Mr. Chavan joined the Aditya Birla Group in 1996, and during his tenure of over 28 years, his career trajectory has included multiple roles across diverse businesses and portfolios. These included roles in diverse portfolios of Group HR such as Young Talent Management, Learning & Talent Staffing. He was appointed Head HR for Aluminium Sales & Marketing, Hindalco, where he led the integration of sales and sales accounting teams of Hindalco and Indal. Subsequently, he moved as Head-HR for Birla Sunlife AMC, where he led multiple changes in talent and organisation. Later on, he joined as Head-HR, UltraTech Cement Marketing. 

Post his stint at UltraTech, Mr. Chavan was appointed the CHRO for Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Ltd (ABFRL). During his tenure with ABFRL, he crafted and deftly delivered on the people agenda in the context of rapid business growth of existing brands and integration of newly acquired brands. He actively guided the build-up of high-quality talent across the business and built a strong HR team in close partnership with different business leaders. He took on the mantle of CHRO, UltraTech Cement Limited in 2024. 

Mr. Chavan has a Master’s in Personnel Management and Industrial Relations from the Tata Institute of Social Sciences. He is also the recipient of the prestigious Aditya Birla Group Chairman’s Accomplished Leader Award 2016.