Mr Shankar Rajagopalan
EVP
Freelancer
Qualification
BE(Hons) Chemical, PGDBM
Total No. of years experience
40
Year-wise Career
Jindal Steel & Power
EVP & Group Head - OHS June,2023 -July 2024
Blue Star
Consultant – HSSE April,2022- June,2023
Granules India Ltd.
Consultant – ESG Apr,2021 – Apr,2022
Sterling and Wilson Middle East Solar Energy LLC
Head – Safety, Quality & Systems, Sustainability and Process Improvements May ,2019 – Jan,2021
Tata Projects Limited Oct 2016 – May 2019
VP – Quality, SHE, Sustainability & Business Excellence
Pfizer May 2013 – Oct 2016
VP – Global HSSE Head
Dr Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd. Apr 2010 – May 2013
Global Head SHE & Sustainability
Essar Energy Ltd. & Essar Refinery Sep 2007 – Mar 2010
Corporate Head-HSSE with Essar Energy Ltd. & Head – HSEF at the Refinery
BP Alternative Energy Aug 2004 – Sep 2007
Manager – HSSE, Trans-continent (Africa, Middle East, India & South Asia), BP &
Head- HSSE & Operations (Asia)
Castrol Jan 1997 – Aug 2004
Head – QA, Site Development & HSSE at Technology Centre (2003-04)
Head Quality Assurance, Castrol (2001-03)
Senior Production Manager, Castrol (1997-2001)
Asian Paints Jun 1989 – Dec 1996
Sr Production Executive
Gharda Chemicals Ltd. Jan 1984 – Jun 1989
Certification
• ESG Rating Analyst & Registered Sustainability Practitioner, The Sustainability Practitioners,2024
• Green Company rating assessor and Green Buildings certified with CII,2023
• Senior Professional Engineer with specialization in Construction of Industrial Projects – Engineering Council of India
• Qualified Lead Assessor in ISO 45001 / ISO 14001/ ISO 9001 QSHE Integrated Management Systems
• National Examination Board in Occupational Safety & Health, 2007 and certified NEBOSH Trainer,2018
• Manufacturing Excellence,2000(IIMA), Certified Quality Engineer,2001 (QCI), 6 De Bono Thinking Hats & Lateral Thinking champion,2003 (Edward De Bono);
• Certified HSSE Engineer,2004 (BP, UK); Root Cause Analysis Specialist,2005 (BP, UK); Fatigue & Tiredness Master Trainer,2006 (Awake, UK); Hazop Leader (IRCA); PSM (Prism); Project HSSER Lead,2007 (BP, USA),
• Occupational Hygiene certified,2015 (BOHS)
• High Impact Presentations,2017 (Dale Carnegie)
• Certified SafeStart BBS practitioner,2014 and Master trainer,2018 (Safe Start) and BBS Train the trainer,2019 (Forum of Behavioural safety), Balmert Managing Safety Performance Master Trainer, 2019
• GRI G3, G4 & Standards certified for Sustainability Reporting,2010, 2016,2019
Guest Lectures/ Faculty / Training Details
Inventory Management Case Study, Supply Chain Management, Lakshya, Achievers Conf,NITIE Mumbai Winner 4-5 Aug,2000
Driving Road Safety, CCI, Brabourne Stadium, Transporters Mumbai Host 21 Sep,2006
Fatigue & Tiredness Awareness, Castrol Metros Trainer 2006-07
Defensive Driving Training,Castrol Metros Trainer 2006-07
2nd CCPS India Regional Meet Hyderabad Convenor 21 Sep,2011
Global Compact Network , 1st Regional Conclave Hyderabad Convenor 18 Sep,2012
Best Practices in Sustainability, National HR Seminar, IPE Hyderabad Speaker 23-24 Feb,2012
International Conference on CSR, IPE Hyderabad Speaker & host 6-7 Dec,2012
Companies Bill Sustainability Meet, NASSCOM & MCCI Chennai Speaker 6 July,2013
CII EHS Awards Chennai Speaker 7 Mar,2014
Sustainability Outlook Awards Delhi Speaker & Jury 23 Oct,2014
56th National Convention, Indian Institution of Industrial Engineers Vizag Speaker 11-13th Sept,2014
International Conference on Safety · Symposium on Process Safety Ahmedabad Speaker 3-6 Dec,2014
DuPont Dialogue on “Protecting Lives: Let’s Solve Workplace Safety Challenges Mumbai CEO Panelist: 10 Dec,2014
