Mrs. Savitri Devi Jindal
Chairperson Emeritus
Mrs. Savitri Devi Jindal
Chairperson Emeritus
Mrs. Savitri Devi Jindal had been on the Board of the Company since May 2005 upto October 2011. She is a Member of the Legislative Assembly and a great visionary, renowned industrialist and a patriarch of the O.P.Jindal Group. They appointed her as Chairperson Emeritus of the Company w.e.f 21.10.2011 upon her cessation as Director & Chairperson of the Company.
Mr. Sajjan Jindal
Chairman & Managing Director, Non-Independent Executive Director
Mr. Sajjan Jindal
Chairman & Managing Director, Non-Independent Executive Director
Mr. Jindal holds a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from the Bangalore University. He is also the principal promoter of the Company. Mr. Jindal’s dedication to the cause of a self-reliant India is reflected in the technological innovations that define and set apart each JSW company. Under his leadership, JSW Group over the years has expanded in other core sectors of the economy, such as Steel, Power, infrastructure building and Cement. Today, the JSW Group runs some of the most energy efficient and eco-friendly manufacturing facilities in the country. Mr. Jindal also serves as council member of the Indian Institute of Metals and is also a member of the Executive Committee and Chairman of the Sustainability Committee of World Steel Association, as well as the former President of Institute of Steel Development and Growth.. In 2007, he was named the Ernst and Young ‘Entrepreneur of the Year’ in the manufacturing category. In 2009, he was honoured with the Willy Korf Ken Iverson Steel Vision Award by the American Metal Market & World Steel Dynamics.
Mr. Jayant Acharya
Jt. Managing Director & CEO
Mr. Jayant Acharya
Jt. Managing Director & CEO
Mr. Jayant Acharya, Jt. Managing Director & CEO, started his career with SAIL (Steel authority of India) in the year 1986 and then worked with renowned Indian Business Groups in various Capacities until he joined JSW Steel in 1999. With over three decades of industry experience in the Metals and Mining sector, Mr. Acharya has played a pivotal role in the growth of JSW Steel. He has led various key transformations in Sales & Marketing., IT transformation, Digitalization efforts and focus on Sustainability and environmental measures. Under his stewardship several key transformations have taken place within JSW Steel in the areas of Organized steel retailing, Development of Critical and Advanced Grade of Steels for Automotive, Long-term supply contracting etc. He has also spearheaded New Product Development initiatives and has been able to create a substantial market presence for JSW Steel for Alloy Steel Rounds and Bars, Electrical Steel, Tin Plates etc. In line with the Company’s strategic focus of expanding in key geographies and strengthening its global footprint, Mr. Acharya has successfully managed overseas acquisitions in the USA and Italy for JSW Steel and has also secured coal and iron ore mines through auctions. Mr. Jayant Acharya holds a Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering, a Master's degree in Physics from BITS (Birla Institute of Technology, Pilani, India), and an MBA degree.
Mr. Gajraj Singh Rathore
Chief Operating Officer
Mr. Gajraj Singh Rathore
Chief Operating Officer
Mr. Gajraj Singh Rathore is the Chief Operating Officer for JSW Steel. He brings with him over 35 years of steel industry experience with expertise on large scale transformation & digitalization. He has been associated with JSW Steel for about 27 years and has championed multiple strategic priorities such as leading the Steel making and Mills at the Vijayanagar plant as Executive Vice President, Operations and successfully overseeing the expansion and capacity utilization of the Dolvi plant as its President.
Mr. Hiroyuki Ogawa
Nominee Director, JFE Steel Corpn, Japan
Mr. Hiroyuki Ogawa
Nominee Director, JFE Steel Corpn, Japan
Mr. Hiroyuki Ogawa holds a Master’s Degree in Engineering from the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo. He also holds a Master’s Degree in Science (Management of Technology) from MIT and a Master’s Degree in Science (Engineering Management) from Stanford University.
Mr. Hiroyuki Ogawa is Member of the Board and Executive Vice President in charge of Global Business Development Division, Slag Business Planning Division, Steel Research Laboratory, IT Innovation Leading Dept., Cyber Security Management Dept., Business Process Innovation Team, Data Science Project Dept., Intellectual Property Dept., and Quality Assurance Dept. Prior to his positions at JFE Steel’s head office, he was Vice President, General Superintendent, West Japan Works, Fukuyama, Assistant General Superintendent, West Japan Works- Kurashiki. He joined Kawasaki Steel Corporation in 1985.
