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India’s leading stainless steel manufacturer, Jindal Stainless, had a consolidated annual turnover of INR 38,562 crore (USD 4.7 billion) in FY24 and is ramping up its facilities to reach 4.2 million tonnes of annual melt capacity by 2026. It has 16 stainless steel manufacturing and processing facilities in India and abroad, including in Spain and Indonesia, and a worldwide network of 12, as of March 2024. In India, there are ten sales offices and six service centres, as of March 2024. The company’s product range includes stainless steel slabs, blooms, coils, plates, sheets, precision strips, wire rods, rebars, blade steel, and coin blanks.
Jindal Stainless relies on its integrated operations to enhance its cost competitiveness and operational efficiency. Founded in 1970, Jindal Stainless continues to be inspired by a vision for innovation and enriching lives and is committed to social responsibility.
Jindal Stainless remains focused on a greener, sustainable future, fuelled by environmental responsibility. The company manufactures stainless steel using scrap in an electric arc furnace, which involves lower greenhouse gas emissions and enables recyclability with no reduction in quality. The company aims to reduce carbon emission intensity by 50% well before FY35 and achieve Net Zero by 2050.
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Shri Om Prakash Jindal embarked on the journey of his illustrious industrial career in 1952 with a humble bucket-manufacturing unit in Liluah. Little did people know then that this young man, born to a farmer in Nalwa village of Hisar district in Haryana, would soon be referred to as ‘The Man who spoke to Machines’.
In 1964, recognizing the lacuna in India’s industrial sector, he commissioned a pipe unit, Jindal India Limited, followed by a large factory in 1969 under the name of Jindal Strips Limited.
Shri Om Prakash Jindal embarked on the journey of his illustrious industrial career in 1952 with a humble bucket-manufacturing unit in Liluah. Little did people know then that this young man, born to a farmer in Nalwa village of Hisar district in Haryana, would soon be referred to as ‘The Man who spoke to Machines’. In 1964, recognizing the lacuna in India’s industrial sector, he commissioned a pipe unit, Jindal India Limited, followed by a large factory in 1969 under the name of Jindal Strips Limited.
Shri Om Prakash Jindal, Founder Chairman of the Jindal Group, was born on August 7, 1930, to a farmer in Nalwa village of Hisar district in Haryana. Having an avid interest in technology from a young age, he started his industrial career with a humble bucket-manufacturing unit in Hisar in 1952. In 1964, he commissioned a pipe unit, Jindal India Limited followed by a large factory in 1969 under the name of Jindal Strips Limited.
Shri Jindal envisioned a self-reliant India in every sector of industry. To fructify this vision, he gathered the latest technical know-how from around the world and strengthened his industrial establishment.
Recognising his outstanding contribution to the Indian steel industry, Shri O P Jindal was conferred the prestigious "Life Time Achievement Award" by the Bengal Chamber of Commerce & Industry in November 2004.
A visionary who is remembered for his business excellence and social responsibilities alike, Shri Jindal believed that without the upliftment of weak and backward sections of the society, a nation can never prosper. Thus, he spent a lot of time in taking steps to alleviate poverty and boost the backward sections of the society.
He was above caste politics and wanted to ensure a rightful place for every individual, regardless of caste, colour, or creed. He firmly believed that all differences could be amicably resolved through meaningful dialogues. With this conviction, he forayed into politics and attained great success there as well. He was elected a Member of the Haryana Legislative Assembly three times. He was also elected a Member of Parliament in the 11th Lok Sabha from Kurukshetra constituency of Haryana, with a landslide victory in 1996. He also served as the Minister of Power, Govt. of Haryana. His multifarious career was tragically cut short with his accidental death on March 31, 2005.
"Where others saw walls, he saw doors" - that is how Shri Jindal's vision has been expressed. His journey from a humble origin to being a successful industrialist, a philanthropist, a politician and a leader will be a great source of inspiration for generations to come.
Chairperson Emeritus
Smt Savitri Jindal, Chairperson Emeritus of the O P Jindal Group, is a former Member of the Legislative Assembly from Hisar Constituency of Haryana. As a Minister, she held the portfolio of Urban Local Bodies in the Government of Haryana. She is a devoted social worker and strives to continuously work towards upliftment of the backward sections of the society through various initiatives like women empowerment, health care, education, and environment. Ms Jindal has been instrumental in launching various housing schemes and computerizations of land records in Haryana.
