Sanstar AGM approves MD, JMD re-appointments for five-year term
- Sanstar Limited shareholders approved the re-appointment of Gouthamchand Sohanlal Chowdhary as Managing Director for a five-year term ending August 31, 2031
- Sambhav Gautam Chowdhary and Shreyans Gautam Chowdhary were re-appointed as Joint Managing Directors for identical five-year terms effective September 1, 2026
- The AGM regularised Jacques Georges Florent Guglielmi as Nominee Director of Corn Products Development Inc. and appointed Niraj Yogeshbhai Shah as Independent Director for three years
- All nine resolutions passed by requisite majority, including the adoption of FY26 standalone financial statements and auditor re-appointment

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Sanstar Limited has submitted the voting results and consolidated scrutinizer's report for its 44th Annual General Meeting held on September 23, 2026, confirming all 9 resolutions passed by requisite majority. Among the approved items was the re-appointment of M/s. Keyur J. Shah & Associates as Secretarial Auditor for FY27.
Meeting overview
The AGM was convened at 11:30 am through Video Conferencing and Other Audio-Visual Means and concluded at 11:50 am. The record date for reckoning voting rights was September 16, 2026, with a total of 70,446 shareholders on that date. Three promoter and promoter group members and 21 public shareholders attended via video conferencing. Remote e-voting ran from September 19, 2026 (9:00 am) to September 22, 2026 (5:00 pm) on the NSDL platform, with e-voting at the AGM closing at 12:05 pm on September 23, 2026. CS Keyur J. Shah (Membership No. 9559) of Keyur J. Shah & Associates, Company Secretaries, was appointed scrutinizer by the Board at its meeting on August 13, 2026, and issued the consolidated report on September 25, 2026.
Directors attended physically or virtually as detailed below:
| Name | Designation | Mode of attendance |
|---|---|---|
| Gouthamchand Sohanlal Chowdhary | Chairman & Managing Director | Physically |
| Shreyans Gautam Chowdhary | Joint Managing Director | Physically |
| Sambhav Gautam Chowdhary | Joint Managing Director | Physically |
| Atul Agarwal | Independent Director | Virtually |
| Harishkumar Shisupaldas Maheshwary | CFO | Virtually |
| Fagun Harsh Shah | Company Secretary | Virtually |
Resolutions passed
All nine resolutions — eight ordinary and one special — were approved. The table below summarises each resolution and its outcome.
| Resolution | Description | Type | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adoption of audited standalone financial statements for FY26 | Ordinary | Passed |
| 2 | Re-appointment of Shreyans Gautam Chowdhary as director retiring by rotation | Ordinary | Passed |
| 3 | Re-appointment of Gouthamchand Sohanlal Chowdhary as Managing Director | Ordinary | Passed |
| 4 | Re-appointment of Sambhav Gautam Chowdhary as Joint Managing Director | Ordinary | Passed |
| 5 | Re-appointment of Shreyans Gautam Chowdhary as Joint Managing Director | Ordinary | Passed |
| 6 | Appointment of Secretarial Auditor and fixation of remuneration | Ordinary | Passed |
| 7 | Regularisation of Jacques Georges Florent Guglielmi as Nominee Director | Ordinary | Passed |
| 8 | Appointment of Niraj Yogeshbhai Shah as Independent Director | Ordinary | Passed |
| 9 | Approval of remuneration for Chairman & MD and Joint MDs under Section 197 | Special | Passed |
Detailed voting results
The following tables present the category-wise voting data for each resolution as submitted in Annexure A.