Dr. M.R.Ravi, IAS
Nominee Director, KSIIDC
Dr. M.R.Ravi, IAS
Nominee Director, KSIIDC
Dr. M.R. Ravi, IAS, belongs to 2012 batch of Indian Administration Service. Academically, he holds a Master’s degree in M.A (History), M.A (English, Gold Medalist) in Journalism and Ph.D in History from University of Mysore. He served as Commissioner, Mysore City Corporation, CMC, Shivamogga and Additional Regional Commissioner, Mysore and as MD, KSTDC, Bengaluru as IAS Officer. He has also worked as Private Secretary to Hon’ble Minister for Higher Education, Government of Karnataka. He was CEO, Zilla Panchayath, Mangalore, Commissioner for Textile Development & Director Handlooms, Bengaluru and Deputy Commissioner & District Magistrate, Chamarajanagar District. As CEO, Zilla Panchayath, Dakshina Kannada, he won two national awards for Swacha Bharath during 2018. Further, he was also awarded Best Election Officer from Election
Mr. Haigreve Khaitan
Independent Non-Executive Director
Mr. Haigreve Khaitan
Independent Non-Executive Director
Mr. Haigreve Khaitan, LLB is a Partner at Khaitan & Co since 1995 and heads the Firm's M&A and Private Equity practice. Haigreve started his career in Litigation and then moved on to specialize in Corporate Law. Mr. Haigreve Khaitan has rich experience in all aspects of Mergers & Acquisitions- due diligence, structuring, documentation involving listed companies, cross border transactions, medium and small businesses etc., in restructuring – such as advice and documentation involving creditors restructuring, sick companies, de-mergers spin-offs, sale of assets etc and Foreign Investment, Joint Ventures and Foreign Collaborations. He advises a range of large Indian Conglomerates and multinational clients in various business sectors including infrastructure, power, telecom, automobiles, steel, software and information technology, retail etc.
Mr. Seturaman Mahalingam
Independent Non-Executive Director
Mr. Seturaman Mahalingam
Independent Non-Executive Director
Mr. Seturaman Mahalingam, a chartered accountant by qualification, began his career as an IT consultant and thereafter played a major role in marketing Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) services across the globe, developing processes and creating large software development centres for the Company. He has held key positions such as Executive Director and Chief Financial Officer of TCS. Mr. Mahalingam retired from TCS in February 2013 after serving the company for over 42 years. Prior to becoming the Chief Financial Officer in February 2003, Mr.Mahalingam has managed many of the key functions in TCS including Marketing, Operations, Education and Training as well as Human Resources. He managed the company’s operations in London and New York in the early days of TCS’ global journey. Mr.Mahalingam has also been the President of Computer Society of India, The former Chairman of the Southern Region of Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), He was also the President of the Institute of Management Consultants of India. Mr. Mahalingam is the Chairman of CII National Council Task Force on Sector Skills Councils & Employment and was a member of the Tax Administration Reform Commission(TARC) set up by the Government of India under the chairmanship of Dr. Parthasarathi Shome. Mr.Mahalingam was chosen as the best ‘CFO” in various years by Business Today, International Market Assessment (IMA), CNBC TV18, CFO Innovation, Finance Asia and Institutional Investors. In 2012, Treasury & Risk, a US based magazine named him as one of the 16 globally most influential CFOs.
Mrs. Nirupama Rao
Independent Non-Executive Director
Mrs. Nirupama Rao
Independent Non-Executive Director
Mrs. Nirupama Rao, is a retired Indian Diplomat, Foreign Secretary and Ambassador. She was educated in India and joined the Indian Foreign Service in 1973. During her four-decade-long diplomatic career, she held several important assignments. Mrs. Nirupama Rao was India’s first woman spokesperson in the Ministry of External Affairs, New Delhi, the first woman high commissioner to Sri Lanka and the first Indian Woman ambassador to the People’s Republic of China. She served as India’s Foreign Secretary from 2009-2011. At the end of that term, she was appointed India’s Ambassador to the United States where she served for a term of two years from 2011-2013.
Ms. Fiona Jane Mary Paulus
Independent Non-Executive Director
Ms. Fiona Jane Mary Paulus
Independent Non-Executive Director
Fiona has 37 years extensive operational leadership and investment banking career at top ranked global banks. She has since built a career as a Non-Executive Director with two active Board roles, one with a FTSE 250 company. She has advised Boards & top managements of FTSE 100 companies, multinationals, private equity & infrastructure funds on major strategic initiatives including M&A; all types of bank financing; debt & equity capital market transactions; as well as risk management solutions. She has executed transactions in multiple jurisdictions and has over 15 years of global risk management leadership experience.
Mr. Marcel Fasswald
Independent Non-Executive Director
Mr. Marcel Fasswald
Independent Non-Executive Director
Mr. Marcel Fasswald began his career in 1995 as a design and execution engineer at Mannesmann Demag Hüttentechnik, which was later integrated into SMS group in 1999. Mr. Marcel Fasswald was since then associated with the Plant Engineering Company SMS group, where he was a member of the Managing Board acting as Chief Technology Officer and Chief Operating Officer. Before being appointed to the Managing Board at SMS in 2015, he was Technical Director and Head of Engineering and for six years the CEO and Managing Director of SMS group in India. As a qualified engineer he brings international experience from several management positions in plant engineering at SMS.He was also the Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Thyssenkrupp Industrial Solutions AG from April, 2018 to September 2018 and the CEO from October 2018 to October 2019.Mr. Marcel Fasswald is a man with excellent knowledge of the plant engineering business. His operational expertise and international experience will be of immense benefit to JSW Steel.
