Jindal Steel Ltd. has appointed Sukhjit S. Pasricha as President & Head – Human Resources, strengthening its leadership team as the company continues to advance its growth and manufacturing ambitions.
In his new role, Pasricha will lead the company’s people strategy, organizational transformation, leadership development, talent management and HR initiatives to support Jindal Steel’s long-term business objectives.
He joins Jindal Steel from IndiGo (InterGlobe Aviation Ltd.), where he served as Group Chief Human Resources Officer. During his tenure, he led the airline’s enterprise-wide people strategy, organizational capability, leadership development, talent management, employee engagement and HR transformation initiatives for one of India’s largest aviation companies.
Prior to IndiGo, Pasricha was Group CHRO (President – HR) at Kotak Mahindra Bank, where he led HR strategy across the diversified financial services group. His responsibilities included strengthening leadership capability, organizational effectiveness, workforce transformation and talent development.
Earlier, he served as Chief of HR & Administration at Bajaj Finance Ltd., supporting the company’s people agenda during a period of rapid business expansion. Before that, he held the position of Head of HR & Administration (Vice President – HR & Administration) at IndiGo, where he played an important role in building HR systems and supporting the airline’s high-growth journey.
Pasricha also spent more than 6 years with the Bharti Airtel Group, holding several senior HR leadership roles. These included Senior Vice President – HR (Airtel Africa), where he led HR transformation across 17 African countries while serving as HR Business Partner for 9 Anglophone markets. He also served as Senior Vice President – HR (CHRO – Enterprise Services Business) and Vice President – HR (CHRO – North Region Mobile Business), leading people strategy across key business units.
Earlier in his career, he was Head – HR at Spice Communications Ltd. and began his professional journey with the Vardhman Group of Companies, where he built a strong foundation in manufacturing and industrial human resources.
With more than 28 years of leadership experience across manufacturing, aviation, telecommunications and financial services, Pasricha brings extensive expertise in HR strategy, organizational transformation, leadership development, talent management, culture building, workforce planning, HR digitization and business partnering. His appointment reflects Jindal Steel’s focus on strengthening its people leadership to support the company’s next phase of growth.
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