Board of Directors

Mr. Sajjan Jindal
Chairman & Managing Director

An accomplished business leader and a second generation entrepreneur, Mr. 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 by qualification, he has 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 at US$ 11 billion.

Mr. Seshagiri Rao MVS
Joint Managing Director & Group CFO

Mr. Rao joined JSW Group in 1997. Since then, he has played a strong role in the growth strategies of the Company. In his present capacities, Mr. Rao is responsible for the overall operations of the JSW Steel, including strategic formulations related to business development, expansion, joint ventures, mergers, acquisitions and cost management.

Dr. Vinod Nowal
Dy. Managing Director

Dr. Nowal has been a part of the JSW Group for almost three decades, since he joined Jindal Iron and Steel Co. (JISCO) as the works manager in 1984 in Tarapur. He spearheaded the Company’s capacity expansion from 4 MTPA to 10 MTPA in a short time. Dr. Nowal holds an MBA degree and a Doctorate in Inventory Management.

Mr. Jayant Acharya
Director (Commercial & Marketing)

Mr. Acharya joined the JSW Group in 1999 and has 29 years of experience in the steel industry. During his tenure, he has steered the organisation’s sales growth from 0.8 MT to over 12 MT today. He conceptualised JSW Shoppe, pioneering a franchise based branded retail distribution network in the steel industry. Mr. Acharya is a Chemical Engineer with a master’s degree in physics and an MBA in marketing from Indore University.

Mr. Kannan Vijayaraghavan
Non-Executive Independent Director

Mr. Vijayaraghavan is a fellow member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI), a Certified Management Consultant, and a fellow of the Institute of Management Consultants. He is the Director and Founder of Sathguru Management Consultants, partner, DFK International, and a visiting fellow and faculty at Cornell University. He also has wide exposure to overseas environment with consulting exposure to large multinational and emerging national companies.

Dr. Punita Kumar Sinha
Non-Executive Independent Director

Dr. Sinha is the founder and managing partner, Pacific Paradigm Advisors. She has over 20 years of experience in fund management in international and emerging markets. She has previously been associated with the Blackstone Group, where she was senior managing director. Dr. Sinha has a Ph.D. and a master’s in finance from the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania. She received her undergraduate degree in Chemical Engineering with distinction from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), New Delhi.

Mr. Malay Mukherjee
Non-Executive Independent Director

Mr. Mukherjee has over 40 years of experience in a range of technical, commercial and managerial roles in mining and steel industry. Between October 2009 and 2011, Mr. Mukherjee served as the CEO of Essar Steel Global, a large integrated steel company in India. Prior to joining Essar Steel, he was on the Board of Arcelor Mittal between 2008 and 2009. Between 2006 and 2008, Mr. Mukherjee served as the Senior Executive Vice President at Arcelor Mittal and a member of the Group Management Board. He was in charge of mines and operations in Africa, Asia, Southern Europe (Bosnia, Macedonia), CIS, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, and also responsible for stainless steel, pipes and tubes and technology. He also served as the COO for Mittal Steel Company between 2004 and 2006. Mr. Mukherjee is a recipient of the MECON Award from the Indian Institute of Metals. He holds a master’s degree in mining from the USSR State Commission in Moscow and a BSc degree from IIT Kharagpur, India.

Mr. Mukherjee is a member of Academy of Natural Sciences, Kazakhstan and life member in the Indian Institute of Metals. He was awarded a letter of appreciation from the President of Kazakhstan for work rendered in Kazakhstan from 1995 to 1999.

Mr. Uday Madhav Chitale
Non-Executive Independent Director

Mr. Chitale is a Senior Partner of M/s. M.P. Chitale & Co., Chartered Accountants. He has extensive experience of corporate auditing, business advisory services, commercial dispute resolution, business negotiations and valuation. He is on the panel of arbitrators of leading institutions in India and abroad. He has also served on various expert committees set-up by organisations, such as ICAI, SEBI, RBI, IRDA and IBA.

Dr. Vijay Kelkar
Non-Executive Independent Director

Dr. Kelkar, a recipient of the prestigious ‘Padma Vibhushan’ Award, has held key posts in the Government of India including Advisor to the Minister of Finance, Finance Secretary, Secretary of Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas. Most recently, he served as Chairman of National Stock Exchange of India Ltd., Chairman of 13th Finance Commission, India, Chairman of India Development Foundation, in the rank of a Union Cabinet Minister.

Mr. Haigreve Khaitan
Non-Executive Independent Director

Mr. Khaitan, a lawyer by profession, has rich experience in all aspects of mergers and acquisitions, such as due diligence, structuring, documentation involving listed companies, cross-border transactions, medium and small businesses. He also has experience in restructuring such as advice and documentation involving creditors restructuring, sick companies, de-mergers spin-offs, sale of assets among others and in 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, information technology and retail, among others.

Mr. Naveen Raj Singh
Nominee Director of KSIIDC

Mr. Singh, IAS, has rich experience of working with the state government and various corporate bodies. He is presently working as the Managing Director of Karnataka State Industrial & Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited (KSIIDC), where he is responsible for spearheading implementation of infrastructure projects. He is a graduate in civil engineering from University of National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra.

Mr. Kyoichi Kameyama
Nominee Director of JFE Steel Corporation

Mr. Kameyama is the Vice President - Corporate Planning Department, Indonesia CGL Project Team, IT Innovation Leading Department and Business Process Innovation Team at JFE Steel. He has over two decades of experience in the steel industry. He holds a master’s degree in engineering (metallurgy) from the University of Tokyo.