Uday Kumar Chaturvedi is the new whole-time director and chief executive officer of JSL Stainless. He was inducted as an additional director with effect from 27 May 2013.
Chaturvedi is a postgraduate from Lucknow University. He has acquired skills in steel making and continuous casting from Strathclyde University, Glasgow, and has authored technical papers on steel technology. He possesses a rich experience of nearly 42 years in the steel Industry and has served in various capacities including as a board member of TATA Refractoriness, TATA Yodagawa, TATA Steel Thailand, Natsteel Asia, Corus, TATA Steel UK, Hewitt & Robins UK, and as the chairman of Indian Steel and Wire Products and Lanka Special Steel. His last assignment was with TATA Steel Europe as the chief technical officer.
Subhash Singh Virdi ED & COO has resigned from the board of directors of the company with effect from 27 May 2013. He will, however, continue to be in employment with the company and will be designated as “Director (Special Projects)”.