ICSI elects its New President and Vice President for the year 2026

New Delhi: CS Pawan G Chandak elected as the President and CS Dwarakanath Chennur elected as the Vice President of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) for the year 2026 w.e.f. 19 January 2026. CS Pawan G Chandak, President, The ICSI CS Pawan G Chandak is a qualified Company Secretary with specialisation in Labour Laws and Labour welfare. He is the founder partner of M/s KPRC & Associates with footprints all over India.

He has varied experience in the fields of Corporate Law, Foreign Exchange Law, Industrial Law, Legal Metrology, Secretarial Audit, Arbitration matters, SEZ, STPI, EOUs and DOT. He has worked with large corporate houses and MNCs in the capacity of Independent Director and Advisor and has a deep understanding of the challenges and issues surrounding his areas of expertise, which include handling and advising on corporate legal matters, deal structuring and acquisitions. CS Pawan G Chandak has been serving the ICSI in different capacities for the last many years.

He served as the Vice President of the ICSI for the year 2025. Before being elected to the Central Council of ICSI for the term 2023-2026, CS Pawan G Chandak was elected to the Western India Regional Council (WIRC) of ICSI for the term 2019-2022 and served as Secretary of the Region in 2019, Vice-Chairman in 2020 and Chairman of WIRC ICSI in 2021.

Prior to that, he served as the Chairman of the Pune Chapter of WIRC of ICSI in 2012 and 2017. He is a hands-on leader with a proven track record of over 20 years in guiding organisations in corporate and allied laws, managing risks, rolling out new systems and improving operational efficiency and effectiveness. CS Dwarakanath Chennur, Vice President, The ICSI CS Dwarakanath Chennur, a Fellow Member of the ICSI, is a B.Com. Graduated from Sri Venkateswara University, and LLB-Special from Gulbarga University. He is also an Insolvency Professional and an empanelled Social Auditor.

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ICSI President with labour law expertise

Having started his career as a Company Secretary in the year 1992, he worked for different Companies for nearly 10 years before taking up practice in the year 2002. Presently, he renders services to various private & public companies, including listed and subsidiary of foreign companies, under the Companies Act, FEMA, RBI Regulations, and SEBI Regulations. His area of expertise includes Corporate Laws andthe Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016.

CS Dwarakanath Chennur has served the ICSI as Chairman of the Regulations & Elections Reforms Committee in the year 2025, the PCS Committee in the year 2024 and the Peer Review Committee in the year 2023. Before being elected to the Central Council of the ICSI for the term 2023-2026, he was a Member of the Secretarial Standards Board, ICSI for the years 2019 & 2020. Prior to that, he served the Southern India Regional Council (SIRC) of the ICSI for the term 2011-2014 and was the Chairman of the SIRC of ICSI in 2013.

He was elected to the Managing Committee of Bangalore Chapter of ICSI for two consecutive terms in 2004-2006 and 2007-2010, and served as the Chairman, Bangalore Chapter for the year 2008. He has also been conferred the title “VIDYA VIKAS”, recognising his excellent service in the field of education by D.G. Shetty Educational Society, Dharwad, in the year 2014.

About ICSI The Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) is a premier professional body set up under an Act of Parliament, i.e., the Company Secretaries Act, 1980, for the regulation and development of the profession of Company Secretaries in India. It functions under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Government of India.

The Institute, being a proactive body, focuses on top-quality education for students of the Company Secretaries Course and sets the best quality standards for CS members. The Institute has over 78,000 members and about 2.5 lakh students on its rolls.