Aashish Kamat, aged 58 years, is an Independent Director of our Company. He holds a bachelor’s degree in arts from the Franklin and Marshall College. He is a member of the Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants. He was previously associated with J.P. Morgan as group controller and managing director in the corporate and investment bank department, Bank of America where he held senior finance roles such as chief financial officer/managing director - GCIB, UBS AG, Hong Kong as managing director and UBS AG, Hong Kong Mumbai, as managing director and chief executive officer, and L Catterton Singapore Pte. Ltd. as the managing director, chief operating officer and LCMEA Growth Investment Management Limited (Abu Dhabi) as the managing partner. He has over 27 years of experience in audit, accounting, risk management, banking, investment management and finance.

Akshay Chudasama, aged 54 years, is an Independent Director of our Company. He holds a bachelor’s degree in arts (economics) from St. Xavier’s College, University of Bombay and a bachelor of laws degree from the London School of Economics and Political Science, University of London. He has been enrolled as an advocate with the Bar Council of Maharashtra and Goa and has been admitted as a solicitor of the Supreme Court of England and Wales. and has been a practising lawyer for over 30 years.

Raghav Chandra, aged 65 years, is an Independent Director of our Company. He holds a bachelor’s degree in science (mathematics) and a post-graduate degree in mathematics. He also holds a post-graduate degree in public administration from Harvard University. Prior to joining our Company, he was an officer in the Indian Administrative Service and served as the Secretary in Government of India, the Chairman of the National Highway Authority of India and the Additional Secretary in the Ministry of Agriculture amongst other posts. He has over 35 years of experience in public administration and governance with various Ministries/Departments of Government of India and the Government of Madhya Pradesh.

Seshagiri Rao Venkata Satya Metlapalli, aged 66 years, is the Chairman and Non-Executive Director of our Company. He holds a bachelor’s degree in commerce from Nagarjuna University and a diploma in business finance from the Institute of Chartered Financial Analysts of India. He is enrolled with the Institute of Company Secretaries of India and is a member of the Indian Institute of Bankers. He was previously associated with JSW Steel Limited in various capacities including as a joint managing director and chief financial officer for 26 years. He is currently associated with JW Holding Limited as the group chief financial officer.

Parth Jindal, aged 34 years, is the Managing Director and a Promoter of our Company. He holds a bachelor’s degree in arts (economics and political science) from Brown University and a master’s degree in business administration from Harvard University. He is the founder of JSW Sports Private Limited. He is currently associated with JSW Paints Limited as its managing director. He was previously associated with JFE Steel and JSW Steel Limited. He has been associated with our Company since June 20, 2016. He is primarily responsible for overall business management of our Company. He has over 14 years of experience in the areas of management and finance. He received the GenNext Entrepreneur award at the Forbes (India) Leadership Awards, 2024. He was also included in the Economic Times 40 under Forty list in 2019 and in GQ’s list of 50 most influential young Indians in 2018.

Nilesh Narwekar, aged 53 years, is the Whole Time Director and Chief Executive Officer of our Company. He holds a bachelor’s degree in technology (electronics and communications engineering) from the University of Calicut and a master’s degree in management studies from the Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies. He was previously associated with PricewaterhouseCoopers Private Limited as a partner in the advisory line of services. He has been associated with our Company since July 17, 2017. He is primarily responsible for the overall business management of our Company. He has over 24 years of experience in various advisory roles.

Narinder Singh Kahlon, aged 57 years, is the Director - Finance and Commercial and Chief Financial Officer of our Company. He holds a bachelor’s degree in commerce from Punjab University. He has also passed the final examination held by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. He was previously associated with Karam Chand Thapar & Bros (Coal Sale) Limited, Bhushan Limited, Haldia Petrochemicals Limited, JSW Bengal Steel Limited and South West Port Limited. He has been associated with the JSW group since December 31, 2007 and has been associated with our Company since June 21, 2014. He is primarily responsible for the finance accounts and commercial functions for our Company. He has over 26 years of experience in financial accounting, auditing, central excise and custom and sales tax laws.

Sutapa Banerjee, aged 59 years, is an Independent Director of our Company. She holds a post-graduate honours diploma in personnel management and industrial relations from XLRI, Jamshedpur. She was an advanced leadership fellow at Harvard University in 2015. She was previously associated with ABN AMRO Bank and Ambit Capital Private Limited. She has 27 years of experience in investment banking, banking and finance.

Pankaj Rajabhau Kulkarni, aged 66 years, is an Independent Director of our Company. He holds a bachelor’s degree in engineering (metallurgy) from the College of Engineering, Pune, University of Pune, a master’s degree in technology (metallurgy) from the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras and a master’s degree in financial management from the Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies, University of Bombay. He is currently associated with EC Metals (India) Private Limited as a director. He was previously associated with JSW Aluminum Limited as the CEO, JSW Steel Limited as CEO- special projects and Santa Fe Mining, Chile as a director. He has over 32 years of experience in management and leadership roles.

