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Arun Rajan

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Group Chief Human Resources Officer at Blue Star Limited
📍 Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Arun Rajan is the Group Chief Human Resources Officer at Blue Star Limited, bringing extensive experience in strategic HR from leadership roles at Aditya Birla Fashion, Vodafone, and GE. He specializes in talent management, organizational effectiveness, and large-scale transformations. Colleagues describe him as a dynamic, engaging, and influential leader.

He is passionate about enabling individuals and businesses to succeed by unlocking their full potential. This core philosophy appears to drive his professional approach, focusing on creating supportive and high-performing work environments where people can thrive and contribute meaningfully to business strategy and growth.

Unique Fact: Arun has managed high-impact HR portfolios across diverse international markets, including Africa, the Middle East, and the Asia Pacific region.

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Current Role
Group Chief Human Resources Officer
Location
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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Future-Ready Workforce
In recent interviews, he has emphasized building future capabilities and driving a high-performance culture as key priorities in his current role at Blue Star.
Psychological Safety
He has publicly moderated panel discussions on building psychological safety as a key ingredient of work culture, linking it to mental wellness and productivity.
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Career

Work history

2-2025
Group Chief Human Resources Officer
Blue Star Limited
8-2023 - 2-2025
Head, HR - Pantaloons, Style Up & Marigold Lane
Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Ltd.
9-2018 - 8-2023
Executive Vice President, HR - Consumer & Enterprise Businesses, Employee Relations
Vodafone Idea Limited
11-2016 - 8-2018
Senior Vice President, HR - Consumer Business and National Operations, Employee Relations
Vodafone
3-2014 - 10-2016
Regional Head of Organisation Effectiveness & Change | AMAP markets
Vodafone
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Education
2001 - 2003
PGDM
Symbiosis Centre For Management and Human Resource Development
1998 - 2001
B.COM(H)
St. Xavier's College (Autonomous), Kolkata
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