Mr. Nanda is currently the Chief of Human Resources at Tata Chemicals Limited, based in Mumbai. Tata Chemicals is an 80+ year old Tata Group company with interests in Basic Chemicals (Soda Ash, Salt, Sodium bicarbonate, Bromine, Cement etc) & Specialty Chemicals (Agri Chemicals, Nutritional ingredients, Advance Silica) with manufacturing facilities spread across India, UK, USA and Africa.
Mr. Nanda has been associated with the Tata Group since 2006 when he joined to head the Human Resources function at Tata Communications Ltd. In May 2012, he moved to Tata Chemicals and is a member of the Executive Committee, overseeing the global functions of Human Resources & Administration, Corporate Communications, Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility.
Mr. Nanda has nearly 37 years of rich experience across varied sectors like manufacturing, trading, retail, consumer durables, FMCG, telecom and services across several companies in India and overseas. He has completed his Post Graduation in Human Resources and has also done several professional certification & executive development programmes including an MDP at the Wharton School of Management as part of a Business Leaders Programme for transitioning from Functional to General Management. Prior to joining the Tata Group, he has held various staff and line responsibilities in the areas of Human Resources, Manufacturing and Procurement across Murugappa Group, OTE Group, Landmark Group and Amararaja Group.
Mr. Nanda has been associated with the Ethics function as the Chief Ethics Counselor for over 14 years across both at Tata Chemicals and Tata Communications. He is also a Trustee on several of the company’s social sector initiatives like TCSRD, Okhai and Uday. Mr. Nanda is a professional member of NHRD, ISTD and NIPM and also represents the company and industry in several forums within CII, BCCI and EFI.