Santrupt Misra, Director HR, Aditya Birla Group Resigns

As 2023 comes to an end, another big movement has struck the human resources (HR) and corporate industry.

Santrupt Misra, Group Director, Birla Carbon and Director- Chemicals & HR, Aditya Birla Group has resigned from his position. He will be demitting office at the end of working day on January 15, 2024.

In his 28 years of leadership within the group, Misra grew the HR function from an embryonic stage to a strong employer brand with the OneHR team he built. He also led the carbon black and chemical businesses at the group. He was responsible for overseeing corporate affairs (Mumbai) and corporate accounts, Aditya Birla Management Corporation.

Moving forward, Santrupt has decided to pursue an active career in public life.

Commenting on the movement, Kumar Mangalam Birla, Chairperson of Aditya Birla Group said in a company statement, “I am delighted to inform you that Mr. Ashok Ramchandran, Group Executive President- Group HR, is being appointed as Director, ABMCPL, in the capacity of Director- HR, Aditya Birla Group.”

With over three decades of experience, Ramchandran previously held leadership roles at Asian Paints, GE Capital, Tata AIG Insurance and Vodafone India before joining the Group in 2015. He is an expert in talent staffing and development, succession planning, rewards and organisation design.

“Taking over Ashok, as the Group Executive President- GHR, will be Mr. Ramesh Mitragotri, currently the CHRO- Ultratech Cement,” added Mangalam Birla.

Mitragotri joined the Group in 2007 and became the CHRO of Ultratech Cement in 2016. Prior to ABG, he served at Owens-Corning, HCC and Philips India.

The company is yet to announce the successor of Mitragotri.