1st CCPS Global Summit on Process safety Mumbai Speaker 15-16 Dec,2014
IAOH Conference Bengaluru Speaker 15-16 Feb,2015
CII EHS Awards Chennai Speaker 15 Mar,2015
HSE Congress Ahmedabad Speaker 10 Apr,2015
3rd Annual HSE Congress New Delhi Speaker 19 Feb,2016
Guest Lecture - Safety in Industry for Knowledge Institute of Technology Salem Speaker 10 Oct,2015
Indian Pharmaceutical Advisory Council Mumbai Speaker 11 Aug, 2015
3rd HSE Congress , Euarsiayan, OSHAssociation Gurgaon Speaker 19 Feb,2016
CPHI 5th Annual Pharma Conference Mumbai Speaker 21-22 Mar,2016
Inogen World view Conference,CMSRS Chennai Speaker 18-19, Oct ,2016
Safety in Construction - Urban Infra Delhi Speaker 9- 10 Feb,2017
CII IQ Indian Industrial Safety Leadership Conference Bengaluru Speaker 3 Aug, 2017
Global HSE Congress Hyderabad Speaker 21-22 Sep 2017
BBS National Conference Mumbai Speaker 19 Jan,2018
Tata Group OSH Conclave Mumbai Speaker 29 Jan - 1 Feb ,18
HSE Summit Mumbai Speaker 15 Mar,2018
Business Continuity & Resilience Summit Mumbai Speaker 15 Mar,2018
ASSE -PDC Mumbai Speaker 26-27 Apr 2018
OSH India Conference Hyderabad Speaker 28-29 Jun,2018
OSHAI Leadership Conference Bengaluru Awardee 13 Jul, 2018
Partner QSHE Meet - Sterlite Delhi Speaker 20 Aug,2018
CII Best Practices Sharing Session on EHS Hyderabad Convenor 30 Aug,2018
ITC Annual SHE Meet Hyderabad Guest Speaker 31 Aug,2018
HSE Summit Mumbai Moderator 5 Oct,2018
CCPS Regional Technical Steering Committee Meeting Mumbai Participant 8 Oct,2018
Ecolloquium - Envision 2018,Avartan, the Annual Business Fest,NITIE Mumbai Guest Speaker 23 Oct,2018
Blueprint for Safety - Eaton, Time of India Hyderabad Guest Speaker 24 Oct,2018
AERB Safety Summit Kolkata Guest Speaker 29 Nov,2018
3 M Emerging Leaders Chennai Guest Speaker 3 Dec,2018
3 M Emerging Leaders Hyderabad Guest Speaker 5 Dec,2018
CII EHS Awards Bengaluru Panel Chair 7 Dec,2018
BBS National Conference - Technical paper Published Delhi Speaker 31 Jan,2019
Mitsubishi Elevators - Driving Safety Hyderabad Guest Speaker 8 Feb,2019
Tata Strive - Driving Safety Hyderabad Guest Speaker 08 Feb,2019
Tata Metahelix Hyderabad Guest Speaker 9 Mar,2019
TUV Nord Annual Customer Meet Hyderabad Guest Speaker 17 May,2019
BBS National Conference - Technical paper Published Delhi Guest Speaker 17 Jan,2020
ProcessMap Blue Printing Meet - Digital Transformation Hyderabad Participant 21-24 Jan,2020
SafeConnection - Complacency & COVID - Its not over until it's over Webinar Expert Panel 18 Jun,2020
SafeConnection - HSE Lead Indicators Webinar Expert Panel 02 Jul,2020
Health & Safety Matters - Leaders Speak, Learnings on HSSE Implementation Podcast Speaker 28 Jun, 2020
OSH India Conference - The effect of COVID on our Global Work Force Webinar Expert Panel 16 Jul,2020
QCI - Business Continuity -Organisational Resilience through Pandemic Preparedness Webinar Speaker 28 Oct,2020
SanMadhur - Driving Business Excellence Webinar Speaker 27 Nov,2020
SafeConnection - Recordable Injuries vs. Serious Injuries Webinar Expert Panel 17 Dec,2020
Institute of Technical Excellence - Intl Forum on Industrial Sustainability & Safety - PSM Webinar Speaker 29 Jan,2021
QCI - Driving Sustainable Business Excellence Webinar Speaker 20 Feb,2021
NITIE - Samiksha - Challenges & Opportunities in managing Cold Supply Chains Panel Paneist 3 March,2021
Udbhata - Fireside Chat on Ergonomics & Mental Health Webinar Speaker 11 March,2021
Conex - HSE Summit 2021 : Sustainable Process Safety Culture Webinar Speaker 15 Mar,2021
SIA College of Higher Education - Skills for the 21st Century Webinar Speaker 18 May,2021
SIA College of Higher Education - Business Intelligence & Decision Making Webinar Speaker 19 May,2021
