Angel One Appoints Meenal Maheshwari As Group General Counsel

Indian stockbroker Angel One Ltd. appointed Meenal Maheshwari Shah as group general counsel.

Most recently, she served as group legal director and data protection officer at Singapore-based data protection firm LemmaTree, the Mumbai-based brokerage and trading platform said in a statement.

Maheshwari, an alumnus of Pune's ILS Law College from the 2010 batch, started her career with the law firm Khaitan & Co. as an associate. Subsequently, she also joined the chambers of Snehal Shah as counsel.

Maheshwari has also worked with the private equity investment arm of Bennett, Coleman & Company Ltd., Brand Capital India as senior legal counsel. In August 2018, she joined Essar Group as lead legal counsel for global transactions, contracts & privacy practice.

Angel One Chairman and Managing Director Dinesh Thakkar said Maheshwari’s addition to its team signifies a strategic move to fortify the group’s legal capabilities and uphold the highest standards of compliance.

“With her extensive leadership in the legal field, we are confident that Meenal will play a pivotal role in navigating the intricacies of the evolving regulatory landscape,” he added.

Angel One, listed on the stock exchanges, is one of India’s leading retail full-service broking houses with over two crore clients, according to its website. The company offers a wide range of services, including online trading and investing, advisory, margin trading facility, algorithmic trading and smart orders, it said.

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