Professional networking platform Apna.co has today announced the appointment of industry veteran Vikrant Gupta as its Head of People. He will be working closely with Chief Business Officer, Manas Singh in driving the People function at the organisation and upholding the diversity & inclusion goal at the company.

In this new role, Vikrant will also lead by providing strategic guidance, enablement, thought leadership, and operational rigour to the human resources & talent acquisition agenda at jobsearch platform.  

Manas Singh, Chief Business Officer, apna.co, said, “Vikrant is a veteran in the HR space and a terrific leader. As part of our commitment towards investing in our people, we are proud to bring in a seasoned professional so early in the life stage of our company. I am confident that with Vikrant now part of the leadership team, we will accelerate our HR agenda in building a world class organisation”.

Vikrant’s appointment is the latest hiring in sync with apna’s efforts to build a world-class leadership team to accelerate business growth. Earlier in January 2022, apna.co also appointed Shantanu Preetam as Chief Technology Officer. 

Vikrant is an alumnus of Symbiosis Institute of Business Management, and is an industry veteran with two decades of experience. Vikrant brings with him a wealth of rich and diverse experiences across functions including HR business partnering, Talent Supply Chain, Talent Development and culture and organisational development, Finance, Control & Auditing, and M&A. He has previously worked with various global organisations including GE, Nike, Accenture, HCL & Harman. 

 “I am thrilled to join an organisation that is on an exciting journey to transform the lives of billions of people across the globe. As our employees try to solve earth scale problems, we will ensure they are at the centre of everything we do at apna,” said Vikrant Gupta, Head of People, apna.co.