Strengthening People Leadership for Scalable Growth in Renewable Energy
Vikram Solar‘s ramping up its renewable energy push with a familiar face: Biresh Ranjan Das as Senior Vice President – Human Resources. It’s a savvy play for the company’s growth spurt in India’s green energy boom.
Biresh packs 20+ years across manufacturing, infra, telecom, global centers, and consumer goods. He’s a whiz at overhauls, scalable HR setups, labor relations, and grooming leaders. Coming back to Vikram (after his CHRO stint 2016-2019) at a bigger enterprise level? That’s gold for building a tough, forward-thinking team chasing clean energy goals.
Powering Vikram’s People Engine
As SVP-HR, Biresh owns the full people playbook–from factories to HQ and expansion plays. On his plate:
- Syncing HR with business blowouts and capacity ramps
- Stocking leadership benches and succession plans
- Boosting productivity, planning headcount, optimizing manpower
- Automating HR, nailing governance and rules
- Fostering a high-octane, values-first culture
His insider know-how plus fresh global insights? Perfect timing as Vikram eyes markets and big funding rounds.
APAC HR Boss at Indorama Ventures
Right before this, Biresh ran HR regionally at Indorama Ventures, the sustainable chemicals/fibers giant. As Fibers Head HR – APAC and Regional HRBP – Asia, he:
- Steered HR across Asia’s patchwork
- Handled border-spanning teams and leader blends
- Backed massive manufacturing and supply chains
- Juggled global rules with local vibes
He also built their Kolkata GBS HR setup, crafting talent models and processes for 30+ countries–scalable stuff.
CHRO Stints in Heavy Industry
Biresh has nailed CHRO roles in tough, asset-packed worlds:
Luxor Writing Instruments – Full CHRO, transforming culture, efficiency, and global standards for India’s pen kingpin. He built an HR machine fit for brand dominance.
Titagarh Rail Systems – CHRO for India-Italy ops, tackling unions, restructures, and designs during growth and global hops.
His Consulting Hustle: UBUNTU
In between, he launched UBUNTU – Partnering People Excellence, consulting on people fixes in South/Southeast Asia:
- Redesigning orgs and JVs in manufacturing
- Managing expats and HR across China, Bangladesh, SE Asia
- Audits, compliance checks, productivity hacks
- GBS HR blueprints with PwC
It honed his knack for spotting pain points and rolling out no-fluff fixes.
Early Grinds in Telecom and Infra
Kicked off with senior HR at:
- Bharti Airtel – GM HR for a massive telecom circle with billion-rupee stakes, building people muscle
- L&T ECC – Cluster Head HR & IR, wrangling workers on mega infra projects
- Sayaji Group – Senior Manager HR, setting up recruiting, OD, and performance in hotels/QSR
That’s his bedrock in big-scale, high-stakes ops.
What Makes Him Tick
Biresh‘s style? Business-first HR, rock-solid governance, manpower smarts, leader pipelines, and culture as growth rocket fuel. At Vikram, it’ll mean HR that scales fast without losing the human spark.
CXO Gateway’s Read
Biresh’s SVP–HR role at Vikram Solar is a power move for pro-level people operations at scale. As renewables shift from startup sprints to global-player execution, CXO Gateway sees this as the kind of HR leadership that blends industrial grit, global exposure, and deep change mastery. From telecom and infrastructure to manufacturing and now clean energy, Biresh’s journey positions him perfectly to blueprint Vikram Solar’s workforce for the long haul.