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Vikraman N has been elevated to the position of director – HR, Bharat Electronics (BEL). Earlier, Vikraman was executive director (radar) and unit head of the Ghaziabad unit of BEL. Equipped with a bachelor of engineering (honors) in electronics and communication, and a postgraduate diploma in human resource management, Vikraman comes with over three decades of experience.

One of India’s largest education-focused non-banking finance companies (NBFC), Varthana, today announced the elevation of Chandra Kumar CS to the position of chief human resource officer (CHRO) in addition to heading customer experience.

Essel Group, a leading Indian conglomerate with diverse business interests, has named Ruchira Srivastava as its chief human resources officer. With over 18 years of experience in HR, Srivastava will be responsible for driving people practices across Essel Group’s associated companies.

Grid-India has appointed Paresh Ranpara as HR director. He has moved from Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam (GUVNL) where he was the general HR manager. In the early years of his career, he also worked with GE Lighting as a personnel officer.

Rahul Pinjarkar has taken over as the chief human resources officer (CHRO), Tata Chemicals. He succeeds R Nanda who recently retired from the position. Pinjarkar joins Tata Chemicals from within the Tata Group, where he previously held the position of HR head, Trent Hypermarkets.

MediBuddy, announces the appointment of Seema Vijay Singh as the Senior Vice President (VP) of People & Culture. Seema played a key role in the conceptualization and launch of Amazon.in India, where she led the HR function during its rapid growth into a multi-billion-dollar operation.

Hinduja Group has appointed Amanppreet Singh Bhatia as its group president – human resources. He will be based out of Mumbai. Bhatia moves from Chennai, where he was president – HR, Ashok Leyland, for the past three and a half years.

Premas Biotech has appointed Shivani Singh as the head of human resources. In her new role, she is entrusted with the responsibility of leading and shaping the future trajectory of the HR function within the organization.

Qure.ai, a healthcare AI company, has appointed Poonam Ajgaonkar as its new chief people officer.  She will be responsible for leading and implementing the company’s people and talent strategy and ensuring its effective execution.

Rahul Singh, a seasoned professional in the hospitality industry, has recently assumed the position of director of Human Resources at the Grand Hyatt. With an impressive career spanning 16 years and a wealth of experience in renowned hotels across India, Singh brings a wealth of expertise and knowledge to his new role.

Hisense, the consumer electronics manufacturer, has appointed Kamalika Deka as director – HR and administration. Backed by over 16 years of experience, Deka is also the Head of Department (HOD) at Hisense, which manufactures smartphones, refrigerators, freezers, air conditioners, commercial displays, and other products, and has its headquarters in China.

Mahindra & Mahindra Automotive has appointed Indrajeet Sengupta as its new senior vice president of human resources. Before joining Mahindra, he worked as executive Director and CHRO of Coca-Cola beverages since 2018.

Manish Sinha, senior vice president of human resources at Mahindra & Mahindra Automotive, has been elevated to CHRO, Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services. He is an alumnus of XLRI, Jamshedpur, had joined Mahindra & Mahindra in February 2020. He began his professional journey as officer – of HR, with Hero Hondo Motors in 1998.

Dr. Agarwals Eye Hospital has appointed Ramanathan V as the chief human resources officer. He has moved from United Breweries, a Heineken Group Company, where he was head – of talent management and commercial HR for over a year.

Crompton Greaves Consumer Electricals Ltd. has appointed Dr. D. Prasanth Nair as the company’s new Chief Human Resources Officer effective from 8^th May 2023. Nair has worked with leading Indian and multinational companies, having started his journey with RPG Group followed by Thomas Cook and Cipla. Post this, he was a part of the team that scaled up ZingHR.

Games24x7, the multi-game platform in India, has promoted Vikrant Goyal to the position of chief human resources officer. He will continue to oversee the human resources strategy and operations for all Games24x7 locations, supporting the company’s growth.

Ganapthi Subramanian, formerly head – HR of Sundaram Home Finance, has now been elevated to chief human resources officer (CHRO). He joined the financial services company in 2020, for a second stint, moving from Lucas Indian Service, where he was HR head for over a year.

Energy Maharatna Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) has named Manish Patil as its new director of HR. He is a seasoned HR professional with a career spanning over three decades in energy. He has held many key positions in various functions like operations and supplies, information systems, and management services related to human resources.

JW Marriott Kolkata has appointed Jaiveer Singh Rathore as the director of human resources. Rathore brings over 16 years of experience in corporate HR with expertise in developing, recommending, and executing human resource strategies.

Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) has announced the appointment of Raj Kumar Dubey as director (human resources). He is backed by over three decades of industry experience in, business and human capital development.

Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL), a government-owned entity, has appointed KS Shetty as the director of human resources. His appointment is effective from Monday, May 1, 2023. He comes with over two decades of experience in HR roles in various capacities at HPCL, and an extensive knowledge of different statutory/ regulatory requirements under various labor laws.

