Kolkata, West Bengal, India, August 2025 – Dilip Pattanayak has joined the RP-Sanjiv Goenka Group as President – Group HR. In his new role, Dilip will lead the Group’s HR vision and strategy across its diverse business verticals, strengthening the people agenda and fostering a culture of excellence and innovation.
Prior to joining RP-Sanjiv Goenka Group, Dilip served as President & Group CHRO at JSW for over five years. At JSW, he played a pivotal role in driving the Group’s human capital transformation and people strategy across its multiple business verticals in steel, energy, infrastructure, and cement.
Before that, Dilip was with Reliance Industries Limited as Senior Executive Vice President & Head – HR Manufacturing, where he led HR operations for the manufacturing verticals and contributed to workforce development and productivity initiatives.
He earlier served as Senior Vice President & Head of Human Resources at Hindustan Zinc Limited, where he shaped talent strategies and organizational effectiveness programs aligned with the company’s mining and smelting operations.
Dilip also held multiple senior HR leadership roles at Reliance Industries Limited, including VP & Head – HR Manufacturing Cluster, and prior to that served as Vice President (HR) at Vedanta Limited, where he spent over eight years managing large-scale HR operations across business units.
He began his career with early HR roles at Larsen & Toubro, Indian Petrochemicals Corporation Limited, and Siemens, gaining exposure across HR domains in engineering and petrochemical industries. With nearly three decades of experience, Dilip brings deep expertise in talent strategy, industrial relations, workforce transformation, and HR leadership at scale.
About RP-Sanjiv Goenka Group
The RP-Sanjiv Goenka Group is one of India’s fastest growing conglomerates with a significant global presence. The Group’s diversified portfolio includes power and energy, carbon black manufacturing, retail, IT-enabled services, FMCG, media and entertainment, and agriculture. With its focus on sustainable growth, innovation, and leadership, the Group has witnessed exponential expansion in revenue, market capitalization, and profitability. It continues to strengthen its presence across sectors, delivering value across India and international markets.
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