Kunal Mukherjee

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Vice President Human Resources at Himadri Speciality Chemical Ltd.

Kolkata, West Bengal, India

Overview

Kunal Mukherjee is an HR executive with over 19 years of experience, currently serving as the Group Chief HR and an ESG Council member at Himadri Speciality Chemical Ltd. A postgraduate in HR with executive education from ISB and XLRI, he specializes in strategic HR, change management, and talent development. Colleagues describe him as energetic and a great leader.

Kunal is a certified Sustainability Practitioner and an Emotional Intelligence Program assessor, reflecting a deep interest in both ethical business practices and human-centric leadership. He focuses on fostering inclusive, respectful, and equitable workplaces that prioritize employee empowerment and align with global standards. He has spoken on leveraging diversity and technology for organizational agility.

He played a crucial role in managing the cultural and process shifts during the transition of L&Ts cement division to UltraTech Cement.

Personality Overview

Inflexible

Disciplined

Deliberate

They are heavily focused on quality and prefer doing things the right way, even if it takes time.  They are always well-planned and adopt a systematic approach. Being observant comes to them naturally.

Topics They Care About

ESG & Sustainability
As a member of the ESG Council and a certified sustainability practitioner, he actively shapes his company's sustainability policies and reporting.
Strategic HR Leadership
His career has focused on strategic and business HR roles, emphasizing talent management, process transformations, and aligning HR with business results.
Change Management
He has extensive experience leading organizations through significant transitions, including cultural shifts and process management during major acquisitions.

Media Appearances

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Work History

8-2023
Vice President Human Resources at Himadri Speciality Chemical Ltd.
2-2019 - 8-2023
Asst Vice President - HR at Himadri Speciality Chemical Ltd.
3-2015 - 2-2019
HR Business Partner at Vesuvius
5-2011 - 2-2019
Manager-HR at Vesuvius
6-2005 - 5-2011
HR Officer at UltraTech Cement

Education

Executive Education from Indian School of Business
EPHRM from XLRI Jamshedpur

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Insights For Selling To Kunal

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Ask them which other stakeholders would be important for this purchase decision
  • Expect them to be slow and cautious, encourage them to ask more questions
  • Spend time addressing concerns around risk and change, they will have them even if they don't express them

DONT's

  • Don't push them too hard to make fast decisions, give them time
  • Don't rely on relationship building even if they act pleasantly
  • Avoid getting into storytelling mode, especially when they ask specific questions

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Kunal is

  • For them, low risk and acceptance by others are very important, followed by proof of ROI.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Kunal

  • They are unlikely to say no, it's better to stop yourself once you have exhausted all the options.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Kunal move?

  • They do not like to take decisions in a hurry, so they could be slow in making their mind up.
  • Can Kunal take some risk or not?

  • They are low on risk-appetite and prefer to make informed decisions.

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