Daljit Singh

Daljit Singh is a Strategy Advisor, Management Consultant, Life and Executive Coach.

He is currently Chairman-Malar Hospitals and an Advisor to a number of organizations.

During his tenure of 17 years with Fortis Healthcare, he has held the office of President, Chief Executive Officer and has led the Company’s Strategy, Organizational Development and Projects Functions. He has 45 yrs of rich management experience in the Corporate sector.

Prior to joining Fortis, he was on the Board of Directors of ICI India, a subsidiary of the British Multinational, Imperial Chemicals Industry plc, as the Executive Director in charge of Human Resources, Manufacturing, External Relations and Communications. Amongst key responsibilities held at ICI India, he was the Chief Executive for Pharmaceuticals, Specialties and Catalyst businesses. He was member of the ICI Global Manufacturing Group, SSHE Excellence Group and the Global HR Forum. His key experience and achievements have been in the areas of developing progressive HR strategies and ensuring their implementation, organizational restructuring, building high performance culture and leading teams to deliver business value. He has successfully planned and executed significant change programs.

Daljit is an acknowledged expert and thought leader in the domain of Healthcare. He has represented Fortis at Industry forums like the World Economic Forum, Nathealth, CII and FICCI and led several healthcare related committees. He has held the office of President of Nathealth (Healthcare Federation of India) and has been an active participant on the World Economic Forum platform and was on the Steering Boards constituted by the Forum to guide a number of major Global projects, including “Scenarios for Sustainable Health Systems”, “The Healthy Living Charter”, and “Health Systems Leapfrogging”. He was on the Forum’s Advisory Board on “The Economic Burden of Non-Communicable Diseases in India” and on the Global Agenda Council on Ageing. He is a mentor to a number of start-ups in Healthcare and has been a speaker at Indian and International forums on themes related to Leadership, Strategy and Healthcare.

A certified Life and Executive Coach, he works with Top Management and Promoters to enhance personal performance, effectiveness and fulfillment. He also leads and facilitates workshops on Strategy, Business Planning & Leadership. He has mentored and coached several leaders across sectors. He has supported, guided and worked with high performers and leaders across MNCs and Indian organizations.

He is a trustee on the Boards of Ananda Sangha, Paramhansa Yogananda Charitable Trust and the Sai Aasra Charitable Trust.

A graduate from the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, Daljit was a Commonwealth Scholar to the Senior Management Programme at the Manchester Business School. With an outstanding track record in the field of athletics, his current interests include athletics, high altitude trekking, adventure sports, spirituality, music and reading.