Jindal Africa
Steel in Piet Retief

Since arriving in South Africa four years ago Ashish Kumar CEO Jindal Africa has ensured that the company is living up to its promise of entrenching and expanding its foothold in Afr.

After consolidating its position as a leading player in the steel, power, mining and infrastructure sectors domestically, JSPL has now diversified into the oil & gas sector and internationally with operations in Africa, Bolivia, Oman, Australia, Mongolia, Indonesia and Georgia. Recently, JSPL was rated the Second Highest Value Creator in the world by the Boston Consulting Group of USA. He has also featured in the Most Influential People’s List for the state of Haryana by India Today and has been conferred with the Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award 2010 in the field of Energy and Infrastructure. He is not only a successful entrepreneur but also a caring politician and an effective parliamentarian. In recognition of Mr Jindal’s exceptional distinction in the fields of entrepreneurship and public service, unqualified reputation for honesty, personal integrity and high standards of personal and professional character, the University of Texas has named its school of management in his name. Weeding out corruption, women’s empowerment, population stabilisation, aiming for a hunger-free society, promotion of sports at all levels, advocating a clean environment and providing health and educational facilities across India top his agenda. His ideology is to incorporate best practices of business management into politics. As issues of national pride and self-esteem have always been uppermost in his mind, Mr Jindal single-handedly took up the cause of restoring in Indians a national pride, choosing the Tricolour as his symbol. He and his wife Shallu along with their children, Venkatesh and Yashasvini, reside in Delhi where they are also active in the local community and in supporting education and the performing arts. Having interest in technology from a young age, he started his industrial career with a humble bucket-manufacturing unit in Hisar in To fructify this vision, he gathered the latest technical know-how from around the world and strengthened his industrial establishment. Thus, he spent a lot of time in taking steps to alleviate poverty and boost disadvantaged communities the backward sections of the society. He was above caste politics and wanted to ensure a rightful place for every individual in politics, regardless of his caste, colour and 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. 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.