MALINI CHATTERJEE
Hyderabad,Telangana
Summary
Dynamic HR leader with a proven track record at Sembcorp Energy India, excelling in strategic talent acquisition and performance management. Spearheaded DEI initiatives, enhancing workforce diversity while achieving a 96% quality-of-hire. Expert in compensation design and employee engagement, driving organizational success through innovative HR practices and strong stakeholder collaboration.
Overview
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Certification
29
29
years of professional experience
Work History
Head — HR, DEI & CSR
Bharathi Cement Corporation Pvt. Ltd. (Vicat Group)
Hyderabad
07.2022 - Current
- Strategic HR & Talent
- Develop and execute HR strategy aligned to plant-level growth roadmaps; lead workforce planning, succession management and capability building for business continuity.
- Design and roll out DEI initiatives, including the "Aspire" program that built an all-women mining shift (~70% women), training women as HEMM operators and securing Heavy Vehicle Licenses through the RTO.
- Drove end-to-end talent acquisition for technical and leadership roles, building leadership-development and succession pipelines for critical positions to ensure business continuity.
- Industrial Relations & Compliance
- Manage union relationships and lead wage negotiations across both plants to maintain industrial harmony; implemented new Labour Codes and Wages Act compliance effective November 2025.
- Strengthen grievance-handling mechanisms and ensure compliance with labour law, statutory and governance requirements.
- HR Operations, Governance & Achievements
- Owned compensation & benefits strategy and HR analytics/dashboards for data-driven workforce decisions, presenting HR metrics to the Board to inform strategic planning.
- Completed competency mapping up to manager level across both plants and developed Capability Development Initiative; presenting findings at CemCo International Congress (EMEA), Bucharest, 2025.
- Vicat India was certified as a Great Place to Work for three consecutive years; recipient of multiple HR awards, 2022–2025.
- Vicat Group is a global construction-materials group headquartered in Paris, producing cement, ready-mix concrete and aggregates across Europe, Asia, Africa and the Americas. Leads end-to-end HR for two integrated cement plants, reporting to the Country Manager with a matrix line to the Deputy CEO – HR, Paris.
Senior HR Leadership — Policy, Talent & CSR
Sembcorp Energy India Ltd.
03.2019 - 07.2022
- Managed the employee lifecycle for 5,000+ employees; directed end-to-end recruitment, retention, mediation and conflict resolution, lifting quality-of-hire to ~96% while reducing time-to-hire.
- Implemented Performance Management, Talent Management/Succession Planning and Compensation modules via SuccessFactors; partnered with BU L&D leads, achieving 98% implementation of targeted development plans.
- Designed capability-development plans accelerating high-potential talent toward CXO-readiness through leadership, strategic and business-acumen interventions.
- Led Diversity & Inclusion agenda with business and HR stakeholders; executed employer-branding initiatives and recruitment events to enhance organizational culture.
- Owned HR policy design, staff regulations and administrative issuances aligned to organizational strategy; built feedback mechanisms to evaluate and update policy effectiveness against industry benchmarks.
- Evaluated bench strength at Sembcorp Green Infra against growth needs to establish a proactive talent pipeline supporting strategic objectives.
- Managed HR budget and directed CSR activities across Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, overseeing approximately 8 crore India CSR budget to align initiatives with community impact.
Director, HR — India & Southeast Asia
Aptar Group
09.2013 - 02.2019
- AptarGroup (NYSE: ATR), headquartered in Crystal Lake, Illinois, is a global leader in dispensing systems and packaging solutions serving the beauty, personal care, pharmaceutical, and food & beverage industries.
- Led Compensation & Benefits across four India locations; played a key role in integrating Aptar with TKH Plastics (Seaquist Closures) post-acquisition, including cultural diagnostics and cross-cultural workshops between the US and Indian leadership.
- Redesigned org structure and reporting lines while managing communication and separation processes during integration, ensuring compliance with Indian labor laws and preserving employer brand.
- Coordinated with McKinsey and Deloitte to implement transformation initiatives and enhance organizational effectiveness.
- Redesigned the performance-appraisal framework with measurable KPIs, trained managers on objective feedback, and aligned bonus philosophy.
- Founding member of the Aptar Corporate University; designed and launched "CASA – Carl A. Seibel Academy," a leadership-development program for senior managers (N-2 level), and led the region's OED agenda.
- Negotiated union wage agreements; built Aptar Southeast Asia's talent-management platform and People Review/succession process, identified high-potential talent.
- Led workforce restructuring from two operating units to one, facilitating major transformation projects with a leading global strategy consultancy.
Head — Human Resources
TLT Babcock India Pvt. Ltd.
06.2012 - 08.2013
- Directed HR strategy supporting TLT Babcock India Pvt. Ltd. business goals
- Built an HR function aligned with US parent, secured statutory clearances for plant operations, led recruitment efforts, and introduced a KRA-based performance management system to enhance employee accountability.
- Managed recruitment, onboarding, and workforce planning across functions
- Oversaw employee relations and resolved workplace concerns with leadership
Human Resources & Training
Mylan (API Manufacturing)
05.2011 - 07.2013
- Supported HR strategy and corporate policy development for a Fortune 500 API manufacturer.
- Introduced the Kirkpatrick model training evaluation across the organization for the first time.
- Established first-time Kirkpatrick-model training evaluation for an organization.
- Implemented Kirkpatrick-based training evaluation methods to measure training effectiveness and align with business objectives.
- Led development programs to address skill gaps across plant operations.
- Guided development programs aligned with operational skill requirements.
