Debashree Mukherjee has joined Khanna Paper Mills as its assistant vice president & head-human resources, as she confirms through a social-media post. Mukherjee brings a wealth of experience and expertise to her new position.
Prior to this, she served as the head-HR at Fresenius Kabi Oncology. She joined the organisation in 2022 and spearheaded HR initiatives across various sectors, including manufacturing, R&D, and corporate functions.
Mukherjee’s background encompasses a wide range of HR domains, including talent management, leadership development, strategic HR management, diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I), training and development, organisational development (OD) interventions, competency mapping, performance- management systems (PMS), career planning, succession planning, rewards and recognition, employee engagement, employee relations and employee retention.
With an impressive career spanning around 17 years, she has demonstrated a keen insight into HR dynamics, catering to diverse internal customers such as sales, R&D, manufacturing and corporate teams.
Prior to her role at Fresenius Kabi Oncology, Mukherjee has held positions at esteemed organisations such as Boehringer Ingelheim, Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories, and Haldia Petrochemicals.
Mukherjee began her professional journey with Haldia Petrochemicals as a management trainee in the year 2006, driving campus recruitment and creating structured induction of new joinees. In 2008, she was elevated to assistant manager-plant HR. In this capacity, she spearheaded the restructuring of the bluecollar compensation & benefit structure while focusing on employee engagement through various programmes aimed at trust-building and skill enhancement for contractor employees.
In the year 2011, she joined Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories as its deputy manager-HR. Two years into this role, she was elevated to manager-leadership development in the year 2014. During her tenure, she served as a key member of the leadership development, contributing to initiatives aimed at senior leaders worldwide. She supported the entire process, including design, facilitation and execution, with a focus on both personal and business transformation.
Her next stop was Boehringer Ingelheim in the year 2015 where she held several leadership positions.
An alumna of Xavier Institute of Social Service, Mukherjee holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration.
