JSW Group firm JSW Infrastructure Ltd appointed Rinkesh Roy as new CEO in place of Arun Maheshwari. JSW Infra announced that Arun Maheshwari will step down as joint managing director and CEO, effective November 7, 2024.
Maheshwari, who will continue serving on the board as a non-executive director, is transitioning to a new role within the JSW Group. He has also resigned from his positions as joint managing director and key managerial personnel of JSW’s subsidiary, South West Port Limited.
Following the recommendation of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee, JSW's board has appointed Rinkesh Roy, President of the company, as the incoming joint managing director and CEO effective November 8, 2024.
Roy, aged 54 years, holds a master’s degree in public management from the Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University; and the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy Fellowship, National University of Singapore, and is also a bachelor of arts (economics honours), securing first rank from Utkal University, India, in 1990. He was appointed as the president of the company with effect from August 1, 2024.
He was previously associated with the Government of India since 1992 as an IRTS officer and has an experience of over 30 years in railway operation, shipping, ports and logistics. During this stint, he also held the position of chairman for major ports like Paradip, Vishakhapatnam, Tuticorin and Kamrajar for various durations, He also held the position of the chairman of Dredging Corporation of India.
