Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, May 2026 – JSW has appointed Kuldeep Singh as General Manager – Total Rewards, PMS & Analytics, strengthening the group’s people strategy capabilities across rewards, performance management, and workforce analytics.
In his new role, Kuldeep Singh will focus on building progressive and future-ready total rewards strategies, strengthening performance management systems, enhancing data-driven people analytics, and harmonizing reward practices aligned with organizational vision, employee experience, and business growth.
Prior to joining JSW, Kuldeep Singh spent more than six years with AkzoNobel, where he held multiple leadership positions across compensation, benefits, and rewards management. Most recently, he served as Head Total Rewards – India Sub-Continent, leading strategic compensation and benefits initiatives across India and the broader regional business.
Earlier at AkzoNobel, he worked as Lead Total Rewards – India Sub-Continent and India Rewards Specialist, where he played a key role in designing and implementing compensation structures, salary reviews, incentive frameworks, job evaluation programs, and harmonized reward practices across India, Sri Lanka, and Pakistan. He also worked extensively on employee benefits, retention programs, sales incentives, grading exercises, and reward governance aligned with global compensation philosophy.
Before joining AkzoNobel, Kuldeep Singh worked with Mercer India as Total Rewards Industry Lead and earlier as Compensation and Benefits Consultant at Mercer. During this phase of his career, he developed deep expertise in rewards consulting, compensation benchmarking, employee benefits, talent management, and workforce strategy advisory across multiple industries.
He began his professional journey with Capgemini as a Market Research Analyst, where he worked on projects associated with Microsoft and developed foundational analytical and business research capabilities.
About JSW
JSW is one of India’s leading diversified business groups with operations spanning steel, energy, infrastructure, cement, paints, green mobility, defence, sports, and other sectors. The US$23 billion conglomerate operates across India, the USA, Europe, and Africa with a workforce of over 40,000 employees globally.
The group is strongly focused on innovation, sustainability, and responsible business growth, with long-term commitments including carbon neutrality by 2050 and significant investments in infrastructure, green technologies, and community development initiatives.
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