Parth Jindal is an Indian businessman and philanthropist whose companies are involved in steel, cement, paints, sports, energy and entrepreneurial assistance. He belongs to the third generation of the Jindal family.
Wiki/Biography
Parth Jindal was born on Saturday, May 19, 1990, in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India (33 years old as of 2023). His hometown is Narva village in Hisar, Haryana. His zodiac sign is Taurus. He attended Cathedral and John Connon Schools in Bombay and Sevenoaks School in Kent, England. He received a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Economics and Political Science from Brown University in Rhode Island, USA, in 2012. Obtained an MBA degree from Harvard Business School in Boston, Massachusetts, USA in 2016. Previously worked at Falcon Edge Capital and now works at Alpha Wave Capital in New York, USA.
Parth Jindal with his father Sajjan Jindal during his childhood
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′10″
Hair color: black
Eye color: black
family
He was born into a Haryanvi family.
Parents and siblings
His father’s name is Sajjan Jindal and mother’s name is Sangita Jindal. He has 2 sisters: Tarini Jindal Handa and Tanvi Jindal Shete.
Parth Jindal (right) with his father Sajjan Jindal (left) and mother Sangita Jindal
Parth Jindal with his sisters Tarini Jindal Handa (left) and Tanvi Jindal Shete (right)
wife and children
He married his childhood friend Anushree Jasani on May 9, 2016. The couple has a daughter Ayana and a son Vivaan.
Parth Jindal and his wife Anushree Jindal
other relatives
His grandfather Om Prakash Jindal founded the Jindal Group. He is a MLA and a minister in the Haryana government. His grandmother was Savitri Jindal, a former member of the Haryana Legislative Assembly and a minister in the Haryana government. His uncles are Prithviraj Jindal, Ratan Jindal and Naveen Jindal. Naveen is also a former MP from Kurukshetra in Haryana.
Profession
JSW Cement
Parth Jindal joined JSW Cement Group in 2012 as an Economic Analyst. He worked as an economic analyst at JFE Steel Japan for 6 months. In June 2014, Parth was appointed as Managing Director of JSW Cement. In April 2018, JSW Cement acquired 54.44% equity stake in Shiva Cement Limited. Parth was instrumental in JSW Cement increasing production capacity at its Dolvi plant in Maharashtra and also opened a plant in Jajpur, Odisha. In 2021, JSW Cement invested US$150 million to establish a clinker unit in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates.
USAJSW
Parth Jindal is Director of JSW USA. In June 2018, JSW USA announced that it would allocate $1 billion to its U.S. operations in Ohio and Texas.
JSW Paint
JSW Group launched JSW Paints on May 2, 2019 with Parth Jindal as its Managing Director. It is the only company that offers different colors of paint at the same price.
JSW Sports
Parth Jindal is the Managing Director of Jindal Sports. Parth Jindal is the chairman of Bengaluru FC of the Indian Premier League. In 2018, JSW Sports purchased 50% of the shares from the GMR team and Parth became the chairman of Indian Premier League team Delhi Capitals. JSW Sports also owns Indian professional kabaddi team Haryana Steelers. Parth Jindal established Inspire Institute of Sports (IIS) on August 15, 2018 in Vijayanagara, Karnataka. In the same year, the Sports Authority of India (SAI) recognized IIS as a Khelo India recognized boxing and wrestling development centre.
JSW Venture Fund
Parth Jindal manages the JSW Venture Fund, which was established in September 2015. The company has a Rs 100-crore venture fund that invests in startups in the space and technology sectors.
JSW Energy
On October 28, 2022, Parth Jindal was appointed as an additional non-executive non-independent director of JSW Energy.
Philanthropy – Yashoda Project
In 2014, Parth Jindal oversaw the creation of a mobile app that could track nutritional levels of children under six years old. It was initially tested in 3 talukas in Palghar, Maharashtra. A local woman named Yashoda was trained on how to use the app, taking photos of mothers and children and scanning irises. The app provides real-time information on child nutrition, enabling doctors and government officials to take necessary action when needed. As the app helped reduce child malnutrition, the then Chief Minister of Maharashtra Devendra Fadnavis ordered the implementation of the technology across the state.
Facts/Trivia
- His father Sajjan Jindal suggested that he start eating non-vegetarian food when he was 16 years old, because while he was a vegetarian, business needs would take him to different parts of the world; he started eating non-vegetarian food, especially seafood.
- He enjoys playing squash, is a district-level table tennis player, and incorporates different types of exercises into his workout regimen.
- He was named one of the 50 most influential young Indians in 2018 by GQ magazine.
- Under his leadership, JSW Sports won the Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar Award 2018 from the Government of India. It then won the “Best Sports Promotion Company” award at the FICCI India Sports Awards 2019.
It is an honor to receive the Rastriya Khel Protsahan Purushkar Award @rashtrapatibhvn – I assure you, sir, we @jswsports and @IIS_Vijayanagar Our work has just begun and we will do our best to make India an Olympic sports powerhouse pic.twitter.com/B3e6nKp6xW
— Parth Jindal (@ParthJindal11) September 25, 2018
Categories: Biography
Source: HIS Education