Energizing Leadership: Reliance Taps HR Dynamo Biswaroop Mukherjee for Battery Business Boom

Unknown Apr 02, 2026 650 Views

Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) has appointed Biswaroop Mukherjee as the Chief Human Resource Officer (CHRO) of its fast-expanding Battery Business with effect from July 2025. This top leadership appointment is consistent with Reliance's vision to fast-forward its plans in the battery manuf...

Mukherjee has more than two decades of global HR leadership experience working for leading industries such as automotive, energy, pharmaceuticals, and consulting. Prior to Reliance, he was at Aker Solutions for a short period as Vice President – People and Transformation, and was earlier the Head of HR for Tata Motors' $7 billion Commercial Vehicle Business Unit. His professional experience also includes senior HR positions at GE Power, Deloitte, Dr. Reddy's Laboratories, and ABP News Network.

Mukherjee will oversee talent hiring, leadership development, and culture transformation for Reliance as the company ramps up battery manufacturing capacity to take advantage of surging demand from the automotive and renewable energy sectors. His background in managing large-scale HR operations and transformation initiatives will be of utmost value as Reliance aims to become a global leader in the battery value chain.

Key Points:

Biswaroop Mukherjee becomes Reliance Industries' Battery Business CHRO from July 2025.
He takes over his position at Aker Solutions and has 20+ years of HR leadership at Tata Motors, GE Power, Deloitte, and others.
Mukherjee will oversee HR strategy for Reliance's battery business vertical, focusing on talent, transformation, and organizational development.
His entry is during the scaling up of Reliance investments in energy storage and battery manufacturing to make India self-sufficient in reaching its clean energy goals.
The appointment is Reliance's commitment to building a world-class leadership pipeline for its new energy ventures.

Source: People Matters, LinkedIn

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