Apoorva Kumar is applying for the position of Company Secretary/Compliance Head. He has over 17 years of experience in senior managerial roles handling secretarial, compliance, legal and finance functions. He is currently the Company Secretary and Compliance Officer at Darcl Logistics Limited, where he is responsible for all secretarial and compliance matters. Previously, he worked at Darcl Logistics Limited for over a decade as Head of Finance and Company Secretary. He has extensive experience in corporate governance, compliances, board meetings and interactions with auditors, bankers and investors. Apoorva Kumar holds an MBA, law degree and is a qualified Company Secretary with expertise in corporate law, finance and strategy.

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CURRICULUM VITAE
POST APPLIED FOR: Company Secretary/Compliance head
NAME : APOORVA KUMAR
FATHERS NAME : SH. CHANDRA CHUR DEO
DATE OF BIRTH : 03RD
SEPTEMBER 1973
NATIONALITY : INDIAN
MARITAL STATUS : MARRIED
PRESENT ADDRES : FLAT NO. 213, PLOT NO. 15C, DELHI APTT.
SECTOR 22, DWARKA, NEW DELHI-110 075
PERMANENT ADDRESS: Same as above.
CONTACT NO. : 9350790009; 9313019548
E-MAIL : apoorvafcs@gmail.com
CAREER OBJECTIVE: To Work with Full Dedication, Zeal, Sincerity, Commitment &
Honesty at senior Managerial level With Professional Integrity &
Ethics with transparency to contribute towards achievement of
Corporate Goals through OKR (Objectives and Key results).
ABOUT SELF : Well rounded professional with an overall working experience and
post qualification exposure of 17 Years plus at senior managerial
level heading the Secretarial, Compliance, Legal and Finance.
Highly accomplished strategic thinker and creative executive
placed at KMP level with a proven history of success in various
tasks assigned. Proven abilities in strategic planning, leadership,
effective communication, strategy & Planning, decision making,
managing projects like Private Equity infusion, and improving
efficiency in various due diligences both on accounting due
diligences and legal due diligences, Corporate Finance functions
including Treasury Management. Passion for effective corporate
governance with focus on governance, risk & compliances.
EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION:
PARTICULARS BOARD/UNIVERSITY PERCENTAGE DIVISION
10TH
BIHAR SCHOOL EXAMINATION BOARD 65% 1ST
12TH
BIHAR INTERMEDIATE EDUCATIONAL
COUNCIL
62% 1ST
GRADUATION LALIT NARAYAN MITHILA UNIVERSITY 64% 1ST
PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATION:
PARTICULARS QUALIFICATION FACULTY/UNIVERSITY YEAR OF
COMPLETION
COMPANY SECRETARY CS (FCS in 2004) ICSI; NEW DELHI 1999
BACHELOR OF LAW LLB FULL TIME COURSE -- LAW
FACULTY; DELHI UNIVERSITY
1999
MANAGEMENT COURSE DIM IGNOU, NEW DELHI 2001
MANAGEMENT COURSE PGDFM IGNOU, NEW DELHI 2002
MANAGEMENT COURSE EPBM (E-MBA) IIM, KOLKATA 2012
SPECIALISED COURSE FAMILY BUSINESS ISB, MOHALI 2014
Core Professional Strength and Belief
 Committed Professional with Management and Law Degree with Repute University.
 Ability to handle the project from conceptualization to execution level.
 Believe in working towards effective Corporate Governance.
 Strategic thinker and believe on Total Quality Management.
 Believe on Team Efforts and continuously motivates the team down the line.
SANJIV K

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Key expertise
 Convening over 100 Board Meetings duly attended by eminent Board Members.
 Compliance under Companies Act and all other applicable laws to the Company.
 Business Plan and presentation to the Board. MIS data presentation to the Board.
 Lead role in Policy, system, structure and process formulation and internal control.
 Detailed exposure of Private Equity induction & execution of Shareholders agreement.
 Interface with Private Equity representative on Board and compliance monitoring.
 Detailed exposure of pre-IPO and post IPO activity & compliances of listed companies.
 Lead role in due diligence exposure of accounting, commercial & legal due diligences.
 Interface with all leading Investment Bankers for exploring various funding options.
 Exploring strategic investment options for replacement of Private Equity
 Interface with big 4 Statutory Audit firms for last nearly 10 years.
 Interface with Internal and Secretarial Auditors.
 Interface with senior banking officials of all major banks/NBFC’s for fund mobilization.
 Mobilizing unsecured loan like deposits from Public under Companies Act provisions.
 Interface with all Credit rating agencies for short term and long term ratings.
 Merger & Demerger of business & evaluating make or buy decisions of capex proposals.
 Heading Secretarial and compliances for over 17 years.
 Heading Accounts and Finance operations for nearly 12 years.
 Legal head for over 2 years covering all gamut of legal activities.
 Working under SAP environment (ERP) for last over 7 years.
Practical exposure snapshot
 Extensive practical exposure in conducting General Meeting/Board meetings/
Committee Meetings ensuring the regulatory compliances during last 17 years.