Kantilal Narandas Patel, aged 73 years, is a Non-Executive Non-Independent Director of our Company. He holds a bachelor’s degree in commerce from the University of Bombay and participated in the management development programme on general management (strategic issues) from the Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta. He has passed the final examination held by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. He joined Jindal Iron & Steel Company Limited in 1995 as vice president – finance. He was previously associated with JSW Holdings Limited as joint managing director and chief executive officer. He has over 46 years of experience within finance, management and leadership roles.

Sudhir Maheshwari, aged 60 years, is a Non-Executive Nominee Director on the Board of our Company. He has passed the final examination held by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and is an associate of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India. He is the founding and managing partner of Synergy Capital. He was previously associated with ArcelorMittal. He has over 26 years of experience in corporate finance, mergers, acquisition and divestments and risk management.

Sumit Banerjee, aged 68 years, is an Independent Director of our Company. He holds a bachelor’s degree in technology (mechanical engineering) from Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur. He has also completed the ‘leading change and organizational renewal’ programme from Harvard Business School and the management education programme from the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad. He was elected as a fellow of the Institution of Engineers (India). He was previously associated with the Confederation of Indian Industry, Cement Division as the convening chairperson at its first meeting, the Bombay Chamber of Commerce & Industry, as the chief mentor- centre for mediation and conciliation, the National Skill Development Corporation as nominee director for the Construction Skill Development Council and a member of the board of governors of Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow. He has also served with ACC Limited as a managing director and chief executive officer, Reliance Cement Private Limited, Larsen and Toubro and Hindalco Industries Limited as the president – foil and packaging business. He received the Corporate Citizen of the Year award at the CNBC-TV18 Indian Business Leader Awards, 2009. He has 35 years of experience in management and leadership roles.

Mr. Kahlon is a Commerce graduate from Punjab University, Chandigarh and is a qualified Chartered Accountant from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, New Delhi. He has 25 years of experience in financial accounting, auditing, central excise, custom laws and sales tax. He was associated with Haldia Petrochemicals, Bhushan Power & Steel Limited, MGM Group of Companies and K.C.T & Bros (C.S) Limited. His primary responsibility in the Company includes planning, implementation, managing and running of financial activities, including business planning, budgeting, forecasting and negotiations. He has a strong understanding of the Company's business model and the industry and uses his expertise to provide an independent perspective and constructively challenge the commercial and operations teams.

Mr. Veerababu serves as the Chief Manufacturing Officer at JSW Cement and has more than 35 years of vast experience in the cement industry in the fields of projects, erection, commissioning, & operations. heads six of our plants across India. Recently he served as Deputy Director at Dangote Cement Industry, Nigeria. Mr. Veerababu holds a degree in Mechanical Engineering from Visvesvaraya College of Engineering under Bengaluru University, Karnataka

Mr. Vamsidhar Reddy serves as Chief Manufacturing Officer at JSW Cement. He is a strong and astute professional with around 30 years of experience across industry including cement and glass, in roles across the manufacturing value chain. He comes with robust exposure to driving operational excellence, stakeholder management, cost and budgeting, relationship building, maintenance and production, product management and projects. He is a mechanical engineer and started his career with ACC Limited. He has had a stable career with subsequent stints at Saint Gobain, Gujarat Sidhee Cement and Lafarge Holcim group.

Mr. Sethunathan is a commerce graduate from Mumbai University and brings with him more than three decades of rich experience in the field of sales planning, logistics, collections, trade marketing, channel development and project sales. He has spent most of his professional career in the paints industry and has worked in markets across the country. Mr. Sethuhnathan comes to us from Asian Paints Limited where he was heading Project Sales, Services and Retailing.

Utsav Baijal, aged 47 years, is a Non-Executive Nominee Director on the Board of our Company. He holds a bachelor’s degree in arts (economics) from St. Stephens College, University of Delhi and has completed a post-graduate programme in management from the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad. He is currently on the board of directors of Clix Capital Services Private Limited, PlanetCast Media Services Limited and Wholsum Foods Private Limited as a director and is a partner Apollo Global Management. He was previously associated with McKinsey & Company, Inc.- India branch, Bain Capital LP as well as with IGT Solutions Private Limited, Incred Applications Private Limited, Cloudcast and Digital Limited as a director. He has over 23 years of experience in management and leadership roles.

Preeti Reddy, aged 65 years, is an Independent Director of our Company. She holds a bachelor’s degree in arts from the University of Delhi and a postgraduate diploma in business management from the Xavier Labour Relations Institute, Bihar. She was previously associated with VST Industries Limited, KSA Technopak (India) Private Limited, TNS India Private Limited, LMRB, IMRB International, and the Kantar Consumer Insights organization. She has over 18 years of experience in consulting, market research and data analytics.