Jindal Steel & Power Limited announced that Mr. Hemant Kumar, has been appointed as the Chief Financial Officer of the company. He has over 28 years of experience with leading industrial houses of India like Dalmia Cement, Jindal Saw Limited, Hero Motors and Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited and has been instrumental in efficient managing the treasury functions and largely responsible for handling a wide portfolio of corporate finance functions. He is responsible for planning, leading and monitoring debt of the company with an objective to optimize the cost of capital, overall health of balance sheet, driving performance in profit and cash, treasury, investor relations, credit ratings, Corporate Taxation and Planning, secretarial, controllership, recording & reporting and other key strategic matters from time to lime.