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Corporate Advisory

For companies and leadership teams

Sutapa Sanyal advises companies on ethical leadership, organisational culture change and corporate governance, drawing on 33 years in public service. Sutapa became the first woman to hold Director General of Police rank in Uttar Pradesh, built and led state institutions, and served five years as Advisor (Security) to GAIL (India) Ltd., a Maharatna public sector company.

Sutapa Sanyal at a conference

Areas of work

Ethical leadershipOrganisational culture changeLeadership developmentCorporate governance and accountabilityCrisis leadershipWomen in leadership and inclusionSecurity and fraud risk

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Track record

Leadership and culture

Awarded the President’s Police Medal for Distinguished Service
First woman to hold Director General of Police rank in Uttar Pradesh, building and leading state institutions over 33 years in public service
Planned and deployed over 40,000 personnel in high-risk zones

Governance, security and risk

Headed Uttar Pradesh’s Economic Offences Wing, investigating fraud involving non-banking finance companies, government departments and private companies, including forged financial documents and cybercrime
Developed a fraud detection strategy in consultation with SEBI and RBI officials
As Advisor (Security) to GAIL (India) Ltd., 2008-2013, headed pan-India and international security operations, including the pipeline network and the safety of over 4,000 employees in remote locations.
Devised an India-wide coastal security plan after the 26/11 Mumbai attacks, working with CISF and the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas

How Sutapa works with companies

Leadership offsites

Culture reviews

Board advisory

Talks and programmes for

ICICI · Hindalco · Taj Group · Reliance · Jio · Nissan · Ericsson · Boeing · Oracle · Ernst & Young · Grohe · Maersk · D E Shaw · Shriram Finance · Taylor & Francis

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