Indian steel giant JSW Steel has announced that the appointment of Director Commercial & Marketing Mr Jayant Acharya for a period of five years and redesignation as Deputy Managing Director. Mr Acharya was appointed as Director Sales & Marketing in May 2009 and was re-designated as Director Commercial & Marketing in April 2010. He is also the Co-Chair of the Committee on Steel & Non-Ferrous Metals for Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Mr Acharya holds a bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering and a master’s degree in Physics from Birla Institute of Technology & Science Pilani. He also holds a master’s in Business Administration from Indore University.JSW Steel also announced that Ms Fiona Jane Mary Paulus, a banker from London, has been inducted as an Additional and non-executive Independent Director on the Board of the Company ending on 26th May 2027, subject to the approval of shareholders at the ensuing 28th Annual General Meeting of the Company.Mr Scturaman Mahalingam, who is also the Chairman of the Audit Committee, has been appointed as the Lead Independent Director in place of Late Mr Malay Mukherjee. Mr Mahalingam, a chartered accountant by qualification, began his career as an IT consultant and thereafter played a major role in marketing Tata Consultancy Services across the globe, developing processes and creating large software development centres for the Company. He has held key positions such as Executive Director & Chief Financial Officer of TCS. Mr Mahalingam retired from TCS in February 2013 after serving the company for over 42 years.
Indian steel giant JSW Steel has announced that the appointment of Director Commercial & Marketing Mr Jayant Acharya for a period of five years and redesignation as Deputy Managing Director. Mr Acharya was appointed as Director Sales & Marketing in May 2009 and was re-designated as Director Commercial & Marketing in April 2010. He is also the Co-Chair of the Committee on Steel & Non-Ferrous Metals for Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Mr Acharya holds a bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering and a master’s degree in Physics from Birla Institute of Technology & Science Pilani. He also holds a master’s in Business Administration from Indore University.JSW Steel also announced that Ms Fiona Jane Mary Paulus, a banker from London, has been inducted as an Additional and non-executive Independent Director on the Board of the Company ending on 26th May 2027, subject to the approval of shareholders at the ensuing 28th Annual General Meeting of the Company.Mr Scturaman Mahalingam, who is also the Chairman of the Audit Committee, has been appointed as the Lead Independent Director in place of Late Mr Malay Mukherjee. Mr Mahalingam, a chartered accountant by qualification, began his career as an IT consultant and thereafter played a major role in marketing Tata Consultancy Services across the globe, developing processes and creating large software development centres for the Company. He has held key positions such as Executive Director & Chief Financial Officer of TCS. Mr Mahalingam retired from TCS in February 2013 after serving the company for over 42 years.