Shimla: Ajay Kumar Sharma has been appointed as the new Director (Personnel) of SJVN Limited by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC), Government of India.
SJVN Limited is a Himachal-based Public Sector Undertaking under the administrative control of the Ministry of Power, Government of India.
Assuming charge on September 26th, Ajay Kumar Sharma said, “I am honored to take on this new role and look forward to contributing to SJVN’s mission of sustainable growth and excellence in the power sector.”
He will oversee the company’s Human Resource and Legal functions and also head the CSR Foundation, the Corporate Social Responsibility arm of the company.
“Sharma brings over two decades of rich experience in Human Resources and Industrial Operations. He joined SJVN in October 2009 as Manager and has been instrumental in driving key HR initiatives, including improving employee engagement and productivity, developing and implementing HR policies aligned with the company’s strategic objectives, designing and executing comprehensive training programmes to enhance workforce skills and competencies, and integrating technology with HR processes to improve efficiency and contribute to overall organisational growth,” a spokesperson for SJVN said.
Sharma has been honoured with the ‘People’s Choice SJVN Star Award’ twice since its inception in 2019 for exhibiting exemplary leadership and motivating the team to achieve challenging targets of the organisation, he added.
Prior to joining SJVN, Sharma served with Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) from 1996 to 2009, where he held the position of Head of Mechanical Maintenance at Bokaro Steel Plant and was acknowledged as the ‘Outstanding Employee of the Year’ in 2007.
Sharma holds a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Government College of Technology, Coimbatore, an MBA in Human Resource Management from IGNOU, and an Executive Development Programme Certification in HRM from XLRI-Xavier School of Management, Jamshedpur.
BI Bureau
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