PUJA MEHTA

23, Vasant Apartments,

NearRegency Hotel, Ph: + 91-9819693956

N.S. Phadke Marg,Andheri (E), D.O.B:11th March 1978

Mumbai Email:

Career Objective

Seeking challenging profile in investment banking/ corporate consultancy where I can contribute through my analytical skills and industry knowledge in increasing the bottomline of the organization as well as gain growth opportunities.

Synopsis

  • A Company Secretary with three years work experience in Secretarial &Legal matters.
  • MBA(Finance) from IBS, Mumbai with a scholarship of Rs. 3 Lacs
  • Post-graduate in commerce.
  • A quick learner with abilities to handle teamwork, international strategic partnersunder strict deadlines.
  • Excellent communication, presentation, organisational and problem solving skills.

Work Experience

1. Organisation: Ladderup Finance Limited, Mumbai

Designation: Company Secretary

Date of joining: March ’09 To: Current date

Key Tasks & Responsibilities

  • Handling Capital Restructuring
  • Handling a Demerger, Reverse Merger & Open Offer of a Listed Company. Mandate from foreign

Investors.

  • Advising on Tax & Regulatory compliances
  • HandledAmalgamation of a Listed Company.
  • Handling Listing of Shares on Stock Exchange post
  • Giving corporate consultancy on conversion of warrants into shares, issue of convertible debentures

preference shares.

  • Dealing with all legal, secretarial compliances.
  • Giving legal & financial corporate consultancy to various clients
  • Doing Financial valuations & analytical projections for Companies
  • Looking after Investment Banking Deals also.
  • Giving corporate consultancy and advisory role to various groups.
  • Helping in Business Development work too.
  • Experience on working across various sectors including- entertainment, edible oil, infrastructure.

2. Organisation: Jagran Prakashan Limited, Kanpur

Designation: Company Secretary(of associate co. Shakumbari Sugars & Allied Ltd.) & Astt.

Company Secretary of Jagran Prakashan Limited

Date of joining: 1st April’06To: 31st March’07

Key Tasks & Responsibilities

  • Dealing with post IPO related work, redressing investor grievances etc.
  • Making Petitions to CG & SEBI for various approvals. Complying with SEBI Guidelines.
  • Drafting & vetting of various agreements& contracts
  • Drafted First Annual Report of Jagran Prakashan Limited post-listing- .

(i)Incorporating all the Clauses of Listing Agreement

(ii)Code of Conduct

  • Handled Capital Restructuring- a Bonus, Rights Issue
  • Complied with Insider Trading & Dividend Code.
  • Research Review of Indian Sugar Industry.
  • Looking after all post Listing Compliances
  • Interacting with Auditors, Registrar, External Agencies-NSE, BSE, NSDL, CDSL, ROC.
  • Conducting Board and General Meetings
  • Maintaining Minutes, Statutory Registers, Returns all incidental documents.
  • Also looked after Corporate Finance related work.
  • Looking after all the Group Co’s Legal & Secretarial Compliances.

3. Org.: Continental Refractories Private Limited, Indore

Designation: Astt. Company Secretary

Key Tasks & Responsibilities

  • Looking after all Company Law Compliances
  • Looking after all the Legal & Secretarial Compliances
  • Maintaining Minutes, Statutory Registers, Returns all incidental documents.
  • Drafting Annual Report
  • Conducting Board and General Meetings

Date of Joining: 1st April ’05To: 31st March ’06

Summer Internship (MBA-Finance):

Org.: AnandRathi Financial Services Limited, Mumbai–(Investment Banking Department)

  • Assisted in handling the live IPO of Gokul Refoil & Solvents Limited. Attended road-show.
  • Gave legal opinion on Merger cases.
  • Drafted Legal Articles for SEBI.
  • Worked on a live valuation case.

Academic Qualifications

M. Com / G.G.M.S., Indore / IndoreUniversity / 56% / 2004
B. Com / P.P.N.College, Kanpur / KanpurUniversity / 66% / 1999
H.S.C. / Sir Padampat Singhania Education, Kanpur / CBSE, New Delhi / 76% / 1996
S.S.C. / SethAnandRamJaipuriaSchool, Kanpur / ICSE, New Delhi / 86% / 1994

Professional Qualifications

MBA / IndianBusinessSchool, Mumbai / IndianBusinessSchool (IBS) / 2009
C.S. / The Institute of Company Secretaries
of India (ICSI), New Delhi / The Institute of Company Secretaries
of India (ICSI), New Delhi / 2005

Additional Qualifications:

NCFM: Capital Markets & Mutual Funds Module

Achievements & Projects Undertaken

  • Bagged a scholarship of Rs. 3 Lacs in ICFAI, Mumbai.
  • First woman to bag an entry into the Secretarial & Finance Dept. of Jagran Group.
  • Bagged the best project award on IPO during SMTP (Internship) conducted by ICSI, Mumbai.
  • Award winning orator at inter-school debate and elocution competitions.
  • A Project on analyzingChina’s economy.
  • A Project on analyzing Automobile Industry.
  • A Project on the study of Oil.
  • A live project on financial analysis of one of the biggest Media Co.’s of the industry.
  • A Project on financial research on NTPC.
  • Worked on a live research project of HDFC & CBOP Merger.

Extracurricular Activities

  • Painting, Cooking and Music
  • Elected as aclass representative in the 1st year in ICFAIBusinessSchool, Mumbai
  • Active member ofKONFLUX ’08, Global Forum.
  • Bagged awards at various cultural forums at College & District Levels.
  • Bagged awards at painting competitions organized by Rotary & other forums

Languages Known

  • Hindi: S, R,W English: S, R, W Punjabi: S Bengali: S

Declaration: I hereby declare that the above written particulars are true to the best of my knowledge and belief.

(Puja Mehta)

1.07.09