Dr Aquil Busrai

CEO

Gurgaon, Haryana, India30 yrs 7 mos experience
Highly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Five decades of HR experience across multiple industries.
  • Awarded multiple accolades for HR leadership and consulting.
  • Active contributor to HR professional organizations and education.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a seasoned HR executive with extensive experience in consulting and leadership development.

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Skills

Core Skills

Executive CoachingLeadership DevelopmentHuman ResourcesBusiness Strategy

Other Skills

Business PartnershipChange ManagementCoachingDeferred CompensationEmployee BenefitsEmployee EngagementEmployee RelationsEmployee TrainingExecutive ManagementHR ConsultingHR PoliciesHR StrategyHR TransformationHRISLeadership

About

Dr Aquil Busrai is a University Rank Holder and a Gold Medalist from XLRI, where he obtained his MBA. He has to his credit a Post Graduate Degree in Law, an Advanced Diploma in Training and Development besides PhD. He is pursuing his second PhD and a Master's Degree in Anthropology. Dr Busrai is a Certified Executive Coach Dr Busrai has five decades of experience in the Industry. He has worked in various HR roles with Unilever in Kenya and India and was Executive Director of HR Motorola for Asia Pacific countries. He worked with Shell Malaysia as Director of Human Resources and Managing Director of Shell People Services Asia Sdn Bhd. His last corporate assignment was with IBM India Limited as Executive Director of Human Resources. He is currently CEO of aquil busrai consulting. His expertise lies in Executive Coaching, Leadership Development and Training. Dr Busrai has been actively associated with the Management movement in India. He has been the President of the Delhi Management Association, Vice Chairman of the All India Mgt Asscn's Northern Region. He is on the National Council of CII, ASSOCHAM, Indian Society for Training and Development, Economic Times HR, SHRM and the Board of several educational institutes. He is a Fellow of the All India Mgt Asscn and Institute of Directors. He is also the Past National President of the National HRD Network. Dr Busrai is a visiting faculty at Berkeley EMP and UCLA PGPX, besides the Indian Institute of Management. Dr Busrai is a keen student of non-verbal communication and is authoring a book on 'Body Language'. He is an ardent wildlife enthusiast and a serious wildlife photographer. Dr Busrai was honoured by National HRD Network as an “Outstanding Seasoned HR Professional” in 2007. He was bestowed the “Lifetime Achievement Award” by National HRD Network in 2012, the Top Rankers in Kuala Lumpur in 2015, and Zee TV in 2020. In March 2015, he was honoured with the “Golden Globe Tigers Award” in Kuala Lumpur for Leadership in HR. In November 2015, XLRI honoured him with the “Distinguished Alumnus Lifetime Achievement Award”. In 2018, he was adjudged among the “Most powerful HR Professional in India” at the Asia Pacific HRM Summit in Tokyo. He was awarded the “Glory of HR India Award” by HR Success Talk in 2020. In 2021, Economic Times honoured Dr Busrai as the “Outstanding HR Consultant of the Year” Same year, HRO Today the USA bestowed on him the “Asia Pacific HR Thought Leadership Award”. In August 2022, Dr Busrai was honoured with the “Culture Transformation Leader of the Year Award” by Transformance Forum.

Experience

Aquil busrai consulting

Chief Executive Officer

Aug 2010Present · 15 yrs 7 mos · Greater Delhi Area

  • After over four decades of HR experience with blue chip organisations like Unilever in India and Kenya; Motorola in Asia Pacific; Shell in Malaysia and IBM I have ventured to start my own consulting firm. Main offerings of 'aquil busrai consulting' will be 1) Executive Coaching at both senior as well as middle level management. 2) HR Strategy and 3) Leadership Development and Training. My endeavour is to uplift the HR profession through sharing my own experience and leveraging that of other senior HR colleagues. I am also committed to contribute 15% of net earning of the firm to NGOs involved with underprivileged children. Besides this, I will devote 10% of my time to provide honorary training and consulting to organisations that are involved with any social cause. My contact details : aquil@aquilbusrai.com and Mobile +91 98188 30308
Executive CoachingHR StrategyLeadership DevelopmentTraining

Ibm corporation

Executive Director, Human Resources

Feb 2006Jul 2010 · 4 yrs 5 mos

  • Global Delivery Business is one of the largest IBM entity outside of US with 33,000 employees, it is growing aggressively. As HR Head for this business I enjoy the challenge of growth, business partnership and managing complex people-related issues, both strategic and operational.
Business PartnershipPeople-related issuesStrategic HRHuman ResourcesBusiness Strategy

Shell malaysia

2 roles

Director HR Shell Malaysia and MD Shell People Services Sdn Bhd

Jan 2002Jan 2006 · 4 yrs

HR Director Shell Malaysia and MD Shell People Services Asia

Jan 2002Jan 2006 · 4 yrs

Motorola solutions

Exec Dir HR SAARC and S/W Grp Asia Pac

Jan 1994Jan 2002 · 8 yrs

Unilever

HR Head for various functions

Nov 1979Jan 1994 · 14 yrs 2 mos · India and Kenya

Blue star limited

Personnel Manager - Eastern India

Aug 1972Nov 1979 · 7 yrs 3 mos · Kolkata, West Bengal, India

  • I started my career with Blue Star as Officer Trainee in 1972. Setup the entire the then Personnel Function reporting to the Regional Director as the youngest Manager in team. Was fortunate to get rich hands-on experience in Industrial Relations. Learnt a lot, specially from fine set of Union leaders - who argued n debated and also indulged in Gherao and work stoppages- Yet with whom I had a deep relationship based on mutual respect. My seven years in Blue Star provided me a strong foundation for my career in HR.

Education

XLRI Jamshedpur

MBA - HR — Human Resources and Behavioural Sciences

Jan 1970Jan 1972

University of Calcutta

LL.B — International Law and labour Laws

Jan 1973Jan 1976

University of Calcutta

B.Com — Commerce

Jan 1967Jan 1970

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