MADE OF STEEL

Abhyuday Jindal, the MD of Jindal Stainless, is building capacity, creating awareness and investing in renewable energy

- BY SURABHI

"It was the best of times; it was the worst of times.” For Abhyuday Jindal, Managing Director of Jindal Stainless Ltd. (JSL), the iconic lines from Charles Dickens’ A Tale of Two Cities sum up the period when he joined the company 10 years ago.

The metal industry was going through a downturn. “But, if I may say so, it was one of the best experiences, because if you come when everything is very good, there’s not much you can get involved in,” Jindal, 35, recalls. Joining during the period of turmoil allowed him to get his hands dirty, jump right in to work out the problems plaguing the company and the sector, and listen to customers, suppliers and employees on the company’s challenges and strengths.

Over the past 10 years, Jindal has managed not just to understand the company and the sector but also lay out a blueprint for the future, be it in terms of creating more awareness about stainless steel, investing in renewable capacity and sustainability, or charting out an ambitious expansion plan.

The formative experience has stood Jindal in good stead. He remains relatively unfazed by the threat of the tariff war that US President Donald Trump has unleashed.