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Protecting What You've Built.

Enabling What Comes Next.

Premium governance, ESG, risk advisory, and DPDPA consulting for founder-led and family businesses. Trusted by India's growth companies.

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About Proton Governance

Proton Governance Group is India's trusted partner for corporate governance and regulatory compliance. We work with founder-led businesses, family enterprises, and PE-backed companies to build institutional governance structures.

Our Mission

Protect what entrepreneurs have built while enabling sustainable growth through professional governance frameworks that stand up to institutional scrutiny.

Credentials & Recognition

IICA

Registered Independent Director

DPO

External Appointment Ready

MSME

Govt. Certified

Published

Governance Research

MEET THE FOUNDER

Governance built from experience.

A leadership perspective shaped by corporate HR, entrepreneurship and board-level governance.

Gurkaran Singh
FOUNDER & PRINCIPAL ADVISOR

Proton Governance Group

Gurkaran Singh

IICA Registered Independent Director•MCA Databank Enrolled

Helping founder-led and family businesses build governance structures that are designed to outlast their founders.

Leadership Philosophy

Governance that works in practice

Gurkaran Singh founded Proton Governance Group to help India's founder-led and family businesses build governance structures that let them outlast their founders — boards that function in substance, not just on paper.

His path into governance advisory was built across three domains: corporate HR leadership, entrepreneurship in real estate, and formal board governance certification.

“Good governance isn't about having a board. It's about making it work.”

Connect

Email

gurkaransingh@protongovernancegroup.com

Phone

+91 79866 47343

LinkedIn

Credentials

Experience backed by expertise.

01

IICA Registered Independent Director

Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs · MCA Databank Enrolled

02

MBA · Human Resources & Operations

Bharati Vidyapeeth

03

MS · Biological Sciences

Indian Institute of Science Education and Research · Mohali

The Journey

From leadership to governance.

01

Corporate HR Leadership

Head of Human Resources in manufacturing for close to four years, working closely with leadership teams on organisational structure and decision-making processes.

02

Entrepreneurship in Real Estate

Direct experience as Managing Director at Realty21 Clinic, providing insider view of founder-led businesses and governance challenges.

03

Formal Board Governance

IICA Registered Independent Director with expertise in board-level oversight and corporate governance frameworks.

OUR PURPOSE

Vision & Mission

Guiding India's founder-led businesses toward sustainable governance

Vision

India has produced extraordinary entrepreneurs. Proton Governance Group exists because the next stage of India's economic growth won't be built only by founders who create companies — it will be built by institution builders who make their companies outlast them.

Our vision is to become central India's most trusted governance partner for founder-led and family businesses making that transition.

Mission

To help founder-led and family businesses in India build governance structures that protect what they've built and enable what comes next — replacing informal, founder-dependent decision-making with boards, frameworks, and processes that function in substance, not just on paper.

Protecting What You've Built. Enabling What Comes Next.

What We Believe

Core principles that guide every engagement

Compliance vs. Governance

Compliance gets you through the inspection. Governance gets you through the crisis. The two are not the same, and businesses that treat them as interchangeable discover the difference at the worst possible time.

Scale with Growth

Governance should scale with the business, not arrive fully-formed only once a regulator, lender, or investor demands it.

Proactive Risk Management

Every board should be able to answer hard questions about risk, dependency, and succession before those questions are forced on them.

Data Protection at Board Level

Data protection is now a board-level governance responsibility, not a back-office IT function — DPDPA 2023 made this formal, and boards need to treat it that way.

14 FOCUSED ADVISORY SERVICES

Governance, ESG, and Risk Advisory

Led personally by Founder Gurkaran Singh. Most clients start with a Governance Health Check or a DPDPA readiness conversation.

Board & Governance Advisory

Governance Health Check

Diagnostic across 9 governance dimensions, including DPDPA readiness.

Board Advisory

Strategic counsel on structure, decision rights, and effectiveness.

Board Performance Framework

Evaluate and strengthen how your board actually functions.

Compliance Mapping

A clear map of regulatory obligations, cross-checked against filings.

Governance Workshops

Practical sessions on governance fundamentals and new obligations.

ESG & Risk

ESG Framework & BRSR

ESG frameworks and BRSR reports aligned to SEBI requirements.

Risk Register & ERM

Identify, document, and embed risk ownership org-wide.

POSH Compliance Setup

End-to-end POSH setup, from policy to Internal Committee.

Independent Director & DPO

Independent Director

Board-level credibility for lenders, investors, and regulators.