QCI, Indian ESG Landscape – Context of BRSR Webinar Speaker 12 Jun,2021
SanMadhur, Global Food Safety Conclave Conference Moderator 12 Jun,2021
Assocham, ESG Resilience Webinar Panelist 23 Jun,2021
AP Chamber of Commerce & Industries , Third Party Safety Audits and Compliance Webinar Panelist 28 Jun,2021
ASCI , Process Review : PSM in Design Webinar Speaker 29 Jun,2021
QCI, Clean Energy - Empowering a Renewable Future Webinar Speaker 30 Jun,2021
QCI, ESG Landscape : Indian and Global Context Webinar Speaker 19 Jul,2021
QCI, Indian ESG Landscape – Context of BRSR Conference Speaker 20 Jul,2021
L&T Central Training Center, Safety Innovation School , Hazard Identification & Risk Assessment Workshop Speaker 22 Jul,2021
Benchmark ESG - The Business Imperatives of ESG Conference Panelist 28 Jul,2021
OSH India Conference - The EHS effect of the Pandemic Conference Panelist 29 Jul,2021
Elevator World, ESG Impacts on Elevator Industry Webinar Panelist 11 Aug,2021
SafeStart , Coromandel International,Ennore, Team Coaching Train the Trainer Trainer 22-24 Sep 2021
Aditya Birla Group,Sustainability Conference -Integrated Operational Risk Management Conclave Moderator 29 Sep,2021
DGFASLI, NITIE & BE Safe, Behavioral Based Safety Certification Course Course Speaker 30 Sep,2021
SafeStart , Coromandel International,Ennore, Team Coaching Train the Trainer Trainer 5-6 Oct 2021
QCI, Hazard Identification & Risk Assessment Webinar Speaker 9 Oct,2021
Sustainability: improving our products, people and planet; WQD ; BSES RajdhaniPower Webinar Speaker 11 Nov,2021
SGS : ESG & GRI Training Speaker 12-13 Nov,2021
QCI, Cleanliness through 5 S Webinar Speaker 13 Nov,2021
SafeConnection - Production vs. Safety : Myth or Reality Webinar Speaker 18 Nov,2021
Synnex HSE Summit, Key strategies to implementing a ‘Zero Harm’ Webinar Panelist 3 Dec,2021
Exide, Occupational Health & Safety Regulations Webinar Trainer 4 Jan,2022
Exide, Behavioural Safety & Incident Investigation methodologies Webinar Trainer 7 Jan,2022
SNDT, Behavioural Safety in the Education Sector Webinar Speaker 7 Jan,2022
OHSSAI Annual Conclave,Net zero emissions ,the next big things – Industry Perspective Webinar Panelist 7 Jan,2022
Exide Industries,Overview of ISO 45001 and 14001 Audit requirements. Electrical Safety Training Trainer 11 Jan,2022
BBS 6th National Conference - Culture change from Site to Society,BESAE with NSC & DGFASLI Conference Speaker 16 Jan,2022
Hazard Identification & Risk Assessment, Vocuni Webinar Speaker 24 Jan,2022
Exide Industries,NBC & Fire management & Battery Safety Training Trainer 25 Jan,2022
Vedanta Group , Hindustan Zinc Ltd., ESG & BRSR, QCI Training Trainer 27-28 Jan,2022
Global Food Safety Conclave, The Paradigm shift from Safety to Sustainability,SanMadhur Conclave Panelist 05 Feb,2022
Leadership Safety Coaching, Sundaram Clayton Training Trainer 15 Feb,2022
Safety in Solar, Vocuni Training Trainer 26 Feb,2022
Lock Out Tag Out, Philips Training Trainer 9 Mar,2022
Human factors in Safety,Ecolabs , SafeStart Training Trainer 11 Mar,2022
Leadership Safety Coaching, Sundaram Clayton Training Trainer 17,Mar 2022
EHS Awards,CII SR Panel Chair 29 Mar,2022
SafeConnection - SIFs, SafeStart Webinar Panelist 8 Jun,2022
ESG demystified,CII IQ Webinar Speaker 16 Jun & 8 Oct,2022
Demystifying ESG & Decoding Sustainability,Rosefield Energy Webinar Speaker 23 Jun,2022
Ultratech Cements Suppliers ESG awareness,Tata Projects Training Trainer 10 sessions Aug - Sep
BBS - Culture change ,NITIE Training Trainer 10 & 17 Sep,2022
Food Safety & Quality, DNV Training Trainer 13 Sep,2022
The Social Bottomline, ESG Bootcamp,Sustainability 101 Training Trainer 15 Sep,2022
