A two-day seminar on the theme “An Insight on Corporate and Business Laws”, organised by the Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI), Bhubaneswar Chapter, was inaugurated here on Friday.
Inaugurating the seminar, Principal Secretary to Governor, Madhu Sudan Padhi, said the Company Secretaries are not only the compliance officer but also educators to the management of the companies. He also apprised about the role and duties of independent directors and opined that the corporate professionals should be an independent director.
Nalco CMD Sridhar Patra apprised about the role of Company Secretaries in corporate sectors. The Company Secretaries role is not only confined in the company law but also other laws to be applicable for the companies.
Chapter Chairman Soumya Sujit Mishra, Vice-Chairman Rajendra Kumar Kar and EIRC Vice-Chairman Priyadarshi Nayak also spoke in the seminar, which will be attended by about 150 corporate professionals, executives from different States.