Mr. B P PANDEY
Chairman - HRD, EX - Adhunik Metaliks
Mr. BP Pandey enriches 44 years of extensive experience in HR, IR, and Industrial Relations, having served in diverse leadership roles where he has pioneered numerous HR initiatives with remarkable success. His personal attributes include acuity, ingenuity, and a steadfast commitment to achievement. He blends a unique combination of academic excellence and exceptional interpersonal skills, fostering organizational effectiveness. Known for his perceptive and resourceful approach, Mr. Pandey excels in negotiation and communication, coupled with an entrepreneurial mindset. A strategic HR visionary, he has been instrumental in driving transformational HR policies, talent management frameworks, and industrial relations strategies that have enhanced workforce productivity and organizational growth. His expertise spans across employee engagement, leadership development, and change management, ensuring a resilient and performance-driven workplace culture. A Master's graduate from the University of Calcutta, his illustrious career includes pivotal roles at Adhunik Metaliks Ltd., Electrosteel Castings Ltd., Kesoram Industries (Kesoram Rayon-BK Birla Group), and advisory positions across various prestigious organizations. He has also contributed significantly as a member of professional bodies such as ISTD, NHRDN, and HR forums
Dr. Rakesh Mehta
Advisory Committee HRD India, MD Indus Human Capital
He has an extensive experience in handling Human Resources of large corporations at leadership level. His experience spans across both services and manufacturing companies and has worked in Telecom, Software, Metals & Minerals, Paper, Chemical & Diversified industry. He has handled HR for companies ranging from 500 to 25,000 employees and with a life cycle span from Start-Ups to 150 year old corporations and helped organizations to scale up for growth as well as manage business downturns. His experience spans across various countries in four Continents and his Specialties includes Executive Coaching, Leadership Development, Large scale OD interventions, Change Management & Cultural integration cutting across locations and countries. He has done MBBS from Kakatiya medical College, after that Mahidol University DTM&H in tropical medicine. His professional career include Welspun group, Adhunik Group, Ispat Industries, Reliance, BILT. He is a fine Organisational man, understands the nuances of Corporate HR, a visionary t a l e n t s c o u t a n d a v e r y f a i r a n d re a s o n a b l e H R H e a d d u r i n g h i s te n u re .
Mr. Ashok Kumar
Advisory Committee HRD India, EX CEO of Bhilai Steel Plant & Adhunik Metaliks
Ashok sir was holding the position of CEO in Adhunik Metaliks since 2010, previously he was associated with Bhilai Steel Plant. He joined Bhilai steel plant as Management trainee and after rendering service in various capacities in different departments under Bhilai Steel Plant, he was promoted as CEO. He has done his BSc (Engineering) from Punjab Engineering College in the stream of Metallurgy in 1972. His expertise and vast experience in the field of steel plant make him the leader and his firm, can manage ambiguity and expectations at the CEO level with excellent ability and does deliver on promise. His ability to think globally, appreciate diversity, developing and empowering people and encouraging constructive dialogue among senior CEO's is a clear differentiator for him with other senior leaders.
Dr. Siddhartha Pandey
CEO - HRD India
Dr. Siddhartha Pandey is a leading professional HR strategist and CEO of HRD. India. Dr. Pandey (An MBA-HR, P.G.-Corporate Governance, Master‟s in Science-Counselling & Psychotherapy and Doctorate in Management) has successfully leaded and drive the Human Resource Department for companies like EMC ltd., Bhushan Power & Steel Ltd., Electro steel ltd., Adhunik ltd., Simplex Infrastructure and Shristi Infrastructure Limited. He was initiator of HRD India group and many other HR activities in the organisation he work. His Innovating dynamic policies, programs, and initiatives to optimize employee morale and boost retention and satisfaction, Directing recruitment, performance appraisals, and change management to generate streamlined, efficient operations and achieve organizational objectives as well establishing solid and trusting partnerships through exceptional relationship-building skills; utilizing positive energy and interpersonal abilities to secure employee and management trust.
Admiral AK Verma
Advisory Committee - HRD India, ,EX Indian Navy and Chairman, & Managing Director of Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Limited
Rear Admiral AK Verma, VSM (Retd.) joined the Indian Navy on 28 Jan 1978. A graduate in Mechanical Engineering from NIT, Jamshedpur, Adm Verma on completion of his Marine Engineering Specialisation Course from INS Shivaji, opted for Naval Aviation & did his Aeronautical Engineering Course from Air Force Technical College, Bangalore. His initial appointments in Naval Aviation were in seeking stream & he did his tenures in INAS 330, INAS 336, Vindhyagiri flight & Taragiri flight. After serving in the Indian Navy for 34 years, Adm Verma was appointed as Chairman & Managing Director of Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Limited, Kolkata on 01 Nov 2011. On taking over as CMD, GRSE, he embarked upon an ambitious plan to transform GRSE to a truly world class shipyard. Under his leadership, the shipyard has undergone complete transformation in its Infrastructure, Vendor base as well as Work culture. During his tenure, the shipyard has handled record number 33 ships involving 07 different projects.