Chairman & Managing Director
A commerce graduate and alumnus of the Wharton School of Management, Mr Ratan Jindal is the Chairman of India’s leading stainless steel manufacturer, Jindal Stainless. The company has an annual turnover of US $4.70 billion (as of March ’24) and is part of the US $38 billion O P Jindal Group. Incorporated in 1970 with its first unit in Hisar, Haryana, Jindal Stainless has grown from a producer of stainless steel products to a worldwide provider of innovative and sustainable stainless solutions, envisioning a stainless and corrosion-free future.
Jindal Stainless is ramping up its facilities to reach an annual melt capacity of 3 million tonnes. It has two stainless steel manufacturing complexes in India, in the states of Haryana and Odisha. Over the past years, the company has served key domestic sectors like railways, defence, automobiles, industrial, nuclear, coinage, razor blades and many more. Apart from this, Jindal Stainless has a strong international presence, as it exports its products to over 60 countries.
Jindal Stainless has a nation-wide network of service centres under Jindal Stainless Steelway Limited, along with an international service centre in Spain, offering convenient, tailor-made solutions, and just-in-time services to the doorsteps of its customers. Additionally, Jindal Stainless provides modern lifestyle and infrastructure solutions such as stainless steel kitchens, home and street furniture and other contemporary stainless steel products through its subsidiary, Jindal Lifestyle Limited.
Mr Jindal’s commitment to social welfare has transformed the educational and healthcare landscapes and empowered local communities through creation of avenues for financial independence in Haryana and Odisha.
On the personal front, Mr Ratan Jindal is a keen golfer and takes an avid interest in tennis and cricket.
Managing Director
A Boston University graduate in Economics and Business Management, Mr Abhyuday Jindal has wide-ranging experience in project management, supply chain systems, and strategic and general management. Currently, he is the Managing Director of Jindal Stainless. Striving to forge stronger and wider public-private partnerships, he serves as the Senior Vice President of the Indian Chamber of Commerce, and the Co-Chair of CII’s Advisory Council of the Corrosion Management Division.
Mr Jindal started his career with the JSW Group. There, he played a prominent role in the stake acquisition of Ispat Industries and the post-acquisition integration of JSW and Ispat. He then moved on to the Boston Consulting Group, where he managed project consultancy for diverse industries, including cement, steel, wind turbines, and auto components. Having gained a deep understanding of the industrial manufacturing arena, Mr Jindal joined the USD 4.70 billion (as of May ’24) Jindal Stainless consortia, which is a part of the O P Jindal Group with an annual turnover of over USD 38 billion.
Driven by the ambition to go beyond the ordinary, Mr Jindal helped the company make concerted efforts to improve supply chain and operational efficiencies. Today, he is shaping Jindal Stainless into a far more dynamic, responsive, predictive, and solution-based organisation. As a leader in the nation’s stainless steel landscape, Mr Jindal has explored and unlocked new avenues for providing stainless solutions to stakeholders with a vision towards sustainability and improving lives. Helmed by him, the organisation has built uncontested market leadership and made forays into new fields. Under his stewardship, the company bolstered its unique competitive advantage in manufacturing special stainless steel grades for nuclear and defence sectors.
With a strong belief in an Aatmanirbhar India, Mr Jindal’s community-centric transformational approach has led to the development and sustenance of several empowerment initiatives in and around Jindal Stainless’ production facilities. He personifies open and participative management, a consistent culture of dialogue and feedback, and a relentless march towards progress.
Chief Executive Officer and Wholetime Director
An industry veteran with 35 years of experience, Mr Tarun Kumar Khulbe has played an instrumental role in steering Jindal Stainless towards sustained operational excellence. Mr Khulbe was appointed as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) in January 2024 and served as the Whole Time Director from 2018 until his elevation. As a Director on the Board, he is responsible for the overall leadership and strategic decisions. Additionally, he oversees corporate affairs, sales and marketing, strategic initiatives, and subsidiaries.
Mr Khulbe started his career with Raymond Steel, which later merged into Thyssen Krupps, Germany. He garnered rich and varied industrial experience across India and Germany.
