GM, Group HR - Force Motors
(2024-01)
- Lead HR, IR, and compliance for 15,000+ employees across 9 locations
- Manage global JV HR coordination with Mercedes, BMW, and Rolls Royce
- Also responsible for Jaya Hind Industries and FMTU (Rolls-Royce)
Cluster HR Head - Exide Industries Ltd
(2018-01 - 2024-12)
- Managed HR for 6 manufacturing plants with 8,000+ workforce
- Led HR transformation and digitalization initiatives (SAP, SuccessFactors)
- Successfully led management response to a 9-day strike at Exide Chinchwad, ensuring uninterrupted operations through alternate workforce deployment, legal strategy, and technology interventions; achieved higher-than-normal productivity and secured unconditional strike withdrawal
Country HR Head - Mubea Automotive
(2013-01 - 2018-12)
- Led HR operations across multiple locations and improved global rankings
- Led India launch of "Driven by the Best (DBTB)" for Mubea, a global culture transformation across 29 locations; delivered best-in-class rollout, later adopted as a benchmark by multiple international sites, significantly strengthening employee engagement and recognition culture
HR Leadership - Raymand Zambaiti, Haldex and Astral Glass
(2001-01 - 2013-12)
Led HR transformation projects in these organisations.
- Converted unionized plant to non-union environment (CML Supa)
- Successfully concluded 5 years Long-Term Settlements (multi-plant)
- Delivered early LTS closures without formal negotiations (Mubea, Jaya Hind)
- Managed union strikes and complex IR situations with minimal disruption
- Improved plant productivity from 60% to 100% (Exide Ahmednagar)
- Delivered ₹30 Cr annual manpower cost reduction
- Led multi-year transformation programs delivering ~₹9 Cr savings per cycle
- Executed multi-skilling and workforce optimization initiatives
- Reaped benefits of introducing Gurukul – Training Centre, Alternate/ Flexi manpower strategy, Optimum use of correct T&C of contractors
- Improved engagement score from 38% to 75% in 18 months – Aon Hewitt
- Designed leadership development intervention for top team (Mubea)
- Built succession pipelines and shopfloor leadership capability
- Played a key role in Talent Acquisition, Talent Retention and Succession Planning
- Designing of appropriate policies and reforms suitable to organisational needs
- Reduced recruitment TAT time by 50%, Raised Engagement scores by 37%, Reduced attrition from 35% to 8%
- Led employer branding and Gen Z workforce integration initiatives
- Led enterprise-wide change management & OD interventions across organizations
- Implemented HR digital platforms (SAP, People Strong, Concur, Hapay, Chat bot, Social Platform – Exide One)
- Strengthened labour law compliance including Four Labour Codes
- Closed critical legal cases and reduced organizational risk exposure
