Tapan Mitra as Chief of Human Resources, and his team have been instrumental in developing robust HR systems and processes in the company, focusing on performance management, leadership development, market-driven compensation structures, job classification, competency management, team building, and talent development, ensuring healthy employee relations and high levels of employee engagement. He is also responsible for the successful integration of HR processes with any acquired entity. His leadership has enabled Apollo to move to the next level of people development and performance management.
Tapan Mitra joined Apollo Tyres in early 2005. Prior to that he was with Ballarpur Industries Ltd. (BILT), where he was Vice President, People Development and Communications. He began his career as a management trainee with JK Papers in 1977, moving on to Voltas Ltd., and then to BILT. He has worked both at the plant and corporate HR in these organizations. International exposure with institutions like INSEAD, IMD, Centre for Creative Leadership, and Saville Holdsworth Ltd., have further complemented his in-depth functional knowledge.
Schooled at St Xaviers Delhi, Tapan Mitra is a Delhi University Gold Medalist and National Scholarship holder and has a postgraduate degree in Sociology from the Delhi School of Economics. He is actively associated with HR platforms at CII, National HRD Network, All India Management Association, National Institute of Personnel Management, ASSOCHAM and the Conference Board, apart from being a guest faculty in leading management institutes.
An ardent photographer, he enjoys reading and listening to western music.
He believes that a true "people's manager” needs to be adept at handling interpersonal relationships and be able to communicate with clarity across organizational hierarchies. Equally important is the ability to address employee concerns in a proactive manner.