Subhadeep Khan is a strategic leader with 18 year\u2019s worth of experience and has very committed to setting global benchmarks across multiple domains in transforming the workplace with the best suited approach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Interview With The 2022 TITAN Business Awards Winner \u2013 Subhadeep Khan<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Q1. Please provide us with a brief bio of yourself.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n I, Subhadeep Khan am a strategic leader with hands on experience of 18 years in management and business leadership. I am currently spearheading the Human Resources vertical of Bharat Aluminum Company Limited as CHRO, BALCO, Vedanta Resources Limited, India. Dedicated towards excellence, I have an established record of success in building, managing and leading high-performance teams in Metals, Mining & Power Sectors. I am an individual with high aptitude to learn new things, resulting in proven capability at leadership role in handling multiple domains of Projects, Operations, Maintenance, Business Excellence, Planning and HR, with track record of improving HSE practices, increasing volumes, reducing cost, and growing bottom line. As an individual, I am passionate about travelling to and exploring different parts of the world and learning about the diverse local cultures. Driven by my passion, I have explored around 25 countries of the world till now. My relentless efforts have bestowed BALCO with \u201cIndia\u2019s Best Workplaces in Manufacturing \u2013 2022\u201d by Great Place to work Institute for the 3rd time in a row and Significant achievement in HR Excellence at 12th CII National HR Excellence Awards 2021-22. I have been conferred as \u201cHR Professional of the year\u201d by Asia Pacific HRM Congress in 2021. I am a leader with futuristic vision committed to lead best industrial practices and setting global benchmarks across multiple domains transforming the workplace with best people practices approach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Q2. What is your role in the company?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n I am currently spearheading the Human Resources Department at BALCO, Vedanta Resources Limited, India as CHRO.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Q3. Please tell us more about your organization.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The Vedanta Group (Vedanta) comprises Vedanta Resources Plc, a global, diversified natural resources company and its subsidiaries – Vedanta Limited in India and Konkola Copper Mines in Zambia. Vedanta produces oil & gas, zinc, lead, silver, copper, iron ore, aluminium, and commercial energy. We empower our people to drive excellence and innovation to create value for our stakeholders. We demonstrate world-class standards of governance, safety, sustainability, and social responsibility. Geographically, our operations are centered in India, Zambia, Namibia, South Africa, Liberia, Ireland, and Australia with an employee strength of over 70,000 Direct & Indirect employees. Vedanta\u2019s global journey as a natural resource company began nearly three decades ago in 1979, in Mumbai, India. Vedanta Ltd, formerly Sesa Sterlite Limited, is the Indian subsidiary of Vedanta Resources Plc. The company was renamed Vedanta Limited in April 2015, to continue creating value for its global stakeholders with a united and aligned identity. Vedanta Ltd is listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange and the National Stock Exchange in India.<\/p>\n\n\n\n We strive to make a positive, all-round impact on the communities in which we operate, both as an employer and a contributor, and to leave a legacy of pride. Our goal is to create long-term value for all our stakeholders through research, discovery, acquisition, sustainable development, and utilization of diversified natural resources. To accomplish that, we empower our people to drive excellence and innovation. We strive to demonstrate world-class standards of governance, safety, sustainability, and social responsibility. At Vedanta, we understand the importance of working together in a team as we pursue growth and sustainable development. Spread across geographies, our facilities are focused on all-round operational excellence to achieve benchmark performance across our business by debottlenecking our assets, adopting technology and digitalization, strengthening people-practices, enhancing vendor and customer bases, optimizing spend base and improving realizations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n BALCO was incorporated in year 1965 as the first Public Sector Undertaking (PSU) in India and since then it has been closely associated with the Indian Industrial Growth, in a pivotal role. In 2001, Govt. of India disinvested 51% shares of Bharat Aluminium Company Limited (BALCO) to Sterlite Industries Limited a subsidiary of Vedanta Limited. BALCO operates through its facilities in the state of Chhattisgarh. The plant has a smelter capacity of 5.70 LTPA with capabilities to produce ingots, wire rods, billets, busbars, and rolled products. BALCO has a power generation capacity of 2010 MW and a bauxite Production capacity of 6.8 MT per annum from its two Bauxite mines at Mainpat & Kawardha which have a capacity of 4.5 MT & 2.3 MT, respectively. BALCO has a coal block at Chotia with a capacity of 17.7 MTPA. BALCO has an NABL accredited Quality Laboratory for raw materials & finished goods and has patented the FUSE technology. BALCO has begun the journey of its vision to expand to a capacity of 1 MTPA. BALCO has Superior Quality and Craftsmanship employed in each process. We are also playing a crucial role in introducing Aluminium as a potential alternative to other metals like Steel in construction, and Copper in power transmission industry. We have also introduced new Power Plant with rated capacity of 1200 MW which commenced its operation from 2016.