He joined JSL as a General Manager for the Cold Rolling Mills at Hisar, Haryana, in October 2004. There, Mr Khulbe gained comprehensive exposure to the entire spectrum of operations and led high-performing teams to deliver value and volume expansions. This led to his appointment as the head of all the stainless steel operations at JSL in August 2012. Three years later, he assumed the role of Director and Chief Operating Officer for the company. Mr Khulbe combines hands-on knowledge and experience in people, plants, projects, and the management of business units. This cross-functional exposure enables him to don the hat of a technocrat as well as a leader.
He is an engineering graduate from MITS, Gwalior, and acquired his MBA from Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies, Mumbai.
Wholetime Director and Chief Operating Officer
Mr Jagmohan Sood is a technocrat with nearly three decades of experience in operational and managerial excellence. He was the Wholetime Director and Chief Operating Officer of Jindal Stainless (Hisar) Limited (now merged with Jindal Stainless Limited). Currently, he is associated with Jindal Stainless as Director, Operations. In his current role, he is responsible for driving growth and sustainability strategies for the Hisar and Jajpur units of Jindal Stainless. Mr Sood also helms the Sourcing function of the organization and drives strategic technology integration in Operations and Sourcing.
Mr Sood began his career in 1990 by joining the Operations team of the public sector steel major, Steel Authority of India Limited. Five years later, he joined the Research & Development wing of Jindal Stainless and then went on to work in various divisions of the Company. He is an expert metallurgist with versatile on-ground experience across the value chain of the business in both domestic as well as international markets. In the stainless steel industry, his voice is a force to be reckoned with.
Mr Sood’s academic records are at par with his illustrious professional journey. He is a gold medalist in Metallurgical Engineering from the University of Nagpur. He also secured the first rank in M. Tech. in the Department of Metallurgical and Material Engineering at IIT Bombay. Furthermore, Mr Sood has attended several management and leadership development programs at reputed institutes such as Harvard Business School, Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Ahmedabad, and Management Development Institute, Gurgaon.
Executive Director & Group CFO
A Business Strategy & Finance professional, Mr Anurag possesses a versatile experience of 3 decades. With a consistent track record in exponential Enterprise Value creation, driving profitable growth with best-in-class Corporate Governance & Investors Relations across various industry sectors, he is one of the most revered names in the industry. Having led diverse industries, viz oil & gas, IT services, renewables, metals, infra, financial services, and management consultancy, his prudence in financial practices & business processes with special focus on ESG goals is ingenious.
Before joining Jindal Stainless, Mr Mantri served in numerous leadership roles. Right from Schneider, Cairn, SRF, HCL Technologies to L&T, he sailed all the boats, big and small, to the shore of success. By sheer financial prowess and governance standards, Mr Mantri has been instrumental in driving a nearly three to five-fold jump in the valuations during his tenures within various organizations.
For someone who has worked in fairly diverse organizational settings, from start-ups to MNCs and everything in between, flexibility in methodology and a firm conviction in goals become inseparable to the person. And, Mr Mantri is undoubtedly one of them.
Best described as a cyclist & scuba diver by enthusiasm. Mr Mantri is not just a dedicated professional, but also a devoted adventure sports lover.
Independent Director
A post graduate in International Relations from the Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi, Ms Luniya has 38 years of rich experience in the steel industry. Being an effective strategist, Ms Luniya has worked across various functions in the Steel Authority of India Ltd.(SAIL). From corporate communications, marketing and sales, to coal procurement and risk management, Ms Luniya has rare insights into the supply chain and lifecycle of products in the steel industry. Additionally, she was also an Advisor to Evidence for Policy Design (EPoD) at Harvard Kennedy School of Public Policy. She has been associated with Jindal Stainless since July 2018.
Independent Director
Mr Jayaram Easwaran, an alumnus of the Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore (IIM-B), has over three decades of leadership experience across various functions in global corporates. These include heading Corporate Marketing at the Eicher Group, HR at Sutherland Global Services and Tality India, Corporate Planning and Communications at Aricent Inc, and serving as the Joint MD and CEO at Maadhyam Advertising
A well-known management consultant and speaker, he has also been a winner of the National Competition for Young Managers by Business India and AIMA. Mr Easwaran is also the author of ‘Inside the C-Suite’ published by Harper Collins.
