Jan 2006 – Jan 2017 · 11 yrs · Mumbai, India

• Heading globally People Management for The Essar Group, a $40 Billion conglomerate, employing over 70000 people worldwide. Supporting the value creation journey through strategic organization structuring, leadership, change & talent management interventions.

Jan 1998 – Jan 2006 · 8 yrs · Gurgaon, India

• Director for HR Operations in South West Asia, for the combined concentrate and bottling businesses. Was responsible for setting up the integrated HR operations of the business upon acquisition of 40 bottling partners of the erstwhile Parle Beverages.

Jan 1994 – Jan 1998 · 4 yrs · Middle East

• Drove the HR and Marketing functions for franchisee businesses in the PAN Gulf region. Integrated the Change Management agenda for the Group, which was transitioning from a classical family entrepreneurial organization to a professionally managed MNC.

Jan 1990 – Jan 1994 · 4 yrs · India I US

• Responsible for setting up the integrated HR practices of GE Appliances in India, upon M&A with the erstwhile Godrej Appliances. Was trained and interned at GE (Crotonville, US) and GE Appliances Park (Kentucky, US).

Jan 1986 – Jan 1990 · 4 yrs · Mumbai, India

• Responsible for driving HR, Learning and Sales Training initiative. One of the critical elements of this role of Industrial Relations and was responsible for signing 37 settlements with multiple unions in India, within a span of 4 years.

Jan 1979 – Jan 1984 · 5 yrs · Mumbai, India

• Interned in the Legal department, while pursuing & completing my Law studies. Drafting plaints, legal documentation (including written statements) and assisting the group general counsel in briefing advocates and senior counsel of Bombay High Court.