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Twelve years ago, Vedanta embarked upon a journey to transform how it does business. We committed to not only become the lowest cost metal producer in the world, but to do so in the most sustainable way possible. To achieve this, we established policies and standards in line with global best practices. We then began the journey of meticulously embedding them across our business operations. Every big idea needs a vision, and ours was \u201cZero Harm, Zero Waste, Zero Discharge\u201d. All our actions have been guided by this philosophy. Our 7 core values are \u2013 Trust, Integrity, Excellence, Entrepreneurship, Care, Respect, and Innovation. BALCO\u2019s mission is to be amongst top decile in global cost curve, operational excellence, ensure resource security with efficient supply chain management, effective collaboration with stakeholders, unleash employee potential, build and strengthen brand equity. Our goal is to create long-term value for all our stakeholders through research, discovery, acquisition, sustainable development, and utilization of diversified natural resources. For accomplishing that, we empower our people to drive excellence and innovation. We demonstrate world-class standards of governance, safety, sustainability, social responsibility & people practice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Q4. Describe the industry your organization is specialized in, as well as its main characteristics.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n India holds a fair advantage in production and conversion costs in steel and alumina. Its strategic location enables export opportunities to develop as well as fast-developing Asian markets. As of FY22, the number of reporting mines in India were estimated at 1,425, of which reporting mines for metallic minerals were estimated at 525 and non-metallic minerals at 720. Minerals are precious natural resources that serve as essential raw materials for fundamental industries, so the growth of the mining industry is essential for the overall industrial development of a nation. The vast resources of numerous metallic and non-metallic minerals that India is endowed with serve as a foundation for the expansion and advancement of the nation’s mining industry. India is largely self-sufficient in metallic minerals including bauxite, chromites, iron ore, and lignite as well as mineral fuels like coal and lignite.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The industry has the potential to significantly impact GDP growth, foreign exchange earnings, and give end-use industries like building, infrastructure, automotive, and electricity, among others, a competitive edge by obtaining essential raw materials at reasonable rates. Rise in infrastructure development and automotive production are driving growth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Power and cement industries are also aiding growth for the sector. Demand for iron and steel is set to continue given the strong growth expectations for the residential and commercial building industry. In FY 2021-22, coal production in India stood at 777.31 MT (provisional) with a growth of 8.55%. Coal production in India stood at 210.40 MT in FY 2022-23 (April-July 2022). In FY22, mineral production is estimated at Rs.190,392 crore (US$ 24.95 billion). India ranks fourth globally in terms of iron ore production. Production of iron ore in FY21 stood at 204.48 million tonnes. From April 2021- January 2022, iron ore production in India stood at 204 million tonnes (MT). In FY20, India had a total number of 878 steel plants producing crude steel. India\u2019s crude steel production stood at 120 MT in FY22. The steel production in India is projected to increase by 18% to reach 120 million tonnes (MT) by FY22. In Q3 FY22, production of hot metal, crude steel and saleable steel by SAIL stood at 1.55 MT, 1.44 MT and 1.46 MT, respectively. Combined Aluminium production (primary and secondary) in India stood at 4.1 MT per annum in FY21 becoming the 2nd largest in the world. Aluminium production stood at 3,285,186 tonnes between April 2020 and January 2021. India is the world’s second-largest coal producer as of 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Q5. Congratulations! As the winner of the TITAN Business Awards, what does it mean for you and your team to receive this distinction?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n To receive Titan Business Awards does not only acknowledge our success; it recognizes many other qualities of our team like ability, struggle, effort and, above all, excellence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Vedanta Group founded in 1979, Mumbai, India, is a global, diversified natural resources company \u2026 (Read more at TITAN Business Awards<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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