Independent Director
Dr Rajeev Uberoi is a career Banker with specialization in the area of Governance, Legal, Compliance and Control. He was CEO of IDFC Holding Finance Co. Ltd. and held senior responsibilities in various Banks as General Counsel, Group Head Audit (IDFC Bank Ltd.), Group Senior President, Governance and Control (Yes Bank). Earlier, he had worked with several domestic and multinational banks such as Standard Chartered Bank, Union Bank of India, State Bank of India, Reserve Bank of India as Asst. General Manager, Dept. of Banking Supervision, Citibank as Vice President & Regulatory Head; ANZ Grindlays Bank as Head- Risk Management & Compliance – India. Dr Uberoi is also a profound writer and has a lot of publications to his credit. He is also a member of various Committees and has been active on the Speaker circuit. He is a recipient of many accolades and awards and his contribution to the legal fraternity has been recognized in the Industry.
Dr Uberoi is a lawyer and a Canadian Commonwealth Scholar with a Masters from McMaster University and a Ph.D. in Economics. He also possesses a Post Graduate Diploma in Business Administration from the Management Development Institute (MDI). He was also on the Board of MPCON Limited, IFCI Infrastructure Development Limited, Asian Hotels North and NICDC Haryana Global City Project Limited. He has been a senior advisor to Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas, Unity Small Finance Bank, Bridgewater Tech Ltd. UK, Faarm Global Venture Pte Singapore etc and on the Board of Auvionpro Payment Solutions Pvt. Ltd., IL&FS Mutual Fund (IDF), Exclusive Finance Ltd. etc. Dr Uberoi has been mentoring many startups especially in the area of Digital Financing, Governance and Control.
Independent Director
Ms Shruti Shrivastava (née Kanodia), holds a B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) degree from National Law School of India University, Bengaluru with a gold medal. She is a practicing corporate lawyer with approximately 15 years of experience. She started her career with S&R Associates, New Delhi and then moved on to Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas, New Delhi where she was a partner in the corporate and M&A practice since 2016. She has significant experience in general corporate advisory including senior management employment, mergers & acquisitions, private equity and venture capital transactions, debt and equity financing for both listed and unlisted companies and restructuring of businesses. She is currently leading Sagus Legal, a legal advisory firm. She was recognised among the “Promising Women Leaders” of 2022 by Economic Times and Femina. She also featured in the list of “Future Legal Leaders” published by India Business Law Journal in 2022.
Nominee Director - State Bank of India
Mr Parveen Kumar Malhotra is a Science graduate from Punjabi University and Certified Associate of Indian Institute of Bankers. Mr Malhotra has also done Masters in Financial Management from Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies, University of Mumbai.
Mr Parveen Kumar Malhotra joined State Bank of India (“SBI”) in 1978 as Probationary Officer and retired as Dy. Managing Director, heading Stress Asset Management Group in August 2015. During the course of his engagement with the India’s largest Bank & PSU SBI, he carried out multifarious assignments in positions of high responsibility around the Country and abroad. He honed his skills in International Finance and Operations as Head of Syndication in Bahrain and then as CEO of State Bank’s operations in Singapore.
Core competencies of Mr Malhotra include Project Finance, funding of Large Corporates and resolution of Stressed Industrial Assets. Mr Parveen Kumar Malhotra has been part of policy making committees in SBI as also Reserve Bank of India. He has represented SBI in quite a few infrastructure related groups/task forces constituted by Government of India and other bodies. He has also served on Boards of Investment and Manufacturing Companies in the past.
Independent Director
Mr Ajay Mankotia is the Independent Director and Chairman-Audit Committee of MPS Limited. He is also a Director on the Board of RSG Media Systems Private Limited and MPS Interactive Systems Limited.
Mr Ajay Mankotia pursued BA in Economics (Honours) from St. Stephen’s College (Delhi University), followed by a Master’s Degree in Economics from the Delhi School of Economics, Delhi University. He has a Diplôme D’études Superiéures Spécialisées (DESS) in Diplomacy and Administration of International Organizations from the University of Paris-XI, Paris, Diploma in International Economic Relations from Institute International d’Administration Publique (IIAP), Paris, and Bachelor’s Degree in Law (LLB) from the Law Centre, Delhi University.
