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MEDIA RELEASE 2 new Directors join the Board of Bombay Stock Exchange Limited Bombay Stock Exchange Limited, inducted Mr. Ishaat Hussain and Mr. Sudipto Sarkar as Public Interest Directors on its Board. Welcoming their appointment, Mr. Rajnikant Patel, Managing Director and CEO of BSE said, " We are honoured to have Mr. Hussain and Mr. Sarkar on our Board. Corporate BSE will draw upon their rich professional experience and expertise in their respective fields to its advantage." Brief Profiles: Mr. Ishaat Hussain a graduate in economics from St Stephens College, New Delhi and a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (FCA) is the finance director of Tata Sons Ltd. He is also a director of several Tata Group companies including Tata Industries, Tata Steel and Voltas. He is a member of the SEBI committees on insider trading and primary capital markets. Prior to joining Tata Sons, Mr. Hussain was the senior vice president and executive director of finance at Tata Steel for almost 10 years. Mr. Sudipto Sarkar is presently practicing as a senior Advocate in the Kolkata High Court and has wide experience in Commercial Law particularly Company Law, Intellectual Property and shipping Laws. He also has several publications to his credit on Law of Evidence, Law of Civil Procedures and Specific Relief Act. He is the collaborating editor of Ramaiya's Guide to the Companies Act, 1956 and a contributor to several volumes of International Law Reports (Cambridge). He is on the boards of JSW Steel Ltd. and Vesuvius India Ltd. About Bombay Stock Exchange Limited: Bombay Stock Exchange Limited is the oldest stock exchange in Asia with a rich heritage. Popularly known as "BSE", it was established as "The Native Share & Stock Brokers' Association" in 1875. It is the first stock exchange in the country to obtain permanent recognition in 1956 from the Government of India under the Securities Contracts (Regulation) Act, 1956. The Exchange's pivotal and pre-eminent role in the development of the Indian capital market is widely recognized and its index, SENSEX, is tracked worldwide. Earlier an Association of Persons (AOP), the Exchange is now a de-mutualised and corporatised entity incorporated under the provisions of the Companies Act, 1956, pursuant to the BSE (Corporatisation and Demutualisation) Scheme, 2005 notified by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI). For more information, visit www.bseindia.com Kalyan S. Bose
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