Santosh Rai is now head-human resources, Larsen & Toubro Precision Engineering and Systems IC. He will be based out of Mumbai, Maharashtra.
Till now he was joint general manager –HR, L&T Defence. For more than two and a half years, he was responsible for managing the HR function for the defence business. In this role, he was formulating HR strategy, change management and strategy deployment to build and nurture winning teams.
Rai’s association with Larsen & Toubro (L&T) began in 1998, when he joined as a fresher in the cement division. By the time he left, almost seven years later, in 2005, he was senior executive-HR.
He then moved to Samtel Colour, as assistant manager-HR. For eight months, he was looking into basic HR system formulation for green field plant with focus on the right kind of manpower to build a desired culture aligning with the vision of the company.
His next stop was Goodyear India, where, as a manager, he handled plant HR operations with focus on improvement of manpower availability and productivity. This stint lasted just a year.
From 2007 to 2010, he was general manager-HR, BSES Rajdhani Power.
His next stop was L&T Special Steels & Heavy Forgings, in February 2010. This role required him to acquire talent for green field plant and set up a robust system of contract manpower and build a team of highly engaged people
In April 2016, he became plant HR head of L&T Defence, where he was responsible for all plant HR (including talent acquisition, performance management system, training and organisational development) and industrial relations and contract manpower management. This role saw him based out of the Strategic System Complex,Talegaon,Pune.
April 2018 to August 2021, he was unit HR head, L&T Defence Hazira Manufacturing Complex. This role saw him working out of Surat, Gujarat for over three years.
In September 2021, he was back in Mumbai, as joint general manager-HR, L&T Defence.
Now, in his latest assignment at L&T Precision Engineering and Systems, he will be responsible for HR and ER operations, as well as strategy formulation and implementation for Defence IC.
Known to be a meticulous, highly energetic and committed HR person, Rai’s 24 years of experience will stand him in good stead in this new role.
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Mr. Santosh Rai is a dynamic & professional HR personality. I am fortunate to work with him, when I was president of DTSA during his tenure in BSES Delhi.
Congratulations ……