About

Ashish Agarwala is a skilled Human Resources Manager with over six years of experience in various functional areas of human resources, industries, and geographies. He is currently working as an Assistant Manager in Employee Relations at ITC Ltd., where he is responsible for managing Recruitment, Compensation, Talent Management, and Business Partnering for the Personal Care Products Division. Ashish has also worked as a business consultant, where he handled key projects across Talent consulting, M&A due-diligence, Job Evaluation, Compensation Benchmarking, and Global Mobility compensation. He has experience in HR transformation, job analysis, and organization structuring for various companies, including a major Bangladeshi garment manufacturer, a global Indian conglomerate, and a ~200 cr manufacturing SME operating in the power sector. Ashish has a PGDM with specialization in Human Resources from XLRI, Jamshedpur, and a Bachelor's degree from Birla High School. He is passionate about Ed-Tech, Products, Media, and Content. In his previous role as an Analyst in Talent and M&A Consulting at Mercer, Ashish was involved in M&A due diligence for a Japanese firm targeting acquisition of an Indian analytics company, career architecture development for the legal function of a major Indian conglomerate, and employee engagement for an Indian pharmaceutical major with global operations. He also supported the delivery and creation of RFPs, proposals, and tender submissions for building new projects pipeline. Ashish is an excellent communicator and collaborator with a proven track record of delivering results. He is a strategic thinker who can effectively manage multiple projects and priorities.