
One of India’s largest engineering and manufacturing enterprises, Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has announced the appointment of Krishna Kumar Thakur as Director-HR.
Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited confirmed the appointment and said, “On his appointment as Director on the Board of Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL), Krishna Kumar Thakur, 49, has assumed charge as Director- Human Resources of the Public Sector engineering and manufacturing enterprise.”
“As an HR professional, Mr. Thakur is credited with maintaining cordial industrial relations and fulfilling corporate responsibilities as well as long-term systemic improvements for corporate and government functioning in overall organizational perspectives”, the company said.
Krishna Kumar Thakur is a 1998-batch officer of the Indian Railway Personnel Service (IRPS). Prior to joining BHEL, he was heading the HR and Administration function of Central Railway as Chief Personnel Officer. He has 25 years of hands-on experience in handling HR matters and administration in the Indian Railways as well as other Central PSUs.
He has also worked with various other central PSUs. He holds his Executive MBA, Human Resources Management/ Personnel Administration, General from Tata Institute of Social Sciences.