Limaye to quit COA on July 14
London: Veteran banker Vikram Limaye will quit the Committee of Administrators for the BCCI on July 14 to take over as the managing director and CEO of National Stock Exchange. Former CAG Vinod Rai, who is head of the COA, said that Limaye will hold his position till July 14, when the Supreme Court reopens, after which he will have to step down for his new assignment at the NSE. The Securities and Exchange Board of India has cleared Limaye’s appointment as head of the NSE provided he gives up his role in the COA. With Limaye’s departure, the COA will shrink from being a four-member panel to a two-member panel. Historian Ramachandra Guha was the first to quit the panel, alleging that it had not done enough to implement the Lodha Committee reforms mandated by the Supreme Court. “Vikram is very much a part of the COA as of now. Obviously, once the Supreme Court reopens on July 14, he will have to relinquish his role in the COA since he will be heading the NSE. Till July 14, he is a part of the COA. After that, he will appeal to the Supreme Court to be relieved from his duties,” Rai said. The SEBI, in a recent media release, stated: “Sebi has approved the appointment of Mr Vikram Limaye as the MD and CEO of the National Stock Exchange of India limited, subject interalia to his being relieved from his BCCI assignment. The appointment will take effect from the date of joining.” Replacements for Guha and Limaye will have to be decided by the Supreme Court.