S. K. Dutt Head - Group HR ABG Shipyard Ltd.

An H R generalist with over 24 years of industry experience (out of which, 14 years as HOD in Indian Corporates, a South Korean J V & a Japanese MNC), Mr. Dutt is presently working as Head Group HR in ABG Shipyard Ltd.( ABG is the largest shipbuilding company in India in the private sector and has major interests in shipping, ship repair & refit, offshore rigs, cement, engineering & construction, e waste recycling etc). He has previously worked as Head of H R-(Talent & Branding), in Heavy Engineering Division of Larsen & Toubro Ltd and prior to that as Sr.Vice President - Group HR and head, in the now 3 billion USD Welspun Group of Companies. With a strong focus on Human Resource Management, his area of expertise / exposure pertains to the entire gamut of HR, Personnel/IR functions. He has led projects/interventions viz., Career Development & Succession Planning, Leadership Development, Performance Management Systems, among others and also has extensive IR exposure including labour management, productivity, COD/Settlements, etc. In terms of education, he has majored in Public Administration and holds a Bachelors Degree in Law besides professional qualification in HR, Training and Development. With an insatiable thirst for learning, he has undergone several training programs from leading institutes on MDPs, Assessment Centres, Balanced Scorecard, Mergers and Acquisitions.