NTPC Limited announced that the Board of Directors has appointed Ms. Ritu Arora, General Manager as Company Secretary & Compliance Officer of NTPC Limited with immediate effect in place of Shri Arun Kumar. The terms & conditions of appointment including remuneration of Ms. Ritu Arora shall be as per the existing policy of the Company. Ms. Ritu Arora (aged 47 years) is graduated in Commerce with Fellow Membership of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI).

She also possesses a bachelor's degree in law. She has working experience of more than 27 years including 22 years as Company Secretary in public sector and private sector companies of diversified fields such as Railways & Road Infrastructure, Manufacturing, Trading, Telecommunication and Logistics. Her gamut of experience includes Company Secretarial Operations with Corporate Governance, Legal Affairs, Human Resource and Finance & Audit.

She has handled various corporate actions/functions viz. IPO, bonus, preferential issues & private placement, mergers, acquisitions & restructuring, internal audit, risk management etc. She has also acted as director in various subsidiary companies of previous organizations.

As Company Secretary, Ms. Ritu Arora shall be responsible, including but not limited to, for functions of Company Secretary & Compliance Officer as per the Companies Act, 2013, SEBI (LODR) Regulations, 2015, other Regulations and Rules, amendment(s) thereto and any other responsibility assigned to her by the Management from time to time.