Dish TV appoints director, sends 4 names for govt nod to strengthen board
Direct-to-Home operator Dish TV on Friday announced the appointment of former bureaucrat Zohra Chatterji as its independent Director.
Besides, it has also sent four names to the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting to obtain its prior approval for placing them on the board as directors, as required under the Up-linking Guidelines.
This is the first appointment after March 3, when the shareholders of Dish TV rejected special resolutions seeking their approval for the appointment of four new independent directors.
The persons are - Rajesh Sahni, Virender Tagra, Girish Srikrishna Paranjpe and Arvind Nachaya Mapangada.
Chatterji, who belongs to the 1979 Batch of the IAS of Uttar Pradesh Cadre, retired as Secretary of the Ministry of Textiles in 2014.
Dish TV's largest shareholder Yes Bank Ltd (YBL) and the promoter family led by its former chairman Jawahar Lal Goel are engaged in a legal battle over the board representation.
After being voted out, Dish Tv's four independent direc