Profile
A strong business acumen and human resource prudence, combined with keen observation of the business environment to guide business decision, are my key strengths. As Human Resource professional, I have extensive experience of more than 40+ years across a broad range of Corporate/Plant Human Resource functions with multinationals and big business Indian groups focusing on Automobiles / Manufacturing / Media & Publishing / White goods & Electronics / Telecom / Textiles / Aviation & Infrastructure etc.
I am a strong motivator of people; my leadership/effective communication motivates my team to achieve challenging time bound goals.
I am postgraduate in Human Resources from Faculty of Management Studies and law graduate from Delhi University.
Proud recipient of HR Innovator Award – 2018 by World HRD Congress.
Key Strengths
Business Philosophy
- Firmly believe HR to be an “enabler of business” and align the HR function to the business vision
- Possess the entrepreneurial drive, approach & result focused exhibited at the corporate of Indian Business group
- Have developed an outlook of process orientation and the ability to deal with multi cultural teams typical of multinational corporations
- Am comfortable in a changing business environment and believes in supporting change in response to business compulsions

Leadership / People Management
- Managed specific time bound projects
- Align with organization goals & motivated the team to achieve stretched targets
- Lead & worked with multinational teams successfully
- Empowered team members through appropriate delegation & work allocations, encouraged discussions
- Emphasis on Inter-personal relationships and created a conducive work environment

Decisive Approach
- Take business decisions in the context of business requirements
- A front line negotiator, steer the course of discussion towards the desired objectives
- Conceptualise business model and stimulates scenarios for critical inputs
- Prioritise business variables and focus on the critical one for decision making
- Leads strategy sessions with multi-functional teams for the business development

Relationship Building
- Established & nurtured relationship with the human resources/internal & external customers
- Valued relationship

Communication Skills
- Possess a clear thought process and communicating in a precise & accurate manner, listen to others viewpoints and incorporated the same in decision making.
- Managed & handled large employees workshop/seminars/open house/ value’s challenged meets etc. for clear directions

Professional Development
- Attending seminars, conferences & training courses

Recognition & Awards

HR Leadership Award 2012
by
Employer Business Associates

HR Leadership Award 2013
by
Asia Pacific HRM Congress

Most Talented Global 100 HR Leadership Award, 2015
by
CHRO Asia

Most Influential HR Leaders In India Award 2017
by
IPE & TIMES ASCENT

Recipient of HR Innovator Award - 2018 by World HRD Congress.
by
World HRD Congress.
Education

Post Graduate in Human Resource

Post Graduate in Labour Laws

Bachelor Of Laws

Bachelor In Commerce

Higher Secondary Schooling
Experience

Board of Director
October 2020 – Present

Director
September 2016 – Present

Director / Trustee
July 2016 – Present

Director – HR/CHRO
June 2010 – August 2016

Chief Human Resource Officer - Corporate
Feb, 2007 - May,2010

Chief People Officer
Dec, 2005 - Feb, 2007

Head - Human Resource
Aug, 2004 - Dec, 2005

VP - Human Resource
Dec, 2000 - Aug, 2004

Senior Manager- Human Resource
Sep, 1996 - Dec, 2000

Divisional Manger - Human Resource
Apr, 1993 - Sep, 1996

Manager - Human Resource
Apr, 1988 - Apr, 1993

Assistant Manager - Human Resource
June, 1979 - Mar, 1988
Associations

Delhi Management Association

All India Management Association

National HRD Network

National Institute of Personnel Management

Indian Society for Applied Behavioural Science

International Consulting Professional Institute
HR Domains
Leading capability-building process to meet present and future capability needs to help the business remain competitive.
Vision & Culture Building
Building Leadership Pipeline through LLP
Talent Management & Succession Planning
Team Alignment to deliver Business Results
Implement Business Benchmarks for Growth
Institutionalizing HR processes, Values & Beliefs
Resourcing, Redeployment & organization Building
Talent Review, Competency mapping & developing Teams
Creating Cost Leadership by having healthy competition among Verticals
Ensure all legal and corporate governance practices compliance within the business
Compensation / Perquisites / Benefits / Rewards & Awards Benchmarks for Manpower Retention
Strategize & implement change management initiatives within the business by Project Management Support
Set standards of performance; provide guidance, help & support to ensure effective delivery by acting as internal consultants
Training Attended
Hobbies
Language
Reading
Hindi
Travelling
English
Photography
Punjabi
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Oct, 2020 – Present
Hartek Group
Board of Director
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Sep, 2016 – Present
People A2Z
Director
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July, 2016 – Present
ICPI
Director / Trustee
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Jun, 2010 – Aug, 2016
Lanco Group
Director – HR/CHRO
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Feb, 2007 - May,2010
GMR Group
Chief Human Resource Officer
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Dec, 2005 - Feb, 2007
Aditya Birla Group
Chief People Officer
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Aug, 2004 - Dec, 2005
Bharti Group
Head - Human Resource
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Dec, 2000 - Aug, 2004
Jindal Saw Pipes
Vice President - Human Resource
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Sep, 1996 - Dec, 2000
Whirlpool India
Senior Manager - Human Resource
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Apr, 1993 - Sep, 1996
Samtel India
Divisional Manger - Human Resource
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Apr, 1988 - Apr, 1993
Indian Express
Manger - Human Resource
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June, 1979 - Mar, 1988
Eicher Tractors
Assistant Manger - Human Resource
Guest lecturer for delivering experiential learning in some leading Business
Institutes like FMS, BIMTECH, Amity Business School, Fore School of Management, IIM Ranchi, IIM INDORE, IIM ROHTAK, IMI, ICFAI, MDI, SIBM to name few etc.