Resolution 1: Adoption of standalone financial statements
| Category | Shares held | Valid votes polled | Votes in favour | Votes against | % in favour |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Promoter and promoter group | 128541500 | 128509100 | 128509100 | 0 | 100 |
| Public – institution | 18814910 | 18024996 | 18024996 | - | 100 |
| Public – non institution | 52911997 | 253936 | 253934 | 2 | 99.9992124 |
| Total | 200268407 | 146788032 | 146788030 | 2 | 99.9992124 |
Resolution 2: Re-appointment of Shreyans Gautam Chowdhary (retiring by rotation)
| Category | Shares held | Valid votes polled | Votes in favour | Votes against | % in favour |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Promoter and promoter group | 128541500 | 128509100 | 128509100 | 0 | 100 |
| Public – institution | 18814910 | 18024996 | 18024996 | 0 | 100 |
| Public – non institution | 52911997 | 216136 | 215891 | 245 | 99.88664545 |
| Total | 200268407 | 146750232 | 146749987 | 245 | 99.99983305 |
Resolution 3: Re-appointment of Gouthamchand Sohanlal Chowdhary as Managing Director
| Category | Shares held | Valid votes polled | Votes in favour | Votes against | % in favour |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Promoter and promoter group | 128541500 | 128509100 | 128509100 | 0 | 100 |
| Public – institution | 18814910 | 18024996 | 18024996 | 0 | 100 |
| Public – non institution | 52911997 | 216136 | 214873 | 1263 | 99.4156457 |
| Total | 200268407 | 146750232 | 146748969 | 1263 | 99.99913935 |
Resolution 4: Re-appointment of Sambhav Gautam Chowdhary as Joint Managing Director
| Category | Shares held | Valid votes polled | Votes in favour | Votes against | % in favour |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Promoter and promoter group | 128541500 | 128509100 | 128509100 | 0 | 100 |
| Public – institution | 18814910 | 18024996 | 18024996 | 0 | 100 |
| Public – non institution | 52911997 | 216136 | 215351 | 785 | 99.63680275 |
| Total | 200268407 | 146750232 | 146749447 | 785 | 99.99946508 |
Resolution 5: Re-appointment of Shreyans Gautam Chowdhary as Joint Managing Director
| Category | Shares held | Valid votes polled | Votes in favour | Votes against | % in favour |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Promoter and promoter group | 128541500 | 128509100 | 128509100 | 0 | 100 |
| Public – institution | 18814910 | 18024996 | 18024996 | 0 | 100 |
| Public – non institution | 52911997 | 216136 | 215367 | 769 | 99.6442055 |
| Total | 200268407 | 146750232 | 146749463 | 769 | 99.99947598 |
Resolution 6: Appointment of Secretarial Auditor and remuneration
Resolution 6 approved the re-appointment of M/s. Keyur J. Shah & Associates, Company Secretaries, Ahmedabad, a Peer Reviewed Firm [UID: S2010GJ126800] of Company Secretaries in Practice (Peer Review No. 7577/2026), as the Secretarial Auditor of the Company for a period of one year commencing from April 1, 2026 till March 31, 2027. The firm is accredited by the Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI).
| Category | Shares held | Valid votes polled | Votes in favour | Votes against | % in favour |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Promoter and promoter group | 128541500 | 128509100 | 128509100 | 0 | 100 |
| Public – institution | 18814910 | 18024996 | 18024996 | 0 | 100 |
| Public – non institution | 52911997 | 216136 | 214751 | 1385 | 99.35919976 |
| Total | 200268407 | 146750232 | 146748847 | 1385 | 99.99905622 |
Resolution 7: Regularisation of Jacques Georges Florent Guglielmi as Nominee Director
| Category | Shares held | Valid votes polled | Votes in favour | Votes against | % in favour |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Promoter and promoter group | 128541500 | 128509100 | 128509100 | 0 | 100 |
| Public – institution | 18814910 | 18024996 | 18024996 | 0 | 100 |
| Public – non institution | 52911997 | 216136 | 215305 | 831 | 99.61551986 |
| Total | 200268407 | 146750232 | 146749401 | 831 | 99.99943373 |
Resolution 8: Appointment of Niraj Yogeshbhai Shah as Independent Director
| Category | Shares held | Valid votes polled | Votes in favour | Votes against | % in favour |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Promoter and promoter group | 128541500 | 128509100 | 128509100 | 0 | 100 |
| Public – institution | 18814910 | 18024996 | 18024996 | 0 | 100 |
| Public – non institution | 52911997 | 216136 | 215432 | 704 | 99.67427916 |
| Total | 200268407 | 146750232 | 146749528 | 704 | 99.99952027 |
Resolution 9: Approval of remuneration for Chairman & MD and Joint MDs (special resolution)
Resolution 9 was the sole special resolution on the agenda, covering remuneration payable to Gouthamchand Sohanlal Chowdhary, Sambhav Gautam Chowdhary, and Shreyans Gautam Chowdhary under Section 197 read with Schedule V of the Companies Act, 2013 and Regulation 17(6)(e) of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015. The promoter and promoter group were noted as interested in this resolution.