 Compliance of all Statutory Provisions of Companies Act and other allied Act with Rules
and Corporate Governance review of all group Companies.
 Interface with Board Members and Senior Officials to deliberate on various proposals.
 Interface with Statutory Auditors, Internal Auditors, Investment Bankers, Rating
Agencies etc. E&Y remained Statutory Auditors for 7 years & now Deloitte for 2 years.
 Compliance review and guidance on Secretarial compliances of Subsidiary and group
companies. Company though yet to be listed, compliances are like listed Companies by
virtue of agreement terms with IDFC PE and also high degree of focus on governance.
 XBRL filing of Annual Report since year 2011 onwards.
 Focus on Corporate governance and compliances as Compliance Officer.
 Played active role as team leader in discussion & finalization of detailed Term Sheet
with IDFC Private Equity during equity infusion took place in Year 2007.
 Played lead role in various due diligences including PE, pre-IPO, Vender Due diligences.
 Heading finance functions also for nearly 12 years including treasury management.
 Exposure of IPO process handling in year 2010 by heading at DRHP stage.
 Experience of handling IPO process and pre and post listing compliances review.
 Detailed exposure of compliance of Listing agreements and SEBI guidelines/regulations.
 Extensive Exposure of heading both Accounting & Legal Due diligences at pre IPO stage
 Exposure of Business Restructuring by dealing with Advisors like E&Y, KPMG, Deloitte.
 Lead role in engagement and periodic review of various assignments given to top firms.
 Detailed Exposure in identifying business Risk and mitigation.
 Key role along with external consultant in implementation of Internal Financial control.
 Active involvement in formulating the Policies, Systems, Structures & Processes.
 Strategic role for Business review from short, medium & long term perspective.
 Active involvement in make or buy decision process.
 Adequate exposure of Capital Budgeting and MIS Functions.
 Lead role in Business Plan Finalization and variance analysis of budget vs actuals.
 Interaction with rating agencies for Credit rating of Company.
 Analyzing internal credit rating for Customers of the Company.
 Efforts on Interest cost reduction while mobilizing the funds.
 Liasioning experience with almost all nationalized and leading private banks.
 Liasioning experience with various Investment bankers and Project advisors.
 Expense scrutiny and control of expenses under various heads.
 Heading Legal functions for last over 2 years & decision making on legal actions.
 Having experienced to file Writ petition, SLP, Consumer forum, Recovery suit, Criminal
matters for Cheque dishonor, Cheating, Fraud related, Insurance subrogation matter,
Arbitration proceeding, BIFR matter, Demerger Petition, other civil & criminal matters.

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 Summary of Experience
Professional Experience: 17 Years Plus (Overall working Experience 20 Years plus)
(a) Darcl Logistics Limited---About the Company (Visit:-www.darcl.com
Set up in the 1975 as a family-run business, Darcl got incorporated initially as Private
Limited Company in the Year 1986 in the name and style of Delhi Assam Roadways
Corporation Private Limited. It got reconstituted as a Public Limited Company in 1998 and
name got changed in the Year 2010 as Darcl Logistics Limited. Darcl is currently the largest
player in the FTL (Full Truck Load) segment in India, with a fleet of nearly 600 commercial
vehicles including trucks, trailers, containers and tankers and the ability to procure more
than 2000 vehicles per day for carrying out its business operations for transportation of
goods and materials on Pan India basis. It has nearly 200 branches with Registered Office in
Delhi and Corporate Office in Gurgaon. Darcl has a diversified customer profile. IDFC Private
Equity currently holds 31.75% equity stake in the Company. Darcl acquired a license from
Indian Railways to run its own container trains in 2006 and is among one of initial 14 Players
who got Rail License. It has rolling stock comprising Wagons and Containers for running the
Container Train business. Darcl set up a wholly owned subsidiary, Transrail Logistics Limited
(TLL), in 2008-09 to run the business related to container trains, and transferred the license
to TLL. The Container Train Operation commenced in February 2009 and subsequently this
business has been demerged and is now part of DARCL. Darcl along with its subsidiary is
currently doing business of multimodal operations through Road and Rail routes. There is
also barge movement. There has been sustained business growth. Turnover of Darcl group
increased from Rs. 155 Crore of Year 2002 since joining to over Rs. 1900 Crore in FY 2016.
There is diversified Board consisting of CMD, WTD’s, Independent and Nominee Directors.
Role as Head Finance & Company Secretary: (01.05.2002 to 30.04.2014)
Accomplishments: During the working at senior managerial level in last over a decade, I
have got detailed exposure. There has been very good learning experience by frequent
interaction with the esteemed Board Members. Being team leader and heading Accounts,
Finance and Secretarial functions, I have got ample opportunity of direct interaction at front
representing the Company, which has helped to accomplish the task with dedicated team
support. I have the experience of convening over 100 Board Meetings. I have been successful
in managing the funding requirement of the Company at most competitive terms. I have
contributed a lot to design the Corporate MIS and implementation of those MIS by reporting at
the Board level. Company has successfully implemented SAP ERP in the year 2011 and has
remained involved in implementation with integration from earlier software. I was
instrumental in finalizing the terms of Investment by way of Private Equity with IDFC PE and
led the team for various due diligences, term sheet finalization. I got the practical exposure in
create SPV in Year 2007 by way of wholly owned subsidiary Company wherein Railway License
along with the relevant assets were transferred and again Demerged in F.Y. 2013-14.
