Unhappy shareholders boot a record 25 directors from Dish TV board in 3 years

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Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Shareholder fury has put a revolving door on the boardroom of Dish TV India Ltd, as investors throw out every new nominee proposed by the company, and the company naming new independent directors who meet the same fate. Investors have ousted a record 25 directors from the Dish TV board in a little over three years, including two on Thursday, as the company continues to reject shareholder demand for a special meeting.

Every three months, Dish TV names new directors to maintain the mandatory minimum boardroom strength of three, only for the shareholders to reject their candidature. Though there is no explicit violation of any rule, the stalemate holds the potential to hurt company operations and shareholder value. In August, shareholders also rejected a resolution seeking their approval to raise ₹1,000 crore debt, apart from rejecting resolutions to adopt the company’s financial statements multiple times in 2022.

Public shareholders, who collectively own just under 96% of the company, are unhappy with Dish TV's promoters and are seeking an extraordinary general meeting to reconstitute its board. However, promoters holding 4.04% stake have not given in to this demand for over three years now. In the latest instance, the candidatures of independent directors Amit Singhal and Parag Agarawal were rejected by shareholders, voting results disclosed on Thursday showed.

Slightly over 80% of the votes cast were against the resolution to ratify their appointments. In turn, the company appointed Mayank Talwar and Gurinder Singh as independent directors with immediate effect. Chief executive officer and executive director Manoj Dobhal is the third director on the board and the only one to receive