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Dr. Vinod Kumar Singh

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Chief Human Resources Officer at APAR Industries Limited
📍 Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Dr. Vinod Kumar Singh is the Chief Human Resources Officer at APAR Industries Limited, leveraging over 30 years of global HR leadership in manufacturing. His mandate is to drive HR strategy, enhance organizational effectiveness, and build leadership pipelines to support global growth. He holds a PhD in Human Resources from Burapha University.

Colleagues describe him as a positive, empathetic, and people-centric leader with a passion for lifelong learning. His academic pursuits in organizational development and cross-cultural trust reflect a deep interest in the human dynamics of business, viewing HR as a strategic enabler rather than a support function.

His doctoral research focused specifically on creating trust within cross-cultural manufacturing environments, studying Indian companies operating in Thailand.

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Experience
32 Years
Current Role
Chief Human Resources Officer
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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Cross-Cultural Trust
His PhD thesis and publications concentrate on building trust between different cultures within multinational manufacturing organizations.
Global HR Strategy
His career spans over 30 years leading the people agenda for businesses across India, South East Asia, North Africa, and the Middle East.
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Career

Work history

12-2025
Chief Human Resources Officer
APAR Industries Limited
5-2025 - 12-2025
Director of HR & Business Development
ALPL SHIPPING LLC
2-2018 - 3-2025
Joint President HR, Admin & PR
UltraTech Cement
9-2009 - 2-2018
Joint President - HR (Acrylic Fibre & Overseas Spinning Business) , Aditya Birla Group
Birlacril™ from Thai Acrylic Fibre Co.
2-2008 - 9-2009
Assistant Vice President
THAI RAYON PUBLIC COMPANY LIMITED
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Dr. Vinod Kumar Singh joins APAR as Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO). Featured in APAR Industries Limited – Newsroom
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Education
2016 - 2019
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
Burapha University , Chonburi , Thailand
2012 - 2014
Masters Management in Organisation Development
Assumption University of Thailand
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