Sushil Ekka

Strategic Global HR Leader with 25+ years of distinguished experience in developing and executing enterprise-wide people strategiesthat drive business growth, digital transformation, and organizational resilience across India, MENA & EMEA regions.

• Strategic Global HR Leader with 25+ years of distinguished experience in developing and executing enterprise-wide people strategiesthat drive business growth, digital transformation, and organizational resilience across India, MENA & EMEA regions.
• Proven track record in leading human capital initiatives across Mining, EPC, Manufacturing, Telecom, Banking, and Media sectors within high-growth, cross-cultural environments.
• Trusted strategic advisor to Boards, CEOs, and CXOs with a proven ability to influence senior leadership and government stakeholders; successfully drove executive alignment, workforce transformation, and people-first culture by aligning HR practices with organizational vision to deliver measurable business outcomes in complex, dynamic environments.
• Notable success in realizing top & bottom-line results, streamlining operations and heightening employee productivity by mastering HR situations for integrating human resource functions with overall Business Goals & Industry Standards by liaising with global counterpart for competency building & mobility.
• Transformational leader, driving HR from a support function to a strategic, value-generating partner through strategic influence, operational excellence, and cross-cultural leadership; consistently led HR strategy, policy design, and enterprise-wide transformation to align talent capabilities with evolving business imperatives across global and regional landscapes.
• Passionate Change Management facilitator, leveraging automation and digital HR solutions to modernize processes, boost compliance, enhance data-driven decision-making, and future-proof the HR function.
• Successfully delivered measurable P&L impact by aligning HR strategy with business objectives, achieving cost savings through automation and workforce optimization, improving productivity 3X times, thereby contributing to revenue growth and operational efficiency across large-scale, cross-border projects.
• Recognized for building and executing HR roadmaps and feasibility studies instrumental in project financing and investor confidence, especially in Greenfield and brownfield mining/EPC ventures in emerging markets like Guinea and the DRC.
• Proficient in translating organizational vision into actionable HR strategies, with proven strength in succession planning, leadership pipeline development, and aligning vision-mission-values with employee engagement to foster cultural cohesion and drive business performance.
• Pursuing SHRM–SCP Certification from the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), USA, demonstrating commitment to global HR leadership standards, strategic people management, and continuous professional development.

EDUCATION

SHRM–SCP (Senior Certified Professional) – Pursuing 

Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), USA Diploma in Training & Development

Indian Society for Training & Development (ISTD), New Delhi, India– 2008 Master’s Degree in Personnel Management & Industrial Relations (PM&IR)

Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Mumbai, India — 2000