Himani Patel

Qualified Company Secretary (ACS, ICSI) with over 2 years of hands-on experience in end-to-end secretarial and listing compliance for a publicly listed company. Proven exposure to the complete lifecycle of corporate compliance – from SME platform requirements through migration to the Mainboard and listing on BSE, fund-raising via bonus and preferential issues, and statutory secretarial functions under the Companies Act, 2013 and SEBI Regulations. Demonstrated ability to independently manage the company secretarial function, having held charge of a listed company's compliance for 8 months in the absence of a designated CS, including conducting a physical Board Meeting.

Skilled at liaising with the CMD, Board of Directors, RTAs, bankers, legal counsel, trademark attorneys, and investors.

Assistant Company Secretary / Executive – Company Secretary - Solex Energy Limited - Surat, Gujarat

(2024-02)

• Independent charge of secretarial function: Managed the entire company secretarial and compliance function of the listed entity independently for a period of 8 months in the absence of a designated Company Secretary, ensuring uninterrupted statutory and regulatory compliance.
• Board Meeting conduct: Independently conducted a physical Board Meeting in the absence of the Company Secretary, including coordination of agenda, notice, quorum, and recording of minutes.
• SME to Mainboard migration: Played a key role in the company's migration from the SME platform to the Mainboard, handling the requisite regulatory filings, exchange correspondence, and procedural compliance.
• BSE Listing: Currently assisting in the listing of the company's equity shares on BSE, including liaison with the exchange and compliance with listing requirements.
• Bonus Issue: Coordinated the end-to-end process of a bonus issue of shares, including Board and shareholder approvals, regulatory filings, and allotment formalities in liaison with the RTA.
• Preferential Issue: Assisted in execution of a preferential issue of securities, covering regulatory filings, and post-allotment compliance.
• Legal due diligence: Assisted external legal counsel in conducting legal due diligence for the company, compiling documentation and coordinating internal responses.
• Annual Report preparation: Prepared three (3) Annual Reports of the company, covering the Board's Report, secretarial disclosures, corporate governance report, and coordination with auditors and designers.
• Compliance management: Handled SME and Mainboard compliances including statutory registers, e-filings with ROC and stock exchanges, Board/Committee meetings, and Secretarial Standards (SS-1 & SS-2) compliance.
• Stakeholder liaison: Acted as a key liaison point between the Chairman & Managing Director (CMD), Board of Directors, Registrar & Transfer Agent (RTA), bankers, legal firms, trademark attorneys, and investors on day-to-day and project-specific matters.
• Investor relations support: Supported investor communication, ensuring timely responses in line with regulatory timelines.
• CXO-level presentations: Presented compliance and governance updates at CXO meets before department heads, communicating regulatory requirements and their business implications to senior management.
• Cross-functional coordination: Actively participated in cross-functional meetings across the organization, aligning Finance, Legal, Secretarial, and Business teams on compliance timelines and corporate action requirements.
• Related Party Transactions (RPT): Worked on Related Party Transactions in line with industry standards and SEBI (LODR) Regulations, including Audit Committee approvals, omnibus approvals, and disclosure compliance.
• Legal agreement vetting: Vetted legal agreements and contracts from a secretarial and compliance standpoint prior to execution, flagging governance and regulatory risk areas.
• Postal Ballot: Handled the postal ballot process for shareholder resolutions, including notice drafting, e-voting coordination, and compliance with the Companies Act and Secretarial Standards.

Articleship Training - Manthan Desai & Associates, Practicing Company Secretaries

• Underwent practical training in secretarial practice, covering ROC filings, trademark, and corporate law advisory under a Practicing Company Secretary.
• Gained foundational exposure to Companies Act, 2013 compliances, drafting of resolutions, minutes, and statutory registers across multiple client engagements.
• Single headedly managed 82 companies

Company Secretary - Corporate Law and Secretarial Practice - Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) (2024)

Bachelors of Commerce - Commerce - Veer Narmad South Gujarat University (2020)