BSE Appoints First Independent Woman Director JayshreeVyas To board

• BSE, formerly known as the Bombay Stock Exchange, has appointed its first independent woman director JayshreeVyas.
• Vyas is a professionally-qualified chartered accountant, working as the managing director of Shree MahilaSewaSahakari Bank, Ahmedabad, since 1986.
• The Companies Act of 2013mandates a certain class of companies to have at least one woman director on board. Sebi, in compliance with the Companies Act 2013, made it compulsory to have at least one woman on board from October 2014.
• BSE MD & CEO: AshishkumarChauhan