The Indian EdTech firm upGrad recently announced the investiture of Amit Mehta as the CHRO who will assume his duties from October 8th onwards. Amit will helm the company’s global people strategy with a special focus on organisational effectiveness, talent development and performance management initiatives along with establishing a culture of innovation and inclusion to strengthen human resources within the Mumbai-based company.
Previously Amit was part of Hindustan Unilever’s Home Care division and growth interventions as the Talent and Organisation Director for Unilever’s South Asia Markets.
Speaking on Amit’s appointment in the brand, Ronnie Screwvala, Co-founder and Chairperson of upGrad said, “upGrad’s new decade of growth demands a bold vision for talent development. Amit’s appointment accelerates our strategic priorities – fostering a culture of innovation, inclusivity and collaboration. His leadership capabilities will support us in building a future-ready organisation with leaders and teams that have a unified voice, shared commitment and high ownership for taking upGrad’s impact to the next level.”
Amite, while awaiting to start this new chapter in his life shared, “The current industrial revolution is fuelling an unprecedented demand for learning and skilling programmes, making this an exciting time for me to join upGrad. It offers a unique platform to design and scale people’s practices in support of the growth strategy. I look forward to working with the team at upGrad and leverage my expertise to foster a progressive culture that drives engagement and innovation to make a positive difference to the learners in India and across the world.”
He is an alumnus of XLRI Jamshedpur from where he secured his MBA degree In HR prior to which he completed his B.Tech from VJTI Mumbai.
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