Ashish Mittal

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Deputy Vice President- Sr. Zonal Head HR- North & East at Star Union Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company Limited

Kolkata, West Bengal, India

Overview

Ashish Mittal is the Deputy Vice President and Senior Zonal Head of HR for the North & East regions at Star Union Dai-ichi Life Insurance. With an MBA and experience across media, banking, and telecom, he specializes in generalist HR, IR, and training. Colleagues describe him as reliable, dedicated, and self-driven.

Outside of his core responsibilities, Ashish demonstrates a strong commitment to continuous professional development, recently participating in an SHRM workshop on HR as a business partner. Recommendations also note that he is a funny and approachable person who is serious and dedicated when it comes to his work and team.

He is a recipient of the prestigious "Employee of the year Award".

Personality Overview

Precise

Information Seeker

ROI Driven

They prefer to do logical analysis and value evidence over emotions.  They enjoy working alone and do not rely on others very often. They don’t appreciate bells and whistles unless backed by data.

Topics They Care About

HR Business Partnering
He recently participated in a workshop by SHRM on “HR as a Business Partner” and frequently hires for HR Business Partner roles within his zones.
Talent Acquisition
Actively posts job openings for his company, indicating direct involvement in sourcing and attracting talent for key roles in sales and HR across the North & East zones.
Employee Development
Training is one of his listed specialties, and he shows a personal commitment to learning through workshops, suggesting a focus on upskilling employees.

Media Appearances

Ashish has no verified media appearances

Work History

7-2025
Deputy Vice President- Sr. Zonal Head HR- North & East at Star Union Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company Limited
3-2022 - 6-2025
AVP Scale 2 - Zonal HR North at Star Union Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company Limited
2-2019 - 3-2022
Asst. Vice President - Scale 1 - Zonal HR North at Star Union Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company Limited
4-2018 - 2-2019
DGM - HR at Hindustan Times
4-2014 - 3-2018
AGM - HR at Hindustan Times

Education

2005 - 2007
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) from All India Management Association (A.I.M.A)
1988 - 2000
Education details unavailable from H.A.L. School, Lucknow

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Insights For Selling To Ashish

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Leverage facts and figures wherever possible; use percentages, numbers etc.
  • Be formal and objective, they will appreciate it more
  • If you can, show them industry reports or analyst comments instead of sharing anecdotal stories

DONT's

  • Make extra effort to not seem pushy or confrontational
  • Avoid phrases like ‘trust me’, ‘others just love’ etc.
  • Avoid pushing them too much to involve other stakeholders unless it is critical

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Ashish is

  • Strong evidence of ROI, effective pricing, and proven data points matter the most to them.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Ashish

  • It is not very hard for them to say no if they are not convinced about the decision.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Ashish move?

  • They are neither the fastest nor the slowest decision makers, they are somewhere in the middle.
  • Can Ashish take some risk or not?

  • They can bear some risk if their analysis backs the decision.

You And Ashish

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