The world is going through a sea of digitization as people and professionals struggle to manage their work-life while contemplating which vaccination to take. In the same world, a lot of churns are brewing as is evident from the movements of industry leaders across industries. 

Here’s a quick look at some of the major leadership movements from July 2021 to September 2021.

July

Vinay Trivedi - Terra Pay appointed Vinay Trivedi as Global Head HR & Administration at the company. In his previous stints, Vinay has worked with Amazon-backed startup ToneTag, Axis Bank, Accenture, and Future Generali India Life Insurance.

Asha Subramanian - Subex recently hired Asha Subramanian as Chief Human Resource Officer. Prior to joining Subex, she has been associated with companies like Goibibo, Ness Technologies, LG CNS Global, etc. in HR leadership roles.

Ajay Tripathi - ReNew Power appointed Ajay Tripathi as Chief Human Resource Officer at the company. Previously, he was CHRO and Global Head of HR at L&T Infotech and has worked with Atos India, Dell, EY, and Steel Authority of India (SAIL)

Heena Naithani - Airtel Business hired Heena Naithani as Head HR of the company. Previously, she worked with Citi India and also worked with Essar in various leadership roles.

Divya Garg - Uber India & South Asia appointed Divya Garg as Head HR. She joined the company from Accenture, where she consulted in the Talent and Organizational Consulting practices.

Sarma Chillara - ŠKODA AUTO Volkswagen India appointed Sarma Chillara as Group Head HR at the company. He joined Volkswagen Group in 2001 and has been associated with the Group for over 9 years in various leadership roles. He was also previously associated with CitiGroup and BCG.

August 

Rekha Radhakrishnan - Honeywell appointed Rekha Radhakrishnan as Director- Human Resource at the company. Previously, she was working with Dell Technologies and her portfolio includes association with SG International, CenturyLink, Jamcracker, and Tecnotree Corporation in HR leadership roles.

Sandeep Girotra - DCM Shriram re-hired Sandeep Girotra as President & Chief Human Resource Officer at the company. He first joined the company in 1992 and worked in various capacities for 29 years. Before his return, he was headlining HR for Emerging markets for Xylem Corporation.

Sukanya Choudhury - Kyndryl India appointed Sukanya Choudhary as Chief Human Resource Officer. Previously, she has worked with Netcraft, SQL Star International, and Shivam Group of Companies in HR leadership roles. 

Albino Mascarenhas - Pyxis One hired Albino Mascarenhas as Head HR India. He comes with vast experience in people management, having previously led Human Resources at ZEE5, Komli Media, and Times Internet.

September 

Naveen Narayanan - Biocon Biologics appointed Naveen Narayanan as Chief Human Resource Officer of the company. Previously, he was associated with KPISOFT as MD – Human Capital Consulting. With over 28 years of experience, he has worked across industries like Publicis Sapient, Arrow Group Global, HCL Technologies Accenture, and Standard Chartered Bank.

Rohit Suri - Dentsu Intl. hired Rohit Suri as Chief Human Resource Officer, South Asia. Recently, he was working as Chief Talent Officer at GroupM South Asia and has previous experience across companies like Shaadi.com, Paytm, Turner, and Star India. 

Rajendra Mehta - Welspun Group has elevated Rajendra Mehta from President & CHRO of Welspun India to President & CHRO of Welspun Group. He started his career in the field of HR with KEC International and since then has worked in different companies like Larsen & Toubro, The Times of India Group, VNL, and Zee Entertainment.

Shikha Dhillon - Decimal Technologies hired Shikha Dhillon as Head HR at the company. Previously, she was working with HT Media where she headed HR for the Radio and Entertainment Business. She has also worked with major organizations like Star TV, Nokia, Computers Sciences Corporation, and Tech Mahindra.

Sudeep Patnaik - TDCX appointed Sudeep Patnaik as HR Head India & Group Director for Talent Acquisition, India. He has a decade of experience in talent acquisition, much of it with the India offices of Deloitte US. He was most recently Associate Vice President – Talent, Deloitte India (Offices of US).

Note: We have tried to include all the essential movements among the senior HR leaders. If we have missed anyone, please let us know and we would be happy to add it to our list. See you all in the next quarter!