Ms. Debashree Mukherjee
Debashree Mukherjee is a seasoned human resources leader with over 20 years of comprehensive experience in driving strategic talent management, cultural transformations, and organizational excellence across diverse industries. She is a self-driven, versatile, and seasoned HR professional having a distinguished track record of flourishing in ambiguous, dynamic, and highly matrixed environments across global and local contexts. Over a 20-year long trajectory of leadership, Debashree has cultivated deep expertise in transitioning workplaces into modern, inclusive, and innovation-driven ecosystems.
Currently serving as the Vice President of People & Culture at Sterling Biotech Limited (SBL), Debashree plays a pivotal role in championing the company’s “Science Backed by Nature” ethos and sustaining its prestige as a certified Great Place To Work® India. With human capital strategy at the core of her mandate, Debashree leads organizational development, talent management, workforce synergy, and cultural transformation initiatives that empower SBL to drive sustainable growth by implementing progressive workplace policies designed to elevate the overall employee experience and drive engagement across business lines.
Throughout her two-decade career, Debashree has successfully managed HR operations across diverse corporate structures, including Manufacturing, Commercial, Innovation, and Corporate setups in major organizations. Known for her excellent leadership and crisis management capabilities, she specialized in driving high-impact transformations, strategic visioning, talent modelling, and large-scale organizational design.
Known for her collaborative and people-first approach, Debashree focuses on building agile, high-performing teams optimized for accelerated growth and aligning human resources objectives with aggressive corporate growth strategies. Having worked with multinational giants like Boehringer-Ingelheim, Fresenius Kabi, Dr. Reddy’s Lab and Haldia Petrochemicals Ltd, Debashree has cultivated deep expertise in transitioning workplaces into modern, inclusive, and innovation-driven ecosystems.
Debashree’s leadership is built on the philosophy that a business scales sustainably only when it’s people truly appreciate the culture and take pride in being part of the overall vision of the company. Her operational framework emphasizes transparency, empathy, and professional development
Debashree has done her Bachelor’s degree from BIT Mesra and her MBA from Xaviers Institute of Social Sciences.