Mr. Sajjan Jindal
Chairman & Managing Director
An accomplished Business Leader and a second generation entrepreneur, Mr. Sajjan Jindal had the foresight to lead the Steel industry and JSW in particular on a transformational journey, contributing significantly to India’s growth philosophy.
A mechanical engineer, Mr. Jindal led the JSW Group through some of its most exciting phases, including JSW Steel and JSW Energy going public in 1995 and 2009-10, respectively. Today, the Group takes pride in expanding the business landscape across Infrastructure, Sports and Cement, with the Group’s revenues over USD 13 billion for the year ended March 31, 2018.
A firm believer of the ‘Make in India’ philosophy, Mr. Jindal has been awarded at global platforms for his contribution and commendable work. He has been recently awarded the JRD Tata Award 2017 for ‘Excellence in Corporate Leadership in Metallurgical industry.’ He was also awarded the ‘2014 National Metallurgist Award: Industry’ instituted by the Ministry of Steel, Government of India. His keenness to give back to the society and a desire to improve the ‘lives of individuals’, led to the existence of JSW Foundation which is committed to provide the means to empower individuals to bridge the socio-economic divide and contribute to the creation of a more equitable and sustainable community.
The Foundation is proud to have touched the lives of over 1 million people by providing them with opportunities for a bright and sustainable future.
A renowned and respected practitioner of sustainable business practices, Mr. Jindal is a noted member of the Executive Committee of the World Steel Association (WSA), President of Indian Steel Association (ISA) as well as the former President of the Institute of Steel Development & Growth (INSDAG). He is also a Council member of the Indian Institute of Metals.
Mr. Prashant Jain
Joint Managing Director & CEO
Mr. Jain is a Mechanical Engineer with more than 26 years of rich experience in Operations, Projects Execution and Management, Corporate Strategy and Policy Advocacy. He is a persuasive professional with strong technocommercial acumen and a proven proficiency in executing key business initiatives and strategies. Some of his notable achievements with the JSW Group include steering the strategic collaboration with JFE, raising over USD 1 billion Investment in JSW Steel Limited and helping JSW Steel in the acquisition of Ispat Industries Limited (now JSW Steel Dolvi Unit). Prior to being appointed in the current role, he was responsible for developing corporate strategy, forging joint Ventures, M&A, overseeing corporate affairs, information technology and investor relations for The JSW Group.
Mr. Jyoti Kumar Agarwal
Director – Finance
Mr. Agarwal is a Chartered Accountant, Master of Business Administration (MBA) from IIM, Calcutta, and a Chartered Financial Analyst. Mr. Agarwal has over 17 years of rich and varied professional experience across corporate finance, asset management, investment banking, treasury and foreign exchange management, having worked with reputed Indian and multinational corporations. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Agarwal was Vice President (Finance) with JSW Steel Limited.
Mr. Nirmal Kumar Jain
Non-Executive Director
Mr. Jain holds a Bachelor’s degree in Commerce and is a Fellow Member of The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and The Institute of Company Secretaries of India. He has over 44 years of experience in diverse areas including that of mergers and acquisitions, finance, legal, capital structuring etc.
Mr. Jain, who joined JSW Group in 1992, has held positions of increasing responsibilities in the Group. He was the Executive Vice Chairman of JSW Energy Limited till his retirement on 31st August, 2013, while continuing as a Director. He is also the Director/Chairman of other JSW Group Companies.
Mr. Jain has contributed tremendously in many areas, including leading the JSW Group in its new ventures in Energy, Infrastructure, Cement, apart from leading various successful assignments for Steel business. His deep knowledge and astute eye for all aspects of the business have helped establish JSW as a still-rapidly-growing diversified conglomerate.
Mr. Jain is associated with several social & cultural organisations.
Ms. Tanvi Shete
Non-Executive Director
Ms. Shete is a graduate from New York University with a degree in economics. She has been a Teach for India Fellow, having done a two-year fellowship programme teaching underprivileged children in Mumbai. She has also worked at Akanksha Foundation which is a non-profit organisation with a mission to provide children from low-income communities with a high-quality education, enabling them to maximise their potential and transform their lives.
Ms. Shete is actively involved with the JSW Foundation and is the Managing Trustee of the Jindal Education Trust looking after all the education initiatives including 8 JSW managed schools.
Mr. Chandan Bhattacharya
Independent Director
Mr. Bhattacharya is an arts graduate from Calcutta University and also a Certified Associate of Indian Institute of Bankers (CAIIB).
Mr. Bhattacharya is the former Managing Director of State Bank of India. He was the Chairman of Finance and Banking Committee of the Indian Merchants’ Chamber, Mumbai. He has also served as a Member of Securities Appellate Tribunal (SAT) for 2 years. Thereafter he worked with international banking giants like Societe Generale, the French banking group, and Rabo Bank, the Dutch banking group, as advisor for India and South Asia operations. Concurrently, he worked with McKinsey & Co. for 7 years as advisor for financial sector practices in India and South Asia.
Mr. Bhattacharya has a wide experience of 5 decades in banking and financial sector in India.
He is also on the Board of other reputed companies.
Ms. Shailaja Chandra
Independent Director
Ms. Chandra, an M.Sc in Economics from UK, was a member of the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) and a career civil servant having held assignments in the Ministries of Defence, Power and Health besides having experience of working in three Indian States and Union Territories. She distinguished herself as Delhi’s only woman Chief Secretary under whose administrative leadership, privatisation of power distribution in Delhi and introduction of the largest fleet of CNG run buses in the world, was successfully co-ordinated.
Ms. Chandra has been awarded two academic fellowships by the Institute of Advanced Studies, Nantes, France and by the Shiv Nadar University. She is a prolific writer and a Public Policy commentator in national newspapers and on television.
Ms. Sheila Sangwan
Independent Director
Ms. Sangwan was a member of the Indian Revenue Service (Customs and Central Excise) and former member (Central Board of Excise & Customs), Ex-officio Special Secretary, Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance. She has had a distinguished career spanning 37 years in government service with diverse exposure ranging across tax administration, policy formulation, implementation, general administration and finance.
Ms. Sangwan is the recipient of ’Presidential Award’ for Specially Distinguished Record of Service.
Mr. Rakesh Nath
Independent Director
Mr. Nath has over 4 decades of varied experience in the Power sector. He was the Technical Member of the Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (APTEL); Chairperson, Central Electricity Authority and Ex-Officio Secretary to Government of India; and Whole-time Director of Power Trading Corporation. He has also been Chairman, Bhakra Beas Management Board and Member Secretary of Northern and Western Regional Electricity Boards.
Mr. Sattiraju Seshagiri Rao
Independent Director
Mr. Rao holds a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering and a Master’s degree in Business Administration. He has over 45 years of vast experience in professionally managed, state owned, joint venture with multi-national and private sector power companies in areas of power generation, EHV transmission and power systems. Mr. Rao was the first JMD & CEO of the Company having served for 15 years. Mr. Rao is also on the Board of Directors of other reputed companies.
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