Karan Sarpal

About Karan Sarpal

A dynamic and driven Chemical Engineer with hands-on experience in Process Operations, Safety Improvements, and Operational Risk Mitigation at the world’s largest single-location manufacturing facility — Reliance Industries’ Jamnagar Manufacturing Complex.Early in his career, Karan transitioned to the Corporate Planning & Strategy team under the Chairman’s Office at Reliance Industries Limited. In this strategic role, he worked closely with the Chairman and Board of Directors, actively supporting the day-to-day functioning and coordination of Executive Committee proceedings across the Group.His responsibilities included in-depth analysis of Reliance’s business portfolio performance, as well as strategic and financial due diligence for both near-term and long-term growth initiatives — including plant and product expansions, domestic and international partnerships, and potential acquisitions.Karan is a candidate of the prestigious One-Year Full-Time MBA (PGPX) at the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, Class of 2025–26.Beyond his professional pursuits, Karan is a passionate musician. He is a trained Indian classical vocalist and has also studied the grand piano through Trinity College London.

Experience

1. Senior Manager, Corporate Planning & Strategy - Chairman s Office

   Reliance Industries Limited

   Jul 2021 — Present · Mumbai, IN

   Executive governance & performance reviews: Worked with Chairman to program-manage functioning of the executive committee and institutionalize group-wide mechanisms.• Strategic planning: Collaborated with cross-functional stakeholders to formulate 5–10-year business strategies, incorporating macroeconomic and industry analyses to validate profitability.• Growth Strategy: Evaluated opportunities across acquisitions, Joint Ventures, capacity expansions and new market from a strategic & economic perspective.• Governance & control: Designed & deployed frameworks to monitor groupwide business performance and projects’ execution, tracking key variances and flagged deviations.• Organization design: Spearheaded group-wide formulation of unified Organization Architecture & management structure, including business operating models. Led first principles-based manpower planning & optimization aligned to growth plans.• People & Performance: Analysed group wide people costs, attrition and key leadership/capability gaps. Introduced scorecards for holistic performance evaluation to drive transformations.• Functional Improvements: Facilitated internal process & functional transformation along with External consultants (EY, Kearney), defining scope, validating analyses and recommendations.• Market intelligence & investors strategy: Benchmarked performance with competitors and analyst projections; refined investor communication and crafted targeted market signals to align external perception with internal strategic priorities.

Education

• Esade

  Master of Business Administration - MBA, International Immersion

• St.Columba's School, New Delhi

  PCM, Sciences with Computer Science

  2000 — 2013

• Indian Institute of Management Bangalore

  Executive General Management Program

• Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad

  Master of Business Administration - MBA

• Vellore Institute of Technology

  Bachelor of Technology (BTech), Chemical Engineering

  2013 — 2017

Skills

• Negotiation
• Organization Skills
• Management
• Solidworks
• Project Management
• Teamwork
• Team Management
• Chemical Engineering
• Paraxylene
• Business Economics
• Organizational Leadership
• Petroleum
• Communication Skills
• Pressure Handling
• Research
• Microsoft Powerpoint
• Marketing
• Principles of Marketing
• Acid Gas Removal
• Business Accounting
• Matlab
• Process Economics
• Petrochemical
• Microsoft Office
• Sales
• Equipment Design
• Finance
• Engineering
• Polymers
• At Multitasking
• Event Management
• Gasification
• Public Speaking
• Customer Service
• Leadership
• Strategic Planning
• Microsoft Excel
• Presentation Skills
• Microeconomics