- Built grievance-led talent and capability initiatives across four manufacturing plants to address workforce development needs.
- Managed programs aimed at addressing grievances and enhancing workforce capabilities in four manufacturing plants.
- Built Kirkpatrick-based measurement approach to track training effectiveness and business value.
- Designed performance-linked incentive plan to enhance employee communication, engagement, and grievance resolution.
- Created performance-linked incentive plan and strengthened employee communication, engagement, and grievance resolution.
HR CONSULTANT
ARCELORMITTAL
JUBAIL
12.2009 - 04.2011
- Anchored HR processes for new manufacturing plant, developing HR policies aligned with global KPIs and local Saudi requirements to ensure compliance and operational readiness.
- Supported establishment of HR systems and workforce planning, addressing organizational requirements during startup of new operation to facilitate smooth transition.
- Coordinated recruitment, screening, and onboarding for plant and office roles.
- Supported ArcelorMittal managers in addressing employee relations and workforce issues, enhancing team cohesion and morale.
- Interpreted labor agreements and supported union discussions.
AGM – HR
VEDANTA ALUMINA LTD.
05.2008 - 11.2009
- Led HR initiatives in a large-scale metals and alumina manufacturing environment, focusing on workforce management, employee relations, and HR operations.
- Leveraged extensive industrial HR experience in high-volume manufacturing environment to enhance plant HR foundation, workforce practices, and employee relations leadership.
- Directed alumina refinery operations, aligning daily plans with Vedanta production targets.
- Coordinated plant maintenance schedules with engineering and operations teams.
- Monitored safety compliance across process units, workshops, and shift teams.
DEPUTY MANAGER – HR
TATA STEEL / TATA TINPLATE
10.1997 - 04.2008
- Acted as Change Agent in transforming BIFR company into a leading ETP/CRM Manufacturing HUB.
- Contributed to core team for successful SAP implementation, enhancing HR processes.
- Develop systems and performance-linked incentive plans.
- Progressive HR experience within a leading industrial organization, building strong foundations in plant HR, employee relations, performance management, talent and organizational processes.
- Developed hands-on exposure to manufacturing workforce practices and employee-related processes in a structured industrial environment.
- Coordinated the closure of the Hot Dip Plant, enabling the engineering team to efficiently commission ETL-2 and CRM-2.
Education
Ph.D. / Doctorate - HR & Industrial Relations
Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Shillong
01-2026
MBA / PGDM - HR & Industrial Relations
Xavier Institute of Management (XIMB), Bhubaneswar
M.Tech - Production Management
NIT Jamshedpur
B.Tech - Mechanical Engineering
Marathwada University
Skills
- HR leadership
- Strategic talent sourcing and employer value proposition
- Strategic talent sourcing
- Labor relations
- Compensation strategy
- Compensation benchmarking
- Talent performance optimization frameworks (KPI/KRA/OKR)
- Talent performance optimization
- Employee engagement
- Learning development
- Change management
- Employee relations strategy
- Diversity and inclusion
- HR governance frameworks
- HR planning
- Labor relations
- HR data management
- Regulatory compliance management
- People analytics
- People analytics
Languages
English, Hindi, Bengali, Telugu, French (working knowledge)
Personal Information
Title: Group Chief Human Resources Officer | Strategic HR Leadership Across Multi-Sector, Multi-Geography Businesses
Accomplishments
- 26+ years of progressive HR leadership across industrial and manufacturing sectors, including Metals & Mining, Cement, Energy, Engineering and Industrial Manufacturing.
- Union negotiations and wage agreements; sensitive employee relations and workforce restructuring involving approximately 100 employees.
- Managed employee lifecycle and HR services for 5,000+ employees at Sembcorp Energy.
- Led Compensation & Benefits governance across six Aptar locations.
- Led Talent Management and capability initiatives for four Mylan manufacturing plants.
- Achieved 96% quality of hire and 98% implementation of targeted competency development plans at Sembcorp.
- Founding Member of Aptar Corporate University and creator of CASA leadership programme for N-2 senior managers.
- Led organisation restructuring, HR transformation, digital HR and SAP SuccessFactors implementation initiatives in Vedanta, Arcelor Mittal, Sembcorp and Aptar
- -Led the GPTW SURVEY AND ALSO THE Employee engagement surveys to Align the company for Great Place to Work .
Certification
Certified Independent Director — Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Certified in HR Analytics — IIM Rohtak, Harvard-certified HR Leadership Program
Timeline
Head — HR, DEI & CSR
Bharathi Cement Corporation Pvt. Ltd. (Vicat Group)
07.2022 - Current
Senior HR Leadership — Policy, Talent & CSR
Sembcorp Energy India Ltd.
03.2019 - 07.2022
Director, HR — India & Southeast Asia
Aptar Group
09.2013 - 02.2019
Head — Human Resources
TLT Babcock India Pvt. Ltd.
06.2012 - 08.2013
Human Resources & Training
Mylan (API Manufacturing)
05.2011 - 07.2013
HR CONSULTANT
ARCELORMITTAL
12.2009 - 04.2011
AGM – HR
VEDANTA ALUMINA LTD.
05.2008 - 11.2009
DEPUTY MANAGER – HR
TATA STEEL / TATA TINPLATE
10.1997 - 04.2008
Ph.D. / Doctorate - HR & Industrial Relations
Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Shillong
MBA / PGDM - HR & Industrial Relations
Xavier Institute of Management (XIMB), Bhubaneswar
M.Tech - Production Management
NIT Jamshedpur
B.Tech - Mechanical Engineering
Marathwada University