Jindal Steel & Power Limited announced the appointment of Damodar Mittal and Sabyasachi Bandyopadhyay to its Board of Directors, with effect from March 28, 2023.
Damodar Mittal is Executive Director with over 34 years of experience in the Iron, Steel, and Mining industry. He started his career as a Graduate Engineer Trainee (GET) with Jindal Steel & Power Limited in 1989 and rose to the position of Executive Director. He manages primary manufacturing divisions and projects such as the Blast Furnace, Coke Ovens & CDQ, DRI plant, Pellet plant, Slurry pipeline project and Oxygen Plant.
Mittal is also a project management professional with an understanding of organizing and executing various projects by focusing on planning, project administration, strategic scheduling, quality, cost control, and optimum resource utilization.
Sabyasachi Bandyopadhyay started his career in the steel industry in 1990 post his undergraduate in Metallurgical Engineering. In the initial period of his career, he was a Melter in Electric Arc Furnace and worked in various operating functions at the Steel Melting Shop. He is a highly energetic and versatile leader with hands-on experience in multiple aspects of the business including P & L, Operations, Steel Technology, Digitalization, Supply Chain, Raw Material Procurement, and Sales & Marketing.
Prior to re-joining JSP in August 2021, he was with Big River Steel LLC., USA, as the Chief Technology Officer & Chief Strategy Officer. During his 30 plus years in the industry, he has worked with reputed steel companies across the world namely SAIL, STELCO Inc., Canada, Severstal, Steel Dynamics Inc., USA, and JSP. He has also been on the Board of Directors for Association of Iron & Steel Technology, USA.
Bandyopadhyay completed his undergraduate in Metallurgical Engineering from Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India. Subsequently, he finished his M-Tech from NIT Durgapur in Extractive Metallurgy and Foundry Technology with emphasis on Alloy Steel Production.
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