Nagesh .r

Seasoned VP Legal / General Counsel / Director Legal & Company Secretary with 14 years of progressive in-house legal leadership experience across healthcare MNCs, infrastructure conglomerates, and global joint ventures. Proven expertise in leading legal functions and high-performing 4-5 member's team within complex multi-jurisdictional environments spanning India, UK, EU, USA, Japan, and the Netherlands, including European parent entities and FTSE 250 joint venture structures. Strong track record of delivering ₹500 Cr+ (~$60M+) M&A transactions, spearheading IPO readiness initiatives, driving enterprise-wide governance transformation, and leading DPDPA implementation.

Recognized thought leader in data privacy and governance, with a forthcoming LexisNexis publication on Data Privacy & Information Governance.

Deputy General Manager-Legal - Sahrudaya Healthcare Pvt. Ltd. (Medicover Hospitals) - India

(2025-05)

Head of day-to-day Legal & Compliance operations for Medicover India (subsidiary of Medicover Holding BV, Netherlands), reporting to the Chief Legal Officer; leading a 4–5 member team as primary legal authority for governance, regulatory, and enterprise risk matters.

• Prepare Board and committee materials supporting quarterly governance cycles aligned with European group standards.
• Standardized contracting frameworks, improving turnaround time by ~30% while ensuring full statutory compliance.
• Oversee legal digitization initiatives improving audit readiness and document retrieval efficiency by 50%.
• Spearheaded enterprise-wide GDPR compliance framework and EU AI Act governance as strategic member of Medicover's Data Privacy Council; managed cross-border regulatory coordination across 3+ jurisdictions; provided executive legal counsel to senior leadership and board on global data protection strategy, risk mitigation, and compliance.
• Architected enterprise compliance framework aligned with NABH, NABL, and state healthcare regulations, achieving 100% compliance and reducing regulatory exposure by 20–30%.
• Lead DPDPA & GDPR-aligned privacy program covering 10,000+ patient records with structured consent and data governance systems.
• Drive ESG integration & enterprise legal audits across 25+ units, improving compliance adherence by 35%.
• Led legal due diligence for real estate acquisitions and leasing transactions, including title chain verification, encumbrance identification, and litigation/regulatory risk assessment; advised on risk mitigation, indemnity structuring, and deal viability.
• Lead 275+ high-value agreements annually across real estate, SaaS, IP and healthcare.
• Oversee 25+ litigation matters with risk-tiered dispute resolution strategy.
• Oversee POSH governance across group entities; advise HR and senior leadership on complaint handling, investigation standards, and Board reporting obligations under POSH Act, 2013.

Company Secretary - Sila Solutions Pvt. Ltd. - Mumbai

(2023-09 - 2025-04)

Served as Company Secretary, reporting to the Board and CFO, during the pre-IPO phase, managing due diligence across Sila Solutions, FFServices, and 4 group entities.

• Executed NCLT-approved corporate restructuring and merger schemes under the Companies Act.
• Managed equity fundraising transactions including rights issues, CCPS, preferential allotments, and private placements with RBI compliance.
• Managed investor relations with PE funds, auditors, and external counsel.
• Revamped SEBI-aligned ESOP framework and digitized administration through RuleZero.
• Implemented Legatrix compliance automation across group entities.
• Drafted and negotiated JV, SHA, SPA, SSA, and strategic transaction agreements.

Senior Manager -Company Secretary and Legal - Calyx Container Terminals Pvt. Ltd. - Mumbai

(2020-12 - 2023-09)

Reliance Brands Ltd.

(2017-01 - 2020-12)

JSW Severfield Structures Ltd.

(2016-01 - 2017-12)

LLM - Law - Jindal Global Law School (2022-01 - 2022-12)

Company Secretary (CS) - Company Secretarial - ICSI (2013-01 - 2013-12)

LLB - Law - NC Law College, SRTM University (2013-01 - 2013-12)

MBA - Finance - BAMU Aurangabad (2009-01 - 2009-12)

B.Com. - Commerce - SRTM University (2007-01 - 2007-12)

Diploma in Taxation Law (DTL) - Taxation Law

MS-CIT

NCFM – Capital Market Dealers Module - Capital Markets