Pradeep Pande

SUMMARY: An accomplished HR leader having over 4 decades of rich experience with 20 years in Leadership and Enterprise-level positions with some of the world’s reputed corporations in Pharmaceuticals, Fine Chemicals, Steel, FMCG, Engineering Ceramics and tiles, and Building Materials, across Asia, Middle East, Africa and Europe with global brands like Sanofi (3000 employees, $ 400 million), Unilever (3000 employees, $2000), Lupin (5000 employees, $700 million), Roche (500 employees, $ 500 million), Alkem ( 5000 employees, $ 700 million), Ispat (4000 employees, $800 million) & RAK Ceramics (11000 employees, $ 800 million), Jindal Shadeed Oman (1500 employees, $ 1 Billion), HR Software Solutions Startup – HonoHR at Middle East. Regularly Advising top management and Board on HR strategies and interventions to take the business to next level and optimizing the Costs. Building Employer Brands and unifying multi-business, multi-unit, multi-location HR functions. In-depth knowledge and implementation of Business impacting HR solutions, with expertise in introducing and managing change with data-driven planning and execution of HR policies and processes. CORE COMPETENCIES: *HR Strategy *Human Capital Optimization *Employee Relations * Talent Management *Employee Engagement *Coaching and Counseling *Performance Management & Rewards *Change Management and Restructuring post M&A Professional Experience HONOHR: Director EMEA March 2019 till March 2020 Leading the startup operations of this HR software solution providing Company in EMEA region. Jindal Shadeed Iron & Steel, Sohar, Oman: Management Consultant & Advisor April 2019 till date RAK Ceramics PJSC, UAE One of the world’s largest manufacturers of tiles, Sanitaryware, tableware and faucets having $800 million annual sales, $ 400 million gross profit Chief Human Resources Officer Oct 2015 to February, 2019 Led 11,000-employee multi-national organization during an important period of unification of regional HR departments into one global, business-aligned HR function ª Average yearly HR Budget of $ 100 million ª Developed and rolled out strategic HR direction and build HR Policies, sustain and develop an universal HR function aligned to Business Goals of RAK Ceramics ª Responsible for planning & execution of talent development strategy to attract, retain and develop talent and future leaders that played an instrumental role in earning the MENA Best Employer Brand Award 2017 ª Slashed overheads by 10 % by introducing talent optimization through restructuring the overall investments in talent scouting, acquisition, productivity and succession planning ª Introduced a data-driven time bound Performance Management strategy with a goal to manage employee productivity in the most objective way. Improving Quality of the products and reducing the rejection ª Restructuring and rightsizing departments in line with the changed business scenario to optimize costs and build efficient and agile systems to support business growth Alkem Laboratories A multi-national pharmaceutical company with $ 700 million annual sales and 6000 employees President of Human Resources Sep 2013 – Sep 2015 Led the Group HR function for units in India and the United States with responsibilities of human resources & organizational development, employer branding, talent management, HR policies & processes, and training & development Binani Industries An Indian conglomerate and manufacturer of zinc, cement, fiberglass, EPC & power, with $ 1.5 billion annual sales and 5500 employees Executive Director, HR & Admin Nov 2010 – Aug 2013 Led the HR function for units in India, China, UAE, Belgium and the United States for the parent and group companies overseeing organizational development, employer branding, HR procedures & processes, and employee training & development JSW Ispat Steel (Ispat Industries, previously) A steel company headquartered in India with $ 3 billion annual sales and 12,000 employee