ZEE shareholders approve appointment of independent directors

Uttam Prakash Agarwal, Shishir Babubhai Desai and Venkata Ramana Murthy Pinisetti were appointed as Independent Directors of the Company for the first term of three years

by e4m Staff
Published: Mar 16, 2024 9:03 AM | 1 min read

The shareholders of ZEE Entertainment Enterprises Ltd (ZEE) have duly passed the resolutions for the appointment of Uttam Prakash Agarwal, Shishir Babubhai Desai and Venkata Ramana Murthy Pinisetti as Independent Directors; for the first term of three years with requisite majority through a Postal Ballot process.

"This outcome of the remote e-voting process concluded on 15th March 2024, reflects the shareholders' confidence in the Board of the Company," said the company.

The voting results are disclosed by the Company on www.bseindia.com and will also be available on the website of the Company at www.zee.com and on the website of National Securities Depository Limited at www.evoting.nsdl.com.

Zee also announced the strategic changes in the Technology and Data vertical, implemented by its MD & CEO Punit Goenka, under the guidance of the Company’s Board on March 15.

The MD & CEO has accepted the resignation of Nitin Mittal. Amrit Thomas, responsible for Data Science, Kishore Krishnamurthy, responsible for Engineering, Bhushan Kolleri, responsible for Product and Vishal Somani, responsible for Enterprise and Content Technology; on an interim basis, will report to Amit Goenka, President – Digital Businesses & Platforms.