MobiKwik, a digital banking platform, has appointed Swati Singh as vice president of HR. Backed by over two decades of experience in HR, Singh will look after the people and culture agenda of the organization.

Former vice president – of HR, IndiGo, Manika Awasthi has joined Compass Group as chief people officer (CPO). Experienced in leading women’s leadership networks, Awasthi is also passionate about leading the mental well-being agenda of organizations.

Hero Motocorp has appointed Pradyumna Pandey as the new head-HR of its manufacturing unit. He was associated with Mother Dairy where he led the company as its chief human resources officer (CHRO) for nearly three years. He has previously worked with companies like ACC, Holcim, JK Tyres, CBL Pro, and Torrent Pharmaceuticals.

Pramod Kumar Jha has been appointed as the new senior director HR business partner at LTIMindtree, a technology consulting, and digital solutions company. He has more than 17 years of experience in various facets of human resources. He has worked in different HR domains in sectors such as IT & ITES, banking, automotive, and IT product companies.

YES BANK has appointed Archana Shiroor as the chief human resources officer (CHRO). She will be succeeding Mr. Anurag Adlakha, who is set to retire in June 2023. Shiroor has over three decades of experience in human resources (HR), is a highly skilled leader, and has held key HR positions in various companies.

Samir Prakash is the new chief human resources officer, Adani Enterprises, the Indian multinational and part of the Adani Group. He has moved from Indian Energy Exchange, where he was senior vice president – HR & admin (CHRO) for over four years. Prakash comes with over 33 years of diverse experience in different sectors, including Manufacturing, Services, Telecom, IT, ITES, and BPS.

After a successful eight-year-long stint with Genpact, Vijayalakshmi R has joined Trianz, the IT service management, and digital transformation company, as a chief human capital officer.

Belzabar Software Design, a subsidiary of a US-based web-intensive software company, has recently made a strategic move by appointing Jayaraj Sekar as its director of human resources. He has over seventeen years of experience establishing and transforming human resources functions in various sectors such as IT, BPO, telecom, and conglomerates.

Ashish Banga, former CHRO, Vishal Mega Mart, has joined Graviton Research Capital as chief people officer (CPO). He has 17 years of experience in various facets of human resources such as organization design, strategic workforce planning, talent management, employee engagement initiatives, talent acquisition, and CSR across FMCG, IT, Aviation and Retail sector.

ZebPay, the crypto asset exchange, has appointed Abhishek Gupta to serve as its new head of HR. Gupta has been a part of ZebPay since 2021 and has been responsible for managing the company’s talent strategy.

Majid Ali Khan has been named as the new director of HR and head of talent acquisition at Alorica, which is a provider of advanced customer experience solutions globally. Backed with 19 years of experience in HR, he has been instrumental in establishing and expanding businesses at both the global and Indian levels.

Hilton and Hilton Garden Inn Bengaluru Embassy Manyata Business Park on Thursday announced the appointment of Srinivasa Rao as the Cluster Director of Human Resources. Previously, Rao was associated with Accor as Director of Human Resources at Ibis-Novotel – Bengaluru Techpark, and Director of Talent & Culture at Man & Novotel, New Delhi – Aerocity.

Arjun Singh has been appointed as the chief human resource officer (CHRO) of Dixon Technologies, a leading electronics manufacturer in India. His career began in 2000 as an assistant manager-HR at Sona Koyo Steering Systems and subsequently joined Tata Communications in 2001 as an assistant manager-HR.

AU Small Finance Bank has recently announced the appointment of Vivek Tripathi as the head of HR and sustainability. He has been with AU Small Finance Bank since 2020 when he joined as the head of human resources. He started his career in 2008 as a corporate HR in Bajaj Capital before joining AU Financiers India as head of HR.

Sonia Coleman has been appointed as the senior executive VP and Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) of The Walt Disney Company starting April 8. For Coleman, the CHRO role will involve leading and overseeing various aspects of Disney’s human resources strategy, such as global talent acquisition, organizational design and cultural development, diversity and inclusion, leadership development, compensation and benefits, employee education and development, HR operations and technology, and global security.

Siemens Energy has appointed Sarah Tabet as the new head of Human Resources for the Middle East. Tabet has over ten years of experience in the Middle East and around the world. Before joining Siemens Energy, she worked with companies like Schneider Electric and British American Tobacco.

Former head-HR of Jindal India, Samir Kumar, has joined Goodluck India as corporate HR head. It was in April 2022 that he joined Jindal India to head HR as CHRO, reporting to the Group CHRO and chairman office.

Ecom Express, has appointed Prashant Khullar as its chief human resources officer (CHRO). Prashant is an experienced HR leader who brings over two decades of expertise on the table. He’s well-known for his strong interpersonal communication skills, and streamlining & balancing HR processes to achieve bottom-line results giving organizations a competitive edge.

Tata veteran, Amit Chincholikar joins India-based Japanese tire company Yokohama Off-Highway Tires as its global CHRO. He began his career as associate director and country head rewards practice at the professional services company, Merecer. Novelis was his last stop before his tenure at Tata, where he started as the VP- group HR at Tata Sons in 2010.

