Honoured to Introduce
Dr. Sugato Palit
Managing Director Absolute Spark Solutions LLP
Global Innovation & Design Thinking Community
Delhi Chapter
An Alumnus of XLRI Jamshedpur, recipient of an honorary PhD in Management, MD-AbsoluteSpark, a consultancy in 360 degree Organizational Effectiveness. A Change Management, Transition and Design Thinking (Innovation) experts who has headed HR globally and worked in companies like VBL, ATG, Perfetti van Melle, Pernod-Ricard and Marico. He transited the business from PepsiCo to VBL in one of the biggest beverage acquisitions in recent history.
Expertise
Change Management
Strategy
FMCG
Recruiting
Human Resources
Business Development
Mergers & Acquisitions
Outsourcing
Talent Management
Team Management
Employee Engagement
Personnel Management
Experience
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Chief HR Officer
Varun Beverages Limited
2017-2020 . 3 Years 6 Months -
CEO
Accumen (An entrepreneurial venture)
2016-2017 . 0 Years 9 Months -
Executive Director - HR & Admin
Experion Developers Pvt Ltd
2013-2016 . 3 Years 3 Months -
Alliance Tires
Chief HR Officer
2011-2013 . 1 Years 8 Months -
Vice President & Head of Human Resources
Onida
2011-2011 . 0 Years 7 Months -
Head (Director) - HR & Communication
Perfetti Van Melle India Pvt. Ltd.
2007-2010 . 4 Years 0 Months -
General Manager - Human Resources
Pernod Ricard
2001-2007 . 5 Years 4 Months -
Head - Human Resources
SABMiller
2000-2001 . 1 Years 2 Months -
Manager - Sales HR
Marico
1995-2000 . 5 Years 3 Months
Academic details
University:
Young Scientists University
Degree:
PhD (Honorary)
Specialization:
Human Resources
Year:
2018
University:
XLRI Jamshedpur
Degree:
MBA
Specialization:
Human Resources
Year:
1995
University:
Presidency College, Kolkata
Degree:
B.Sc (Hons)
Specialization:
Economics
Year:
1992
Achievements
- India's Most Sustainable HR Leader- ET NOWFeb 2020
- 100 Top HR Minds- World HRD CongressFeb 2018
- Best HR Leadership Award- World HRD CongressFeb 2015
- HR Organizational Awards for Business Partnering/ Institution building/ Dream EmployersFeb 2015
Social Cause
CSR Lead- Perfetti Van Melle
Lead in CSR activities for villages/ families in and around our manufacturing units. These included primary medical care, education, employment support and self sustaining initiatives.