External DPO Retainer

Ongoing DPO services under DPDPA 2023 via a registered director.

DPDPA Governance Framework

Board-level oversight built for DPDPA 2023 requirements.

Specialised Frameworks

Family Business Governance

Separate ownership, management, and governance as you scale.

Investor Readiness

Governance prep for institutional investment or IPO.

Monthly Retainer

Continuous, retainer-based governance support.

Every engagement starts with a scoping conversation to identify what's relevant to you.

Industries We Serve

Governance expertise across diverse sectors

Manufacturing & Exporters

Compliance frameworks for manufacturing and export-focused businesses.

NBFCs & Financial Services

Regulatory governance for non-banking and fintech enterprises.

Family Businesses

Succession planning and family governance structures.

Pre-PE & Fundraise-Ready

Institutional readiness and investor governance expectations.

Real Estate Developers

Project governance and stakeholder management frameworks.

Healthcare & Pharma

Regulatory and compliance governance for regulated sectors.

Technology Companies

Data governance and cyber risk frameworks for tech firms.

Agribusiness & Food

Supply chain governance and sustainability frameworks.

DPDPA is not an IT problem.

It is a Board Governance problem.

Penalty up to ₹250 Crore

DPDPA Board Governance Framework

Comprehensive board-level governance structure for data protection compliance and risk mitigation.

External DPO Retainer

Dedicated Data Protection Officer providing ongoing compliance advisory and organizational support.

Don't wait for regulatory scrutiny. Proactive governance protection starts with your board.

Our Process

From discovery to excellence in governance

Week 1: Discovery Conversation

We understand your business, challenges, and governance goals.

Weeks 1-6: Governance Health Check

Comprehensive assessment of current governance maturity.

Weeks 2-12: Framework Implementation

Build and implement customized governance structures.

Ongoing: Partnership Support

Continuous advisory and governance excellence.

What Our Clients Say

Trusted by India's leading entrepreneurs and businesses

Rajesh Kumar

"When we first approached Proton Governance, our board meetings were unstructured and compliance was reactive rather than proactive. Their framework didn't just introduce policies on paper — they walked our leadership team through every stage of implementation, from risk committees to reporting cadences. Within two quarters, institutional investors who had previously hesitated began actively engaging with us, citing our governance maturity as a key factor."

Rajesh Kumar

Founder & CEO

TechVentures India

Frequently Asked Questions

Get answers to common governance questions

We combine board-level governance advisory with DPDPA compliance and External DPO services in a single practice — a pairing that isn't commonly offered together in central India. Every engagement is led personally by our founder, an IICA Registered Independent Director, rather than handed off to junior staff.
The Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs (IICA) maintains the official databank of individuals qualified to serve as Independent Directors on Indian company boards, as mandated under the Companies Act. Being IICA Registered means our founder is formally recognised and enrolled to take up such board appointments.
Yes. Under DPDPA 2023, IICA Registered Independent Directors are qualified to serve as External Data Protection Officer without needing a separate certification. This lets us offer combined board governance and data protection oversight through a single appointment — reducing coordination overhead for your business.
A structured review across 9 governance dimensions — including DPDPA readiness — that flags gaps before a regulator, lender, or investor does. Takes about 5-6 weeks and provides actionable recommendations for improvement.
DPDPA 2023 applies broadly to any organisation that processes personal data of individuals in India, regardless of sector. If you collect customer, employee, or user data digitally, it likely applies. We can assess your specific obligations during a scoping conversation.
RBI's Scale Based Regulation requires NBFCs (particularly Middle Layer and above) to demonstrate board-level governance substance, not just structure. Most NBFCs have built the structure — committees, policies, filings — but haven't built the substance behind it. A Governance Health Check is usually the right starting point.
No — our services are structured for founder-led and family businesses of varying sizes, from SMEs to pre-IPO companies to established NBFCs. Services like Compliance Mapping and Governance Health Check are scoped to fit smaller organisations as well as larger ones.
You receive a structured report identifying governance gaps and red flags, along with recommendations. Many clients move into a specific follow-on service — Board Advisory, DPDPA Framework, or a Monthly Governance Retainer — based on what the assessment finds.
Both. Several of our services — Board Advisory, Monthly Governance Retainer, and External DPO Retainer — are structured as ongoing engagements, while others like Compliance Mapping or the Governance Health Check are project-based with a defined timeline.
Reach out via contact@protongovernancegroup.com or +91-7986647343 to schedule a scoping conversation. We'll discuss your business, identify the relevant service(s), and outline next steps and fees from there.