| Category | Shares held | Valid votes polled | Votes in favour | Votes against | % in favour |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Promoter and promoter group | 128256500 | 96124100 | 96124100 | - | 100% |
| Public – institution | 2156988 | 1908006 | 1908006 | - | 100% |
| Public – non institution | 51830762 | 113552 | 105145 | 8407 | 92.60% |
| Total | 182244250 | 98145658 | 130237251 | 8407 | 99.99% |
Director appointment details
The new disclosures provide specific terms for the re-appointed leadership team and newly regularised directors.
Managing Director and Joint Managing Directors:
- Gouthamchand Sohanlal Chowdhary (DIN: 00196397) has been re-appointed as Managing Director for a further term of five consecutive years, effective September 1, 2026, through August 31, 2031. He is liable to retire by rotation.
- Sambhav Gautam Chowdhary (DIN: 01370802) has been re-appointed as Joint Managing Director for a further term of five consecutive years, effective September 1, 2026, through August 31, 2031. He is liable to retire by rotation.
- Shreyans Gautam Chowdhary (DIN: 01759527) has been re-appointed as Joint Managing Director for a further term of five consecutive years, effective September 1, 2026, through August 31, 2031. He is also re-appointed as a director retiring by rotation under Section 152(6) of the Companies Act, 2013.
Mr. Gouthamchand Sohanlal Chowdhary is the father of Mr. Sambhav Gautam Chowdhary and Mr. Shreyans Gautam Chowdhary, who are brothers.
Nominee Director:
- Jacques Georges Florent Guglielmi (DIN: 10603100), nominee of Corn Products Development Inc., has been regularised as a Nominee Director. Originally appointed by the Board as an Additional Director on June 24, 2026, he holds office not liable to retire by rotation. He serves as Vice President, Asia-Pacific and Global Pharma Beauty & Home at Ingredion Incorporated.
Independent Director:
- Niraj Yogeshbhai Shah (DIN: 06362791) has been appointed as an Independent Director for a first term of three consecutive years. Originally appointed by the Board as an Additional Director on June 24, 2026, he is not liable to retire by rotation. Mr. Shah is an entrepreneur with over two decades of experience in the textile and apparel industry and serves as Managing Director of Rajkrupa Textiles (India) Private Limited.
Compliance and disclosure
The voting results and consolidated scrutinizer's report were submitted to BSE Limited and the National Stock Exchange of India Limited on September 25, 2026, in compliance with Regulation 44(3) of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 and Section 108 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 20 of the Companies (Management and Administration) Rules, 2014. The results are available on the company website at www.sanstar.in and on the NSDL e-voting portal at www.evoting.nsdl.com .
Historical Stock Returns for Sanstar
| 1 Day | 5 Days | 1 Month | 6 Months | 1 Year | 5 Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +0.55% | -3.88% | -13.17% | +14.28% | +6.97% | -14.88% |
How will the five-year leadership continuity for the Chowdhary family influence Sanstar's long-term strategic direction and capital allocation plans?
What specific synergies or market expansion opportunities are expected from the regularisation of Jacques Georges Florent Guglielmi as a nominee director for Ingredion Incorporated?
Given the 92.6% support from non-institutional public shareholders for the special resolution on executive remuneration, is there a risk of increased shareholder activism regarding pay structures in future cycles?


