Samir Swarup, who was executive director of the Steel Authority of India (SAIL), has now been roped in as HR director of NLC India (NLCIL). Swarup’s tenure at SAIL has lasted over three decades, 32 to be precise. From 2018 to 2023, he was general manager (personnel and administration), for the Central Marketing Organisation, Steel Authority of India.

Viatris, the global pharmaceutical and healthcare company, has roped in Vikas Joshi as head – global people operations. Joshi has moved from Pepsico, where he was  HR vice president for global operations. An alumnus of XLRI, Jamshedpur, Joshi’s association with Pepsico began way back in 1999 when he joined as an HR manager in the south market unit. After almost four years into this role, he moved to Arvind Mills Overseas, as HR head.

Westlife Foodworld, owner and operator of McDonald’s restaurants in West and South India, have designated Rohith Kumar as their chief human resources officer (CHRO). Rohith Kumar has more than 15 years of experience in human resources, having worked in the retail industry in various sectors such as apparel, eyewear, food & grocery, and QSR, and has held numerous leadership positions in HR throughout his career.

The BBC has appointed Uzair Qadeer as its new chief people officer. Uzair will oversee the global HR function across the BBC group and will be responsible for driving the company’s employee experience, cultural transformation, organizational changes, and people strategy.

Infosys, a global leader in next-generation digital services and consulting, announced the appointment of Shaji Mathew as Group Head of Human Resources effective March 22, 2023. He will be taking over from Krish Shankar who retires on March 21, 2023, after serving in this role since 2015.

Join Ventures, a company which owns several D2C platforms such as IGP.com, Interflora India, IGP for Business and Masqa, has recently appointed Pooja Tiwari as their head of people and culture, designated as Chief People Officer.

She has a wealth of experience in HR, having worked with Nykaa as AVP – people & culture for the past four years.

Pepperfry, one of India’s largest e-commerce for home goods has appointed Joee De Choudhury as its new leader for human resources. Choudhury started her career at Pepperfry as an associate – HR in January 2015 and left within a year.

In 2020, as part of her second stint at the company, she was appointed as an assistant manager for HR and has since been an integral part of the talent acquisition agenda of the organisation which has in turn led her to her new role as lead HR.

A seasoned HR professional, who has led HR for companies such as Indigo, Amazon and GE, Raj Raghavan has now joined CoreStack, the next-gen cloud business accelerator company, as CHRO.

Before joining CoreStack, Raghavan spent close to five years with Indigo, where he played a crucial role in maintaining the company’s status as India’s leading airline in terms of market share.

Akums Drugs & Pharmaceuticals has appointed Arvind Srivastava as their new president of HR. Srivastava has more than 26 years of experience in people management operations and restructuring organisations. Before joining Akums Drugs, Srivastava was associated with Bansal Group of Companies as CHRO & group head HR for two years.

Anushree Singh, who had last served as director – HR, label & graphic materials, South Asia at Avery Dennison from 2017 to 2019, before joining AkzoNobel in July 2019, is now back at Avery Dennison. This time, she has joined as HR director – EMEA, apparel solutions.

SUGAR Cosmetics, the Indian beauty brand, has appointed Nirav Jagad as chief people officer (CPO).

With over 19 years of experience, Jagad was a startup advisor for a while, after working with LEAD School as CHRO for eight months. Jagad was associated with Nykaa for over three years, as chief human resources officer (CHRO).

Priyaranjan comes with rich experience of over 30 years across a range of industries including hospitality, transportation, engineering, consulting, and pharmaceuticals. Before joining Welspun Corp, Priyaranjan was working as CPO at Navin Fluorine International.

He has expertise in managing diversity, developing long-term people strategies, and contributing to organizational growth.

After over six successful years with Diageo, as VP-HR operations, Diageo Business Services India, Srinivasan J has joined Pine Labs as Head – HR services. With this new assignment, Srinivasan will continue to work out of Bengaluru, Karnataka, putting his skills in HR transformation, global HR operations, HR systems, change management and people management to good use.

Auxilo Finserve, an education finance company, has named Lakshmi Ganesh as Head of HR &Administration. Ganesh has 15 years of experience in Human Resources including talent management and acquisition. Ganesh was earlier associated with Fullerton India credit company, Omkar Realtors and Developers, GVK and Reliance Energy.

Servotech Power Systems Limited, a leading player in the solar, EV charging and green power solutions space, announced the appointment of Dr Rajesh Mohan Rai as Chief Human Resource Officer, with effect from 15th December 2022. The appointment comes as a strategic move to help the company enhance talent and organisational capabilities.

Hero Vired, a LearnTech company for higher education aspirants and professionals, today announced the appointment of Samra Rahman as the Head, People, and Culture. As a member of the core leadership team, Samra will play a crucial role in attracting and retaining diverse talent, strengthening growth opportunities for them.