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Sarbari Basu
Sarbari Basu is Chief Human Resources Officer and Head of Business Operations at Prismecs, an energy and industrial solutions company. In this dual role, she oversees end-to-end business operations, workforce strategy, and organizational transformation, aligning business objectives directly with talent strategy. She brings more than 20 years of HR experience across five countries and three regions, including senior HR roles at Cummins, ExxonMobil, and Honeywell.
Leading With Culture, Connection, and Consistency
Sarbari leads by what she calls her 3C philosophy: Culture, Connection, and Consistency, a framework she's applied across Fortune 500 companies, startups, and turnarounds alike. Her career has repeatedly put her at the center of complex organizational transitions, from HR Operational Excellence and Workforce Planning at Cummins to leading HR for Honeywell's SmartEnergy business, where colleagues describe her as learning both the business and the people quickly enough to build credibility fast. At Prismecs, her dual CHRO and business operations mandate means she doesn't treat people strategy and operational execution as separate workstreams; she's directly responsible for both, driving execution and measurable results across manufacturing, energy, and industrial sectors.
Topics Sarbari speaks on
- The 3C leadership philosophy: Culture, Connection, Consistency
- Aligning HR strategy directly with business operations
- Leading organizational turnarounds and integrations
- Global HR leadership across multiple countries and regions
- Workforce planning and organizational design in industrial sectors
Sessions with Achieve
Sarbari is a featured presenter on the Achieve webcast "Skills@work 2025: Impact Accelerator #1 - From Concept to Capability: Your Skills Strategy Starting Line" (October 15, 2025), alongside Dor Nachshoni of Juno Journey and Shveta Miglani, Ph.D. The session covers how organizations can move from a skills concept to a real, actionable skills strategy.
Connect
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