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 INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS
(as per latest updations filed by the companies)

Company Index
To obtain information only about the independent directors on the board of a specific company, click here for the Company Index and then click on the company name.

Director Index
To see the directorships and profile of any specific independent director, click here for the Independent Director Index and then click on the person name.
 SNAPSHOT OF INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS OF INDIAN LISTED COMPANIES
(Based on filings done by 2,498 out of 2,961 BSE-listed companies,
including all SENSEX companies and 476 out of BSE-500 companies)
Status as on 09 March 2010

There are 26 companies where the status of its directors is not known.

30 companies do not have even 1 independent director. Click here for details.

6 companies have only independent directors. Click here for details.

A total of 6,917 individuals occupy a total of 8,988 independent directorship positions on 2,442 BSE-listed companies.

These 6,917 individuals also occupy 839 non-independent directorship positions on 2,442 BSE-listed companies.

Of these 6,917 individuals,
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4,963 hold only 1 independent directorship each in any of the 2,442 BSE-listed companies.
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5,925 hold only independent directorship positions in any of the 2,442 BSE-listed companies.

Of these 6,917 individuals,
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only 189 are women (2.7%), occupying a total of 230 independent directorship positions in 216 BSE-listed companies. Click here for details.

271 individuals are from Civil Services occupying 468 independent directorship positions. Click here for details.

Of these 6,917 individuals,
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285 hold more than 5 directorships in listed companies (BSE and non-BSE), with 2 persons holding 14 directorships. Of these, 66 individuals hold more than 8 directorships in listed companies. Click here for details.

The maximum number of all directorships (listed/unlisted/foreign companies) held by any individual is 101. Click here for details of top 10.

Of the 6,917 individuals, 445 are on the board of 1,335 foreign based companies.

The 6,917 individuals are also on the boards of 13,529 unlisted companies/organisations. In all, as such, they occupy a total of 26,718 directorship positions in 15,814 listed/unlisted companies/organisations.
Distribution Summary by Number of Directors

There are a total of 8,988 independent directorship position on these 2,442 companies, giving an average of 3.7 independent directors per company.

The maximum number of independent directors in any company is 12 (Bank of Rajasthan Ltd.,The).
 No. of Independent Directors No. of Companies  % 
         < 3
550  
23 
            3 – 5
1,551  
64 
            6 – 10
324  
13 
        > 10
2  
0 
            Total
2,427  
100 
Distribution Summary by Age of Independent Directors

The average age of the directors is 59 years.

The youngest director is aged 22 years (Mr.Venkata Ramana Gopala Krishna Kavuri) and the oldest is 99 years (Mr.Nathmal Himatsingka). 7 individuals are below the age of 25 years and 1,537 individuals are above 70 years.

7 individuals who are < 25 years hold 7 independent directorship positions. Click here for details.

1,537 individuals who are > 70 years hold 2,346 independent directorship positions. Click here for details. Click here for List of 50 oldest independent directors.
 Age No. of Individuals No. of ID
Positions Held		  % 
25 & below   
7  
7   0 
26 – 35   
239  
239   3 
36 – 45   
848  
921   12 
46 – 60   
2,495  
2,989   36 
61 – 69   
1,783  
2,478   26 
70 – 80   
1,297  
2,016   19 
81 – 90   
232  
321   3 
> 90   
8  
9   0 
Not Known   
8  
8   0 
Total   
6,917  
8,988   100 
Distribution Summary by Tenure of Independent Directors

Tenure of 6,779 (74%) Independent Directorship Positions is more than 3 years; 3,956 more than 6 years; 2,296 more than 9 years and 1,674 more than 12 years. Maximum tenure is 54 years.
 Tenure No. of Directors  % 
< 1 Year    
592  
7 
>1 - <3 Years    
1,617  
18 
>3 - <6 Years    
2,823  
31 
>6 - <9 Years    
1,660  
18 
>9 - <12 Years    
622  
7 
> 12 Years    
1,652  
18 
Not Known    
22  
0 
Total     
8,988  
100 
Education of Independent Directors

64% of ID positions are held by post-graduates (and above). Conversely, 36% of ID positions are held by general graduates or below.

978 are Management Graduates (of which 118 are IIM graduates)

1,091 are Chartered Accountants, 273 are Company Secretaries and 163 are Cost Accountants

922 are Lawyers

119 are Medical Doctors

1,324 are Engineers
 Highest Level of Education No. of Individuals  %  No. of ID Positions Held  % 
DOCTORATES
523  
8 
736  
8 
POST GRADUATES
3,654  
53 
5,047  
56 
TECHNICAL GRADUATES
(B.E.,B.TECH.,M.B.B.S.,LL.B.)
891  
13 
1,162  
13 
GENERAL GRADUATES (B.A., B.COM. ETC.)
1,517  
22 
1,689  
19 
UNDER GRADUATES
56  
1 
66  
1 
SCHOOLING
171  
2 
183  
2 
NOT KNOWN
105  
2 
105  
1 
Total
6,917  
100 
8,988  
100 
PSUs

18 out of 67 PSUs are non-compliant with reference to number of Independent Directors.

317 individuals occupy a total of 336 ID positions in these 67 PSUs.
Cessations of Independent Directors
(Cessations from 8 January 2009 (Post-Satyam) till 30 October, 2009)

Total number of Independent Directors: 879

Total number of Independent Directorship Positions: 936

DISCLAIMER
BSE and PRIME are not responsible for the correctness or accuracy of this database and no liabilities of any kind shall accrue to BSE or PRIME for any errors. The Companies who have filed the information shall be fully responsible for the same.
 
 
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