Shri Uttam Lal
Director (Personnel)
DIN: 10194925
Shri Uttam Lal, a management graduate in HR from Xavier Institute of Social Service (XISS), Ranchi with additional qualification of Bachelor of Law (HRM) and Harvard Manage-mentor Certification had been Heading Corporate Social Responsibility Rehabilitation & Resettlement and Land Acquisition (CSR R&R/LA) vertical of NTPC Ltd. as Chief General Manager & CEO – NTPC Foundation, before joining NHPC. He has had 35 years of rich experience to his name, with his core competencies in Human Resource Policies & Wages, Industrial Relations, Employee Benefits, Learning and Development functions as well as CSR and R&R – Land acquisition among others. In the duration of his illustrious career, Shri Lal had headed the HR functions of NETRA the R&D wing of NTPC where he was instrumental in building the initial team of researchers, formulating competency development framework, designing academy and industrial interface model and acquiring talent from Global markets. He also had the credit of heading HR & CSR functions of the largest Power Plant of India (NTPC Vindhyachal) and was Regional HR Head of the largest zone, Northern Region.
He joined NHPC in 2023 as Director (Personnel). He has executed number of big interventions in his functional areas in such a short span of only 01 year in NHPC; which have been recognized and acknowledged not only within the organization but externally as well. NHPC has been rewarded with The ET HR World Awards-2023, Exceptional Employee Experience in Gold category 2023 and recently conferred with ET HR FUTURE READY AWRAD 2024-25. Both the Awards are the results of thoughtful interventions and change strategies infused by Shri Uttam Lal amongst NHPC employees. He was conferred Gold Award as Learning and Development Leader by Economic Times Future Skills Award 2024.
Though Shri Uttam Lal holds the highest position for HR functions in NHPC but despite he is so humble and down to earth. He is a people’s person altogether who is highly sensitive towards the employees and always demonstrates an element of empathy and human touch in his interactions.
He has loved sharing his knowledge & experience in various forums & professional bodies viz. SCOPE, NIPM, NHRD, etc. and a guest faculty in IIM (Lucknow). He believes in ‘people-first’ disposition. He is passionate about singing and often found humming to the tunes of challenges.
He has also showcased a vision in each of his activity and endeavour. He is a biggest critic of himself and therefore his opinions and directions are very simple and objective oriented.
During his illustrative career, Shri Uttam Lal has never left his learning streak and still has a great passion for learning and executing new concepts.
He joined NHPC in 2023 as Director (Personnel). He has executed number of big interventions in his functional areas in such a short span of only 01 year in NHPC; which have been recognized and acknowledged not only within the organization but externally as well. NHPC has been rewarded with The ET HR World Awards-2023, Exceptional Employee Experience in Gold category 2023 and recently conferred with ET HR FUTURE READY AWRAD 2024-25. Both the Awards are the results of thoughtful interventions and change strategies infused by Shri Uttam Lal amongst NHPC employees. He was conferred Gold Award as Learning and Development Leader by Economic Times Future Skills Award 2024.
Though Shri Uttam Lal holds the highest position for HR functions in NHPC but despite he is so humble and down to earth. He is a people’s person altogether who is highly sensitive towards the employees and always demonstrates an element of empathy and human touch in his interactions.
He has loved sharing his knowledge & experience in various forums & professional bodies viz. SCOPE, NIPM, NHRD, etc. and a guest faculty in IIM (Lucknow). He believes in ‘people-first’ disposition. He is passionate about singing and often found humming to the tunes of challenges.
He has also showcased a vision in each of his activity and endeavour. He is a biggest critic of himself and therefore his opinions and directions are very simple and objective oriented.
During his illustrative career, Shri Uttam Lal has never left his learning streak and still has a great passion for learning and executing new concepts.