Dr. Santanu Rath
Advisory Committee HRD India, Director- HR/Personnel- OMC Mining & Metal
“By choice a HR professional, by passion a people developer “, Dr. Santanu Rath believes empowering people is greater value addition than guiding alone. Senior HR Generalist with more than 3 decades of work experience in Human Resource, Industrial Relation, CSR & Corporate Communication. Strategic leader with proven capability & will to lead organisational changes, execute and deliver. 8 + plus years of leadership role as Director-HR at Board of Directors level in Mining and Power sector. Dr. Rath has been a full time functional Director on the Board of Directors & JV Companies. Responsible for HR strategy, policies, IR, CSR, Corporate Relations at Corporate Office and Multi-unit geographically dispersed all over the State. He has done PhD in PM & IR and currently holding the position of Director Personnel in OMC Mining & Metal |Former Advisor, in PSSC as well as Former Director HR in OPTCL/GRIDCO/PTCUL. He has got several recognition to name a few are Conferred Leadership Excellence Award in 44th ISTD National Convention in 2015, Conferred Pride of Bhubaneswar in HR Excellence in 2017, Conferred Times Accent HR Super Achiever in PSUs Award by World HRD Congress in Mumbai in Feb 2018. His Life of philosophy: “Give Back more to the society than what we take” and his withstanding, creative innovator, a transformational professional, works with people with 360 degree open approach makes him stands out from the crowd, in typical PSU setup.
Mr. Soumyajit Mahapatra
Advisory Committee HRD India, Chairman Public Relations Society - Of India, Kolkata
Soumyajit Mahapatra, Hony. Chairman, Public Relations Society Of India, Kolkata Chapter has vast experience in Corporate Communication, Information Technology & Digital Media. Working in a Telecom Sector PSU , he was instrumental in many operation & planning apart from other activities. During 7 years (2004-2011) of stay at Calcutta Telephones , he maintained day to day media relations and events. He received thrice Best PRSI Secretary & twice Best Chairman Award among all Chapters across the country. He is also a motivational speaker for young generation & corporate. He is very much passionate about photography & social responsibility. He has recently been conferred up on Excellence in Journalism at Global Festival of Journalism at Noida and Special Award in Public Relations at News Paper Association Of India, New Delhi during Silver Jubilee celebration. He conceptualized Eastern India's first event digital conference titled Engage in 2012 where more than 100 + speakers deliberated during last 6 years.
Mrs. Priyanka Pandey
Director - HRD India
Priyanka is a BA graduate and having a vast experience in CSR, Business development, PR activities in various professionals industries and Chairman of HRD India. She has been associated with HSBC Bank, ICICI bank and many other industries. Passion and dedication helps her in reaching a high degree of achievement. Social issues concerning Environment, Women, Children, and Animals (all Fauna) are prominent in Priyanka thoughts and actions. Her personal traits like Passionate involvement with task in hand Good organizer, Excellent communication skills, Excellent People Skills, Goal Oriented, Hard Working, Responsible, High integrity, Open to new ideas, Challenge seeking, and Confidently handling conflict situation, Zestful, Energetic, Team Player and Sensitive towards Fellow Workers, Cheerful Attitude
Mr. Robert D Hisrich
Board Member-HRD India Bridgestone, Chair of International- Marketing, Associate Dean of Graduate and International Programs
Robert D. Hisrich, Ph.D., former Director of the Walker Center of Global Entrepreneurship at Thunderbird School of Global Management, received his B.A. in English and Science from De Pauw University and his MBA and Ph.D. in Business Administration with a major in marketing from the University of Cincinnati. Hisrich also holds honorary doctorate degrees from Chuvash State University (Russia) and the University of Miskolc (Hungary). His global experience includes being a visiting and honorary professor at more than eight universities in six different countries. He has instituted academic and training programs such as the university/industry training program in Hungary, a high school teacher‟s entrepreneurship training program in Russia, an Institute of International Entrepreneurship and Management in Russia, and an Entrepreneurship Centre in Ukraine. Not only highly respected and sought after in the academic sector, Dr. Hisrich‟s expertise has been tapped by top corporations including BP Petroleum, Citicorp, Conoco, Alcoa, Westinghouse and Corning Glass.
Dr. Simmy Kataria
Chief Learning & Development -HRD India
Dr. Simmy Kataria is an executive coach, counsellor, trainer and an educator with over two decades in the business world where she has provided managed, led, mentored, coached, trained and developed capable executives in the United States, Middle East, Far East and India. Dr. Simmy Kataria is a PH.D in Behavioural Sciences form University of Berkeley, California (USA), MS in Communication from Boston University, Massachusetts (USA)and BA (Management and Marketing) from Eckerd College – St. Petersburg, Florida, (USA).Dr. Kataria has held key senior positions for over a pan of “Fortune 500” companies and with over 20 years of academic and corporate pursuits, she puts her entire passion and experience in mentoring, coaching, teaching and training her trainees and students. Dr. Simmy Kataria has been associated with major corporations and institutions in helping and supporting their Learning and Development departments to accomplish their training goals and challenges, here are just a few of them IBM, Oracle, JSW Ltd, Reliance Retail, HSBC, Citibank, AT&T and many more to say.