Punit Goenka’s try to retain a management position at Zee Leisure Enterprises confronted a setback as shareholders rejected his reappointment as a Director on the firm’s forty second Annual Basic Assembly on November 28.
Goenka, who stepped down as Managing Director earlier this month, attended the AGM and addressed shareholders. In line with an alternate submitting, the proposal to reappoint him as a Director narrowly failed, with 49.54% of votes in favor and 50.46% towards.
This consequence is critical in mild of Goenka’s earlier withdrawal from reappointment as Managing Director, a task he resigned from in November to deal with his place as CEO. His resolution to formally decline reappointment as MD was a part of a broader restructuring effort aimed toward streamlining management and enhancing operational focus inside the firm.
The corporate additionally accepted a dividend of Re 1 per fairness share for the monetary yr ended March 31, 2024 on the AGM.
