Sukhjit S. Pasricha, President and Head of Human Resources at Jindal Steel, has resigned from the company after less than three months in the role. According to reports from LiveMint, the company informed stock exchanges about his departure through a regulatory filing under Regulation 30 of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015. Pasricha cited personal commitments as the reason for his decision, with his last working day confirmed as October 31, 2026. The regulatory filing classified him as Senior Management Personnel and was signed by Damodar Mittal, Whole-time Director of Jindal Steel. In his resignation letter to the Managing Director, Pasricha thanked the company for the confidence placed in him during his tenure and described his association with Jindal Steel as a privilege, acknowledging support from the Board of Directors and his colleagues.
Pasricha joined Jindal Steel in July 2026 after previously serving as Group Chief Human Resources Officer at IndiGo. As reported by LiveMint, he held senior human resources positions at several major organisations including Kotak Mahindra Bank, Bharti Airtel, and Bajaj Finserv. The company announced his appointment on July 23, 2026 as part of its senior leadership team, assigning him responsibility for overseeing the company's human resources operations. At the time of his appointment, the company highlighted his more than 28 years of professional experience across aviation, banking, telecommunications and financial services sectors. According to his LinkedIn profile, he has three decades of experience in corporate and business human resources roles across multiple industries and complex business environments, spanning both B2B and B2C operations. Pasricha holds a BA Honours degree in Sociology from Panjab University and an MBA in Personnel Management and Industrial Relations (HR) from Guru Nanak Dev University*.*
In his resignation letter to the Managing Director, Pasricha thanked the company for the confidence placed in him during his tenure and described his association with Jindal Steel as a privilege. According to LiveMint, he assured the management of a seamless transition and committed to an orderly handover of his responsibilities. The company has not announced a replacement for Pasricha, either on an interim or permanent basis, and has not indicated whether his departure will lead to any restructuring of its wider HR leadership team. The regulatory filing did not mention any possible impact on the company's workforce planning, recruitment strategy, compensation structure or employee benefits. Any subsequent appointment to the position or changes to the senior management structure would be subject to further company announcements and regulatory disclosures.