Mr Ajay Mankotia, who joined the Indian Revenue Service in 1982, has worked in a wide variety of posts in the Income Tax Department – Assessments, Appeals, Administration, Central Board of Direct Taxes, and Search and Seizure. During the course of his career, he was also deputed as Chief Vigilance Officer of a few public sector fertilizer companies and was deputed for foreign courses in Vigilance and Internal Affairs. When he was Commissioner of Income Tax, he decided to opt for Voluntary Retirement in 2008 after having spent 26 years as an IRS officer, and joined NDTV as President (Corporate Planning and Operations) and was a member of its Core Committee. He oversaw Tax, Shared Services, Legal, HR, Projects, and other corporate functions. He interacted with Industry Bodies, Ministries, Investigation authorities, SEBI, Exchanges. From Jan, 2018, he has been running his own Tax and Legal Advisory.
Independent Director
Dr Aarti Gupta is a seasoned investment strategist who has been at the helm of the investment strategy her family office (DM Gupta Family, Jagran Group) for the past 13 years. In addition, she is the Chief Investment Officer at DBR Ventures, an angel investing firm that invests in innovative early-stage start-ups with transformative solutions. She brings a unique perspective to her investment roles due to her strong background in investment strategy and economics. She has also served as an investor on India's first reality start-up funding TV Show, Horses Stable, where she seeks out companies with innovative and transformative solutions to significant problems. Inc42 has named her among 32 Top Women Torchbearers in the country.
Dr Gupta is committed to promoting women's entrepreneurship and currently serves as the National Head for FICCI FLO Start-ups, an ecosystem for women founders and funders. Her contributions have been instrumental in highlighting crucial issues related to the growth of women entrepreneurs at both the state and national levels.
She is also the chairperson of the Start-up Committee and on board as an advisor to the Women's Entrepreneurial Committee of Merchant Chamber of UP. As a TEDx speaker, Dr Gupta actively speaks on topics related to entrepreneurship, investment, and finance. She is also on the boards of several family-owned businesses and invested start-ups, leveraging her investment strategy expertise to help these companies grow and succeed. Dr Gupta has a PhD in Economics from IIT, Kanpur, a post-graduate diploma in business studies from Harvard University, and a Master's degree in Economics from Northeastern University. She is also on the board of Harvard Alumni for Global Women's Empowerment
Head- Legal & Company Secretary
An experienced corporate governance, legal & compliance professional, Mr Navneet Raghuvanshi brings with himself a versatile experience of over two decades in the field of Legal & compliance function.
In his current role since 2018, he is responsible for ensuring compliances, leading legal responsibilities related to merger & Acquisitions, Group restructuring, fund raising, interface with the Board members & shareholders’, ESG compliances,. Mr Raghuvanshi is also heading the Legal function of the Company.
Before joining Jindal Stainless Limited, Mr Raghuvanshi was associated in similar roles with various reputed corporates, namely, Ranbaxy, NDTV and Eicher.
An industry veteran with 35 years of experience, Mr Tarun Kumar Khulbe has played an instrumental role in steering Jindal Stainless towards sustained operational excellence. Mr Khulbe was appointed as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) in January 2024 and served as the Whole Time Director from 2018 until his elevation. As a Director on the Board, he is responsible for the overall leadership and strategic decisions. Additionally, he oversees corporate affairs, sales and marketing, strategic initiatives, and subsidiaries.
Mr Khulbe started his career with Raymond Steel, which later merged into Thyssen Krupps, Germany. He garnered rich and varied industrial experience across India and Germany.
He joined JSL as a General Manager for the Cold Rolling Mills at Hisar, Haryana, in October 2004. There, Mr Khulbe gained comprehensive exposure to the entire spectrum of operations and led high-performing teams to deliver value and volume expansions. This led to his appointment as the head of all the stainless steel operations at JSL in August 2012. Three years later, he assumed the role of Director and Chief Operating Officer for the company. Mr Khulbe combines hands-on knowledge and experience in people, plants, projects, and the management of business units. This cross-functional exposure enables him to don the hat of a technocrat as well as a leader.
He is an engineering graduate from MITS, Gwalior, and acquired his MBA from Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies, Mumbai.
