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Grand Foundry Ltd's board underwent a sweeping reset on 5 January 2026, with six directors resigning on the same day and eight new faces being appointed. The resignations included the CEO (Mr. Ashish Kumar), the CFO (Ms. Shivani Jain), and three independent directors (Mr. Rajat Kasliwal, Mr. Rahul Bhardwaj, Mr. Rahul Sharma), along with one non-executive director (Ms. Shefali Kesarwani). On the appointment side, Mr. Gaurav Goyal was named Managing Director, Mr. Rakesh Kumar Bansal joined as Executive Director, and Mr. Saurabh Goyal as Non-Executive Director — all three are related (the Goyal brothers and their maternal uncle), signalling a significant family/promoter influence on the new board. Three new independent directors, a new CFO (Mr. Nitin Gupta), and a new Company Secretary (Ms. Sonia Arora) were also inducted. Additionally, the registered office was shifted from Andheri East to Bandra East, Mumbai, and the Delhi records office was relocated from Connaught Place to Moti Nagar.
Such a large-scale, single-day board overhaul — including the exit of the CEO, CFO, and all three independent directors — is unusual and may raise governance red flags for shareholders. The entry of a closely related family group (two brothers and their uncle) into top executive and board roles points to a likely change in promoter control or ownership, which investors should monitor closely for related-party transaction risks and any open offer triggers.