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Dr Alka Mittal Takes Additional Charge As C l ari an t B a gs

CMD ONGC Innovation Award

lariant, one of the world’s
Cleading suppliers of sustainable
ingredients and solutions, has
been awarded the Best Innovation
Contributor Award Laundry & Home
Care 2021 – Runner Up, by the
consumer goods giant Henkel. The
prize recognizes the outstanding
performance of Clariant’s TexCare
technology and the unique benefits
it brings to laundry detergents in
North America and beyond. Clariant
was also commended for its strong
brand implementation of TexCare,
irector (HR) of Oil and Natural Gas category at the International Business
DCorporation Limited (ONGC) Dr Awards 2021 for adopting best-in-class a leading advanced soil release
Alka Mittal took additional charge as HR practices and making ONGC a polymer technology for laundry
the Chairman and Managing Director great place to work. She is an icon for detergents, that combines best in
(CMD) of the Energy Maharatna on women empowerment and lays special class fiber protection against dirt with
4 January 2022. She has become the emphasis on retraining and reskilling environmental benefits, including
first woman to head one of India’s workforce to be responsive to the improved low temperature laundry
most valuable public sector companies. changing scenario. Dr Mittal has been performance, as well as being available
Her appointment was approved by the mind behind the People’s Connect with a high Renewable
the Appointments Committee of the Initiative to facilitate knowledge sharing Carbon Index and
Cabinet for a period of six months from superannuating employees to biodeg radability.
with effect from 1 January 2022. Dr young professionals of the organization. “As one of the
Mittal has been serving as Director (HR) Prior to joining as Director (HR), Dr market leader in soil
since 27 November 2018 and was the Mittal held the post of Chief Skill release polymers, we
senior-most Director on the Board of Development (CSD) of the Company. are thrilled to win
the energy company. A post graduate in In her capacity as CSD, she streamlined this award and I’m
Economics, MBA (HRM) and Doctorate the activities and brought in uniformity incredibly proud of
in Commerce and Business Studies, in the working of the Skill Development all those at Clariant
she had joined ONGC as a Graduate Centers of ONGC. During this period, involved. With a
Trainee in 1985. She brings with her she has also implemented the National growing segment
an extremely rich experience spanning Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme tr en d o f sta in
over three and a half decades. Dr Mittal (NAPS) in ONGC engaging more prevention claims in North America
was the first woman to hold the charge than 5000 apprentices across all work and globally, TexCare is clearly a
of a full-time Director in ONGC’s centers.Previously, she worked as Head cutting-edge technology in stain
history. She has also been on the Board CSR at Corporate Office and took removal, protection against new
of ONGC Mangalore Petrochemicals up major CSR projects across India. soiling and maintaining the whiteness
Limited (OMPL) as ONGC nominee Earlier, she has led the HR-ER functions of clothes,” said Christian Vang,
Director since August 2015. She is also in various capacities across regions Senior Vice President, Global Head
on the boards of IIM Tiruchirappalli including Vadodara, Mumbai, Delhi of Business Unit, Care Chemicals.
and NHRDN. As Director (HR), she and Jorhat, and was also the Head of TexCare products form a protective
has been conferred with the Silver Corporate Communications of ONGC layer, reducing soil from penetrating
Stevie Award in Woman of the Year during 2009. deep into the fabric.

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