Sep 2015 – Apr 2018 · 2 yrs 7 mos · Mumbai Area, India

• The tour of duty was to help the company, its leaders and employees in creating more value for its customers and society and make it a great place to work. Creating a world-class HR function which enables business to create more value was the top objectives. Successfully led the transformation whilst integrating Ranbaxy with SunPharma (The biggest M&A in Indian Pharma history), the top-notch global HR team that was built at SunPharma achieved significant success and created industry benchmark milestones.
• After close to three years, I resigned and moved from Sun Pharma. It will be a ride to remember. Grateful to the company and people, especially my HR Team who made it totally worthwhile. Joining Lupin, another Global Indian Pharma Multinational company.

Jan 2015 – Sep 2015 · 8 mos

• After Launching the Philips University during the last quarter of 2014, I have handed over one of my hats the learning role to another colleague and have assumed a broader responsibility under my HR Business Partner Hat. Now as an HR Business partner to the Chief of Operations for Philips. I continue to be responsible for Business Transformation, IT and Global Operations. Have taken on additional responsibility for the Procurement function at the beginning of the year.
• The tour of duty in this role is to re-engineer and build world-class Order to Cash Processes and the global functions thereof, namely Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Quality & Regulatory, Customer Service & Procurement. To be a HR leader who shall continue to serve the pool of talented employees (Crica 60K) across the globe is indeed an honor, challenge and opportunity - all wrapped in one big task and role.

Jan 2014 – Dec 2014 · 11 mos

• In January 2014, took over a bigger Global role (Wearing 3 Hats) 1) Head of HR Business Transformation, IT 2) Head of Global Change Management Practice & 3) Global Head of Learning & Philips University. My tour of duty in this role is to build a permanent Business Transformation function at Philips and drive the transformation agenda of the company globally. In addition, I continue to lead and transform the way people learn at Philips and establish the Philips University. I moved to Amsterdam in Netherlands and am now based here.
• In April/May 2014 I assumed additional responsibility as Global Head of HR for Operations (Manufacturing & Supply Chain Operations functions of the company). As member of the Global Operations Leadership team my tour of duty is to build a world-class Order to Cash process based organisation and develop and mentor more than 50K talented employees in the Operations functions across the world. Thereafter during the later part of the year, I assumed additional responsibility as Global HR Head for Quality & Regulatory and Customer Service functions of the company. This was the broadening of my HR Business Partner role and I am also preparing to hand over my Second Hat as the Change Management Practice lead during quarter-2 of year 2015 so as to focus mainly on my HR Business Partner role in the Order to Cash (O2C) area of the Organisation.

Apr 2013 – Dec 2013 · 8 mos

• In April, 2013 promoted as Senior Vice President. In addition to my role as Head of HR for the Indian subcontinent appointed as Global Chief Learning Officer, responsible for leading the company's learning transformation program and building of the Philips University. I was based in New Delhi India and was travelling extensively all over the world.

Oct 2010 – Mar 2013 · 2 yrs 5 mos

• In October, 2010 joined Philips as Vice President and Head of Human Resources for the Indian Sub-continent. In July 2012 assumed additional charge and role of Global Lead for the Learning Strategy and Philips University Program. I was based in New Delhi India and was travelling extensively all over the world.

Mar 2006 – Oct 2010 · 4 yrs 7 mos

• I joined J&J in the Medical Devices & Diagnostics business as head of Human Resources responsible for HR of the Indian business. Then in November 2007, I was promoted as Regional VP HR for India, Pakistan and ASEAN countries, which is the South Asia Region of J&J Medical Asia Pacific. For nine months (From April 2008 until December 2008) I had additional responsibility (as an assignment) of Managing Human Resources function for Japan.

Mar 2004 – Feb 2006 · 1 yr 11 mos

• I was the head of Human Resources for Astrazeneca in India and was a member of the Senior Management team responsible for running companys business in India and the South Asia region.

May 1996 – Feb 2004 · 7 yrs 9 mos

• I joined Colgate as Manager Employee Relations and Development and assumed increasing responsibilites including a role as Manufacturing Manager for their Toothbrush plant in Aurangabad and last I worked with them as Head of HR for the Supply Chain Organisation (Manufacturing, Supply Chain and Logistics).

May 1988 – Apr 1996 · 7 yrs 11 mos

• I joined Crompton Greaves in 1988 at a Graduate Trainee and then progressed thru various businesses (Consumer Electronics, Telecom, Motors, Switch Gear, etc) and assumed positions of increasing responsibility in Human Resources Management. Last I was Sr HR Manager for the Switch Gear SBU. Then I moved on to join Colgate Palmolive...