananthasubramanian has been nominated by the Council of ICSI in 2019 as member of the Core Group on Secretarial Audit. Ananthasubramanian is a prolific writer whose views have appeared in leading newspapers in the country. “Ananthasubramanian has over four decades of rich experience and is driving the firm’s mission of working towards promotion of a culture of compliance and adoption of Best Governance Practices."

• Business and Contract Disputes
• Government and Regulatory