STL names Aviral Singh as Head of Corporate HR

Sterlite Technologies (STL) has appointed Aviral Singh as Corporate HR Head, effective October 2026. Singh joins the telecommunications and digital infrastructure company from Yokohama-ATG, where he most recently served as Associate Director and Head of HR Business Partnering. His experience spans corporate HR, manufacturing, talent management, compensation governance and global performance management.

HR Leadership At Yokohama-ATG

Before joining STL, Singh spent over four years at Yokohama-ATG, holding roles across HR business partnering and performance management. As Associate Director and Head of HR Business Partnering, he led the corporate office HR portfolio and coordinated central HR initiatives across manufacturing locations.

He managed a team of three senior HR business partners, overseeing people strategy and organisational effectiveness. His responsibilities included workforce planning, organisational design, succession planning, retention, compensation and leadership advisory.

Singh also led global performance management processes across India, the United States and Europe. His work included standardising goal-setting and performance calibration, overseeing annual salary reviews and conducting global compensation benchmarking.

Talent And Performance Management

Earlier, Singh served as Chief Manager, leading HR business partnering for corporate functions and the Off Highway and PCR businesses at Yokohama-ATG. He also worked as Senior Human Resources Manager, combining HR business partnering responsibilities with leadership of global performance management.

During these roles, he worked on succession planning, management trainee recruitment, employee lifecycle management and organisational development. He also contributed to job banding, grading, organisational restructuring and HR systems implementation.

His experience includes changes to performance evaluation processes, including the introduction of an absolute rating scale to replace the traditional bell-curve methodology.

Earlier Career Experience

Before Yokohama-ATG, Singh worked as an HR Business Partner at L&T Hydrocarbon Engineering from October 2019 to May 2022. His responsibilities covered manpower budgeting, talent management, employee engagement, performance management and recruitment planning.

He began his HR career at Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail, where he served as Area HR Manager from July 2017 to October 2019. He managed HR operations for more than 1,200 employees across Mumbai, supporting recruitment, manpower deployment, succession planning and employee engagement.

Academic Background

Singh holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Management in Human Resource Management from KJ Somaiya Institute of Management Studies and Research, completed in 2017. He also holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Information Technology from Thakur College of Engineering and Technology.

His appointment adds experience in corporate HR, workforce planning and performance management to STL’s human resources leadership.