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Shantanu B.

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Vice President Human Resources - Head HR Defence & Industrial BU at Kalyani Group
📍 Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Shantanu Bhattacharya is a senior HR leader with over 20 years of experience, currently serving as VP of HR at Kalyani Group. An MBA from Savitribai Phule Pune University, he focuses on HRs role in driving revenue and optimizing costs. Colleagues describe him as energetic, charismatic, and knowledgeable.

Beyond his corporate career, Shantanu is passionate about mentoring the next generation, serving on the advisory board of Poornima University. He believes in staying engaged beyond work and enjoys listening to music and keeping abreast of current affairs to maintain a well-rounded perspective.

Interesting fact: His interest in HR was sparked by an early college job in medical transcription, which he took to earn extra pocket money.

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Experience
24 Years
Current Role
Vice President Human Resources - Head HR Defence & Industrial BU
Job Level
Senior
Location
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Personality Overview

How Shantanu shows up

Thorough Evaluator
Quality Focused
Fast But Analytical

They focus on the results, but can still be quite procedural and analytical about how to get there They are not very likely to become strong advocates of your product or service They have a unique set of diverse traits where they are decisive and methodical but can sometimes be extra cautious and skeptical

Priorities

Topics Shantanu cares about

HR's Business Impact
Believes HR should directly impact business outcomes by optimizing costs, mobilizing talent, and aligning people strategy with revenue goals, rather than just being a support function.
Talent Attraction
Focuses on building robust sourcing strategies and improvising talent attraction, with a special emphasis on campus hiring from top B-schools and learning from young minds.
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Career

Work history

4-2023
Vice President Human Resources - Head HR Defence & Industrial BU
Kalyani Group
4-2023
Vice President Human Resources - HR Leader, Defence & Industrial BU
Kalyani Group
4-2022 - 1-2023
CHRO & Vice President, Grab (Ecommerce format)
Reliance Retail
2-2021
Member Of The Board Of Advisors
Poornima University
7-2019 - 4-2022
Chief Human Resources Officer & Vice President
NISA Industrial Services pvt Ltd
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
2000 - 2002
MBA
Savitribai Phule Pune University
1997 - 2000
Bachealor's of Commerce
Fergusson College
1990 - 1997
X & XII
Kendriya Vidyalaya - Fort Williams, Calcutta
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

D

Dominance (D)

Dominance (D) reflects how goal and task oriented a person is, and their ability to accomplish results irrespective of how demanding the circumstances might be. Those scoring high tend to be motivated by winning, competition, and success.

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