Mr Sushil Baveja is a seasoned HR professional with an experience of over three decades. He is currently the CHRO of Jindal Stainless, India’s leading stainless steel company. At Jindal Stainless, Mr Baveja is responsible for driving people strategy, enhancing workplace culture, strengthening talent management, and enriching the organization’s growth.
Mr Baveja comes with diverse experience and has worked with some leading Indian and multinational organisations such as DCM Shriram Ltd, Alcatel, Cadbury India Ltd, and Gillette India, among others. He is an alumnus of the Institute of Management Technology (IMT) Ghaziabad and has done the Advanced Human Resource Executive Program (AHREP) in Human Resources Strategy from the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan.
Mr Baveja has an extensive background in working for both Indian and multinational organisations spanning diverse sectors such as Electronics, Telecom, Confectionery, FMCG, and Diversified businesses. His skill set includes expertise in Talent & Leadership Development, Employee Engagement and Relations, Performance Management, HR Policies, and Talent Acquisition. He has a keen interest in continuous learning, networking, and staying up-to-date with the latest trends, methodologies, and knowledge in the field.
A Business Strategy & Finance professional, Mr Anurag possesses a versatile experience of 3 decades. With a consistent track record in exponential Enterprise Value creation, driving profitable growth with best-in-class Corporate Governance & Investors Relations across various industry sectors, he is one of the most revered names in the industry. Having led diverse industries, viz oil & gas, IT services, renewables, metals, infra, financial services, and management consultancy, his prudence in financial practices & business processes with special focus on ESG goals is ingenious.
Before joining Jindal Stainless, Mr Mantri served in numerous leadership roles. Right from Schneider, Cairn, SRF, HCL Technologies to L&T, he sailed all the boats, big and small, to the shore of success. By sheer financial prowess and governance standards, Mr Mantri has been instrumental in driving a nearly three to five-fold jump in the valuations during his tenures within various organizations.
For someone who has worked in fairly diverse organizational settings, from start-ups to MNCs and everything in between, flexibility in methodology and a firm conviction in goals become inseparable to the person. And, Mr Mantri is undoubtedly one of them. Best described as a cyclist & scuba diver by enthusiasm. Mr Mantri is not just a dedicated professional, but also a devoted adventure sports lover.
With the privilege of enjoying a long and illustrious career in the manufacturing industry, Mr V K Bindlish has been an integral part of the Jindal Stainless group, serving in various capacities. His journey began as a Graduate Engineer Trainee at Jindal Strips Limited in 1990, and today, he holds the esteemed position of Senior Vice President and Unit Head at Jindal Stainless Limited, Hisar.
In his current role, he is leading, directing and monitoring operations, including the technical, commercial, administrative, and safety, health and environmental (EHS) functions, of all the manufacturing centres at the Hisar unit of Jindal Stainless. Among his varied responsibilities, he is steering projects for the augmentation of plant capacity and spearheading initiatives on new product development, product cost and quality improvement, and the de-bottlenecking of processes.
Taking charge of digitalization initiatives, he plays a key role in enabling a technology driven growth and actively champions the ESG strategy of the organization at the grassroot level.
In a rapidly evolving world, Mr Bindlish remains steadfast in his pursuit of challenging the status quo. With an insatiable appetite for learning and innovation, he embraces change and continuously seeks new opportunities to improve processes and drive organizational growth.
Mr Jagmohan Sood is a technocrat with nearly three decades of experience in operational and managerial excellence. He was the Wholetime Director and Chief Operating Officer of Jindal Stainless (Hisar) Limited (now merged with Jindal Stainless Limited). Currently, he is associated with Jindal Stainless as Director, Operations. In his current role, he is responsible for driving growth and sustainability strategies for the Hisar and Jajpur units of Jindal Stainless. Mr Sood also helms the Sourcing function of the organization and drives strategic technology integration in Operations and Sourcing.
Mr Sood began his career in 1990 by joining the Operations team of the public sector steel major, Steel Authority of India Limited. Five years later, he joined the Research & Development wing of Jindal Stainless and then went on to work in various divisions of the Company. He is an expert metallurgist with versatile on-ground experience across the value chain of the business in both domestic as well as international markets. In the stainless steel industry, his voice is a force to be reckoned with.