The IMPACT of ESG, Benchmark Digital Annual Conference Conclave Chair 22 Sep,2022
The impact of looming recession on ESG, The Sustainability Practitioners Conclave Panelist 24 Sep,2022
ESG Coaching, Neuland Laboratories Ltd,Udbhata Training Trainer 7,15 Nov,13 Dec ,22, 9 Feb,23
ESG Master Class , Navigating the ESG Ecosystem: Building the Foundation, Benchmark ESG Master Class Speaker 10 Nov,2022
The APAC ESG Landscape, Benchmark ESG Webinar Panelist 17, Nov,2022
Safety in Solar, Vocuni Training Trainer 26,Nov,2022
Slips,Trips & Falls, Philips,TeamTech EHS Master Class Trainer 2 & 9, Dec,2022
The ESG Master Class Series, The E of ESG, Benchmark ESG Master Class Speaker 8 Dec,2022
ESG Context, Workplace Excellence & Awards, INHFRA's 7th Editon,Hyderabad Conference Panelist 16 Dec,2022
Safety in Solar, Vocuni Training Trainer 18,Dec,2022
ESG & Sustainability Reporting, DIAL Master Class Speaker 20 Dec,2022
ESG Supply Chain Conference, Ultratech Cement,TPL Conference Speaker 21 Dec,2022
The ESG Master Class Series, The S of ESG, Benchmark ESG Master Class Speaker 5 Jan,2023
Food Safety Culture, DNV Master Class Speaker 16 Jan,2023
Business Responsibility & Sustainability Reporting, TeamTechEHS Master Class Trainer 28,Jan,2023
The ESG Master Class Series, The G of ESG : Decoding Investment grade data, Benchmark ESG Master Class Speaker 2 Feb,2023
BBS 7th National Conference - Culture change from Site to Society Conference Speaker 25 Feb,2023
The ESG Master Class Series, ESG Reporting: Strategy, Frameworks & Digital Transformation Benchmark ESG Master Class Speaker 3 Mar,2023
BBS, Philips,TeamTech EHS Master Class Trainer 10 Mar,2023
ESG & BRSR Workshop, TeamTech EHS,Bengaluru Master Class Trainer 30 & 31 Mar,2023
BBS, Philips,TeamTech EHS Master Class Trainer 14 Apr,2023
ESG & BRSR Workshop,ARA Global, Hyderabad Master Class Trainer 19 & 20 Apr,2023
World Safety Steel Day , Tata Steel Annual Day Speaker 26 Apr,2023
World Safety Day 6th National Safety Competition, CII IQ Competition Head Jury 27 Apr,2023
Work at Height , Philips,TeamTech EHS Master Class Trainer 14 Sep & 13 Oct,2023
Driving Road Safety Transformation,DFB, Orissa Conclave Presenter 10, Jan,2024
Safety for Leadership, Philips,TeamTech EHS Master Class Trainer 7 Mar,2024
Incident Management, Philips,TeamTech EHS Master Class Trainer 10 & 31 May,2024
Sustainability as a Strategy : Building Future Ready Corporate Culture, IRIS Master Class Facilitator 4 Apr,2024
Near Miss & Incident Reporting, Blue Star, ARA Global Master Class Trainer 26 Apr,May 3 & 17 ,2023
Demystifying ESG, OHSSAI foundation Master Class Speaker 30 Jun,2024
Investigation methodology & Root Cause Analysis,MBRDI,TeamTech EHS,Bengaluru Workshop Trainer 19-20 Aug,2024
Health & Safety Workshop, NIIF,Mumbai Workshop Trainer 27 Sep,2024
Mental Wellness & Stress Management,Philips,TeamTech EHS Master Class Trainer 29 Nov,2024
Health & Safety Workshop, NIIF,Mumbai Workshop Trainer 10 Dec,2024
Health & Safety Workshop, NIIF,Mumbai Workshop Trainer 10 Dec,2024
Awards & Recognition
• Winner - Inspiring ESG professional, The Sustainability Practitioners, 2022
• Lifetime HSSE Achievement Award, 2022, Leadership Award, 2018; OHSSAI Foundation
• Winner Next Hack ,2021 ESG Hackathon, NCS Singapore
• Senior Professional Engineer with specialization in Construction of Industrial Projects – Engineering Council of India,2019
• SafeStart Master, SafeStart International, 2019
• D L Shah Sustainability Awardee by ASSP, 2019
• Safety Professional of the year President’s awardee by ASSE, 2018
• Global Brand Ambassador for Behavioural Based Safety Implementation, 2018
• Winner of Innovation in Business Continuity and Resilience Award, 2018