A whole time director under companies act,2013

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Querist : Anonymous

Querist : Anonymous (Querist)

23 September 2014 Please elaborate whether as per the New Act, is it Compulsory to Appoint a Whole Time Directors and Whether the presents existing Directors require to submit their Consent afresh to continue as Directors. Please clarify the procedures on both the Queries.

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CS Mitesh Mehta

CS Mitesh Mehta (Expert)
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24 September 2014 Section 203 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 8 mandates the appointment of Key Managerial Personnel and makes it obligatory for a listed company and every other public company having a paidup
share capital of rupees ten crores or more, to appoint following
whole-time key managerial personnel:
(i) managing director, or Chief Executive Officer or manager and in their absence, a whole-time director;
(ii) company secretary; and
(iii) Chief Financial Officer:

No need for exisitng directors to submit their consent afresh to act as a direcor. However in case of re-appointment or fresh appointment a person appointed as a director shall on or before the appointment give his consent to hold the office of director in physical form DIR-2 i.e. Consent to act as a director of a company. Company shall file Form DIR-12 (particulars of appointment of directors and KMP along with the form DIR-2 as an attachment within 30 days of the appointment of a director,necessary fee. {Rule8}