{"id":1247318,"date":"2023-07-07T09:09:52","date_gmt":"2023-07-07T03:39:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/?p=1247318"},"modified":"2023-07-07T09:10:28","modified_gmt":"2023-07-07T03:40:28","slug":"byjus-shareholders-want-founder-ceo-byju-raveendran-to-leave-company-find-out-why","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/byjus-shareholders-want-founder-ceo-byju-raveendran-to-leave-company-find-out-why\/","title":{"rendered":"Byju&#8217;s Shareholders Want Founder\/CEO Byju Raveendran To Leave Company! 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Ravishankar representing Peak XV (formerly Sequoia India), Vivian Vu, representing Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, and Russell Dreisenstock, representing Prosus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Post exit only Raveendran, his wife Divya Gokulnath, and brother Riju Raveendran remained&nbsp; as board members.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Byju&#8217;s denies CEO ouster talks<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Byju&#8217;s denied there was any discussion about the CEO stepping aside.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cByju&#8217;s had a very constructive EGM with its 75-plus shareholders on Tuesday morning.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All questions were answered with complete transparency.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There was absolutely no discussion on the change of the CEO.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The discussion points revolved around the early closure of the audit, board reconstitution, process strengthening, and the Aakash IPO&#8221;, it said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Questions over funds use<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Investors of Think &amp; Learn Pvt. Ltd, which operates Byju\u2019s demanded answers as to how the company has utilized the funds raised in a $1.2 billion TLB in 2021 since they have not been getting monthly management information system (MIS) reports from the company.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A person close to Raveendran said, \u201cThe capital (raised via TLB) is there and is meant to be used for acquisitions. Further details cannot be disclosed at the moment, and this has been conveyed to the bondholders and shareholders.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe company did not provide any MIS to its investors. That has also been one of the key contentions,&#8221; the person added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>No decision made<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The second person among those who left the company said some of the shareholders suggested that Raveendran step down from the board till there is clarity on its financials<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe demand was made for him to step away till the time the dust settles down on the court cases and there is clarity on the financials for the last two years (FY22 and FY23).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, since not all investors supported that idea and since the family also holds a significant stake, the decision could <a href=\"https:\/\/www-livemint-com.cdn.ampproject.org\/c\/s\/www.livemint.com\/companies\/news\/byjus-shareholders-clamour-for-clarity-on-funds-at-egm\/amp-11688580963513.html\">not <\/a>be made,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Concerned shareholders interrogated the founders and the management of edtech giant Byju\u2019s at an extraordinary general meeting (EGM). 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