Current Role of Company Secretary cum Compliance Officer & Legal Head w.e.f.
01.05.2014
Since positioning of CFO mandatory in the Company as per Companies Act and delineation of
role of CS and CFO from 01.04.2014, I am currently working as Company Secretary cum
Compliance Officer since 01.05.2014 and am also heading legal function. I am responsible for
formulating the business Policy for approval of Board/Shareholders. The responsibilities
encompass freezing short term & long term business plan; formulating core business
strategies. I have been involved in various key strategic initiatives for the organization and
have been working closely with business head understanding the Proposal for business growth.
Detailed Job Descriptions as Company Secretary & Compliance Officer are as under:-
 Extensive practical exposure in conducting General Meeting/Board meetings/
Committee Meetings ensuring the regulatory compliances during last over 17 years.
 Compliance of all Statutory Provisions of Companies Act and other allied Act with
Rules and Corporate Governance review of all group Companies.
 Interface with Board Members and Senior Officials to deliberate on various
proposals.
 Preparation of the agenda for the Board/Committee/Shareholders Meetings
 Follow-up with various departments for various matters regarding Meeting Agendas.
 Discussions and review of agenda items with various department heads and BU’s.
 Checking the availability and travel arrangements of the Directors for the Meetings.
 Liasioning with the Statutory Auditors, Internal Auditors and Secretarial Auditors for
their agenda items and presentations for the Board/Committee Meetings.

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 Coordinating action taken report and updates on various compliances decided or
advised by the Board in previous meetings from all concerned departments.
 Arranging all background papers from various stakeholders and discussion with the
Chairman before circulation of the Agenda.
 Sending the Notices and Agendas of the Meetings within the statutory timelines.
 Liasioning with all independent directors and also Investor Nominee director and
briefing them on all agenda matters and seeking their prior inputs, providing prior
clarification to their queries for ensuring a smooth conduct of meetings.
 Convening the Board Meeting and noting down the discussions during the meeting.
 Advising the Board on various Corporate Laws and Corporate Governance
compliances during the meeting.
 Answering the queries of the Board and Shareholders on various matters regarding
corporate laws and governance issues.
 Recording of the discussions in the meetings and preparation of the minutes of the
meetings.
 Arranging internal reviews and approvals of the minutes of the meeting.
 Circulation of the minutes to the Directors for their review.
 Coordination with the Director for getting the approval on the minutes. Explaining
them on any observations.
 Ensuring statutory and non-statutory compliances pursuant to meeting decisions.
 Advising various departments regarding the Board decisions and follow ups on the
action taken by them.
 Ensuring compliances of all laws as applicable to the Company through Compliance
Mantra software.
Direct Reporting :7-8 (including 3 qualified Company Secretaries)
Indirect Reporting : Nearly 200
(b) Professional experience of nearly 3 years in Yamuna Syndicate Limited, Yamuna
Nagar (Haryana)-Worked as a Company Secretary from July 1999 to April 2002
Yamuna Syndicate Limited was the Listed Company with Delhi Stock Exchange based out at
Yamuna Nagar (Haryana) with over 10 branch outlets involved in trading and syndication
facility. I was independently responsible for Secretarial and legal function and also looked after
the Accounts and Finance related functions on the assigned areas. This was the first
professional exposure of nearly 3 years as head of department with reporting to CEO.
(c) Saraswati Industrial Syndicate Limited (Worked as Management Trainee for 15 Months in
Year 2008-09.
(d) Working as Officer Level during 1996-1998 while pursuing CS and LLB Course to start
the career and got the working environment since 1996.
Interests : Accepting the new Challenges, Working under both Family
based business and under Professional Environment.
Technical Skill : Working under SAP ERP environment. Knowledge of
working over MS office and having skill set for all
applications as required for senior Managerial level.
Hobby : Reading Newspapers, Magazines, Business News and
Industry related updates.
Other Involvement : Faculty to the Institute of Company Secretaries of India
(ICSI) and delivering Speech on soft skills and academic
courses at Chapters and Councils. Imparting Management/
Practical Training to ICSI students. Chairman of Career
Awareness Committee of Gurgaon Chapter of the NIRC of
ICSI in past 3-4 years. Member of ASSOCHAM National
Council for prevention of corporate fraud & Internal Audit.
Current Salary : Annual Package of Rs. 30 Lacs plus Variable salary linked with
performance as per overall Company Policy besides Perks like Car with chauffer facility under
the Car Policy. Total current CTC in range of Rs. 32 Lacs to Rs. 35 Lacs.
Expected Salary : Based on discussion.
Job Location preference: DELHI NCR (Open for any location in the Country based on profile)
Date:-25.05.2016
Place:- New Delhi APOORVA KUMAR