After serving as executive vice president and head-HR at JSW Energy, since 2018, Rakesh Mehta has joined Uno Minda as the chief human resource officer (CHRO).
Mehta began his professional journey with Rallis India, way back in 1993. He spent over two years there, initially as executive-HR and then as assistant manager-HR, based out of Anklesvar, Gujarat.
In 1995, he joined Crompton Greaves, as personnel executive, for a little over four years, working out of Mandideep, Madhya Pradesh.
The year 1999 saw him taking up the role of executive-HR, at Guardian Industries. Four years into this role he switched to Asian Paints. There, he was initially essaying the role of manager-HR and then later, senior manager-HR.
His next stop was General Motors, in 2007, when he joined as general manager-HR. Two years into this role, he was promoted to the position of director-human resources by 2015, for five years and seven months.
From October 2015 to December 2018, Mehta was with Reliance Industries, as senior vice president and head-HR (refining business cluster). This role saw him working out of Jamnagar.
It was in December 2018 that he relocated to Mumbai, to join JSW Energy, as EVP and head-HR.
His colleagues consider him a very dependable and trustworthy leader who has always been respected by his employees. His honesty and his candid nature will prove to be an asset in his latest assignment at Uno Minda, a company that manufactures motor vehicle parts.