Ishan Sthapak

Corporate Secretarial and Legal professional (LL.B., B.Com., CS Professional – pursuing) with hands-on experience across listed and group companies, building and running compliance infrastructure including statutory registers, compliance calendars, internal policies, and Board/Committee documentation aligned to Secretarial Standards. Has led documentation and regulatory coordination for a Scheme of Amalgamation and NCLT-driven restructuring, and supported debt issuances exceeding ₹1,000 Crore and private placement transactions, giving direct exposure to transaction lifecycle management, capital-raise documentation, and fund-flow-adjacent filings (PAS-3, SH-7, CHG-1/4, ISIN creation). Strong regulatory research and interpretation skills across the Companies Act, 2013 and SEBI (LODR, PIT, ICDR) Regulations, with a specific interest in transitioning to IFSCA-regulated environments at GIFT City – particularly Fund Management Entities and Capital Market Intermediaries – and building a career as a Compliance Officer within a global regulatory framework.

Assistant – Company Secretarial & Legal - Asian Granito India Limited

(2025-08)

NSE/BSE-listed entity. Own day-to-day secretarial, governance, and legal compliance delivery acting as a coordination point across regulators, the Board, and external legal counsel.

• Led documentation and regulatory-filing coordination for a Scheme of Amalgamation and related group restructuring, managing requirements across multiple NCLT proceedings and group entities – direct experience in complex, multi-party transaction execution.
• Supported merger and demerger transactions end-to-end, ensuring each stage aligned with Companies Act, 2013 and SEBI regulatory requirements – comparable to deal-closure and definitive-agreement coordination.
• Coordinated documentation for issuance of Non-Convertible Debentures (NCDs) exceeding ₹1,000 Crore, and supported Preference Share issuance and Private Placement execution – hands-on exposure to capital-raise and fund-flow documentation.
• Prepared and filed statutory disclosures with NSE and BSE under SEBI (LODR) Regulations, 2015, covering material events, financial results, and corporate announcements within regulatory deadlines.
• Independently managed company incorporations from application through post-registration compliance, including foundational corporate documentation.
• Drafted Board and Committee resolutions, notices, minutes, and agendas per Secretarial Standards (SS-1 & SS-2), and built/maintained corporate policies, statutory registers, and a compliance calendar to track annual and event-based filings.
• Handled drafting, vetting, and review of commercial contracts and agreements, supporting Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM); conducted legal research, regulatory interpretation, and due diligence for transactional decisions.

Compliance Assistant & Company Secretary Management Trainee - Wardwizard Innovations & Mobility Limited (Wardwizard Group, Vadodara) - Vadodara

(2024-10 - 2025-08)

• Assisted in preparing the Draft Letter of Offer for a Rights Issue under SEBI (ICDR) Regulations, filed it with the Stock Exchange, and resolved exchange queries – direct experience with regulator-facing capital-market filings.
• Drafted and submitted disclosures to stock exchanges under SEBI LODR Regulations, 2015, including material events, investor presentations, earnings calls, and press releases; managed quarterly, half-yearly, and annual disclosures.
• Maintained SEBI (Prohibition of Insider Trading) Regulations compliance, including the Structured Digital Database (SDD), and supported SEBI Takeover Code and Materiality Policy formulation.
• Managed ROC filings and statutory forms (MGT-7, AOC-4, PAS-3, DIR-12, BEN-2, CHG-1/CHG-4) and coordinated e-voting and postal ballot processes for shareholder approvals.
• Liaised directly with the Board, Key Managerial Personnel, and shareholders to ensure timely compliance communication, and supported Secretarial Audit under Section 204 of the Companies Act, 2013.
• Assisted with Private Placement of equity shares, conversion of loans into Preference Shares, and ISIN creation with NSDL across group companies – transferable exposure to fund-flow and instrument-issuance documentation.

Compliance Assistant - Wardwizard Solutions India Private Limited (Wardwizard Group, Vadodara) - Vadodara

(2023-05 - 2024-10)

• Managed annual statutory compliance for private, unlisted public, and LLP entities under Indian company law, maintaining accurate secretarial records including registers of members, directors, and charges.
• Drafted and maintained minutes, resolutions, and legal documents; coordinated with external counsel and the Registrar of Companies (ROC) on regulatory filings and timelines.
• Handled share issuance, transfer, and transmission matters, and advised on corporate governance practices in line with each company's Articles of Association.

Company Secretary (CS) - Professional Programme - The Institute of Company Secretaries of India

Company Secretary (CS) - Executive Programme - The Institute of Company Secretaries of India (2024-08)

Bachelor of Laws - LL.B.

• Barkatullah University, Bhopal (2021-06 - 2024-07)

Bachelor of Commerce - Taxation - Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya, Indore (2017-05 - 2020-04)