Sushil Ekka

Strategic Global HR Leader with 25+ years of distinguished experience in developing and executing enterprise-wide people strategiesthat drive business growth, digital transformation, and organizational resilience across India, MENA & EMEA regions.

• Strategic Global HR Leader with 25+ years of distinguished experience in developing and executing enterprise-wide people strategiesthat drive business growth, digital transformation, and organizational resilience across India, MENA & EMEA regions.
• Proven track record in leading human capital initiatives across Mining, EPC, Manufacturing, Telecom, Banking, and Media sectors within high-growth, cross-cultural environments.
• Trusted strategic advisor to Boards, CEOs, and CXOs with a proven ability to influence senior leadership and government stakeholders; successfully drove executive alignment, workforce transformation, and people-first culture by aligning HR practices with organizational vision to deliver measurable business outcomes in complex, dynamic environments.
• Notable success in realizing top & bottom-line results, streamlining operations and heightening employee productivity by mastering HR situations for integrating human resource functions with overall Business Goals & Industry Standards by liaising with global counterpart for competency building & mobility.
• Transformational leader, driving HR from a support function to a strategic, value-generating partner through strategic influence, operational excellence, and cross-cultural leadership; consistently led HR strategy, policy design, and enterprise-wide transformation to align talent capabilities with evolving business imperatives across global and regional landscapes.
• Passionate Change Management facilitator, leveraging automation and digital HR solutions to modernize processes, boost compliance, enhance data-driven decision-making, and future-proof the HR function.
• Successfully delivered measurable P&L impact by aligning HR strategy with business objectives, achieving cost savings through automation and workforce optimization, improving productivity 3X times, thereby contributing to revenue growth and operational efficiency across large-scale, cross-border projects.
• Recognized for building and executing HR roadmaps and feasibility studies instrumental in project financing and investor confidence, especially in Greenfield and brownfield mining/EPC ventures in emerging markets like Guinea and the DRC.
• Proficient in translating organizational vision into actionable HR strategies, with proven strength in succession planning, leadership pipeline development, and aligning vision-mission-values with employee engagement to foster cultural cohesion and drive business performance.
• Pursuing SHRM–SCP Certification from the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), USA, demonstrating commitment to global HR leadership standards, strategic people management, and continuous professional development.

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