Mr Sood's academic records are at par with his illustrious professional journey. He is a gold medalist in Metallurgical Engineering from the University of Nagpur. He also secured the first rank in M. Tech. in the Department of Metallurgical and Material Engineering at IIT Bombay. Furthermore, Mr Sood has attended several management and leadership development programs at reputed institutes such as Harvard Business School, Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Ahmedabad, and Management Development Institute, Gurgaon.
With a journey spanning nearly two decades at Jindal Stainless, Mr Agrawal brings invaluable and varied experience to the table. Having joined in 2004 as AGM, Projects, he led successful brownfield projects at the Hisar unit. In 2010, he oversaw the 2000 crore CRM complex installation and commissioning in Jajpur, Odisha. As Senior Vice President and Unit Head of the Company's Jajpur unit, he excels in managing complex projects and delivering results.
A Mechanical Engineer from MITS, Gwalior with over 32 years of diverse experience in steel-making and project engineering, Mr Agrawal is a decisive and motivating leader with excellent communication and analytical skills. His journey has taught him to create impact through work, empower teams, and gain trust for leading them to success.
With a passion for storytelling, Mr Agrawal ventured into the realm of fiction and became a published author. His first fictional tale, Moira, has emerged as one of the bestselling books on Amazon, garnering appreciation from readers. He loves reading during his free time, constantly seeking inspiration and knowledge from the written word.
Mr Vijay Sharma currently serves as Director, Corporate Affairs, with Jindal Stainless.
With close to 40 years of corporate experience, Mr Sharma has navigated diverse roles in a myriad of areas within the stainless steel and automotive industries, such as corporate affairs, sales, distribution, corporate branding, marketing, business development, strategy formulation, supply chain management, market research, product development, and customer service and outreach. He has also overseen the profitability of the service centre chains of the Jindal Stainless group in India and Spain.
His leadership capabilities and expertise in business analytics, innovation, team building, process optimisation, scalable operations, business transformation and organisation development have been an inspiration, as he has led highly successful and motivated teams throughout his tenure. A seasoned traveller, having visited over 50 countries, Mr Sharma’s varied experiences have only served to contribute towards his professional credentials, as he brings a fresh and diversified perspective in everything he does.
An able orator and an avid proponent of social media, Mr Sharma is a regular speaker in premium institutes as well as national and international webinars and conferences. His views on the business landscape resonate with many and are frequently published in various industry magazines. He has been awarded multiple accolades for his contributions to the stainless steel and automotive industries.
Viewed as a leading voice in many spectrums of the business world, he is on the boards of the Indian Iron and Steel Skill Sector Council, Shalimar Paints, JSL Lifestyle and Jindal Stainless Steelways Ltd. He serves as the chairman of the Haryana State Development Council of ASSOCHAM. He also actively participates in various initiatives of apex associations like FICCI, CII, PHDCCI, ISA and ISSDA. He also finds joy in sharing his life experiences with academia.
In his personal life, Mr Sharma enjoys spending time with his family and friends. He is also deeply committed to giving back to society and is actively engaged with many NGOs.
Mr Sharma acquired his graduate degree in engineering from Punjab Engineering College, Chandigarh, and MBA from the Faculty of Management Studies, Delhi. He has also pursued specialisations from distinguished institutes such as IIFT, YMCA, AOTS, Aptech and IIM(A).
As the Chief Sustainability Officer, Mr Kalyan Kumar Bhattacherjee is responsible for leading the sustainability initiatives at Jindal Stainless, including efforts to decarbonise and eventually reduce the carbon emissions for its current and future capacity expansion plans with the goal to achieve the company’s Net Zero by 2050.
Mr Bhattacherjee has been associated with Jindal Stainless for over 15 years now. Prior to his new role in Jindal Stainless, he was the Vice President-Energy & ESG in the Company. As the Vice President-Energy & ESG, he has led initiatives of Enterprise ESG transformation, carbon neutrality in steel manufacturing, decarbonisation pathways, and sustainability. Overall, Mr Bhattacherjee has around three decades of experience in the steel industry.
He began his career in 1991 as a Graduate Engineer Trainee in Essar Steel Ltd. He worked there for over a decade and left the organization as a Deputy General Manager – Electronic and Automation.
Mr Bhattacherjee completed Electrical Engineering from Birla Vishvakarma Mahavidyalaya in 1991. Later, he went to complete his Postgraduate Diploma in Management from the University of Indianapolis – School of Business.