Appointments: HR News, Trends & Workplace Insights

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Updated on: Jul 2021

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Reliance Jio elevates Harjeet Khanduja as Senior Vice President- HR

Jul 15, 2021

Uber ropes in Accentures Divya Garg as Head- HR, India and South Asia

Uber appoints Divya Garg as Head- HR for India and South Asia region. In her new role, She will work...

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Jul 14, 2021

Latest news: Uber ropes in Accentures Divya Garg as Head- HR, India and South Asia - SightsIn Plus

Citi Indias VP- HR Heena Naithani joins Airtel Business as Head- HR

Bharti Airtel, a global telecommunications company, appoints Heena Naithani as Head of HR Airtel B...

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Jul 14, 2021

Latest news: Citi Indias VP- HR Heena Naithani joins Airtel Business as Head- HR - SightsIn Plus

Twitter appoints Vinay Prakash as Grievance Officer for India

The US social media giants Twitter has appointed Vinay Prakashnbspas the new grievance offi...

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Jul 12, 2021

Latest news: Twitter appoints Vinay Prakash as Grievance Officer for India - SightsIn Plus

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Tech Mahindra announces advisory board to build cloud roadmap

IT major, Tech Mahindra part of Mahindra Group has collaborated with enterprises, academicians, and industry advisors to constitute a ‘Cloud Advisory Board’. The cloud advisory board will be a 30-member body with three regional chapters – Americas; Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA), and Asia Pacific (APAC) – representing some of the top organizations, experts, […]

Jul 10, 2021

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Shantanu joins Accenture as Management Consulting Principal Director

Shantanu Bhattacharya has joined Accenture as Management Consulting Principal Director. He will be a part of the Talent & Organization / Human Potential section of Accenture Capability Network. Talent & Organization / Human Potential is a specialist group that unlocks the power of human potential, and access a new level of workforce transformation for clients […]

Jul 10, 2021

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Pradhan takes charge as Minister of Skill Development, Entrepreneurship

Dharmendra Pradhan assumed charge of the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship as Cabinet Minister and Rajeev Chandrasekhar, Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha, from Karnataka, took office as the Minister of State (MoS) of Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship. Dr. Mahendra Nath Pandey, who was Minister of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship before yesterday’s Cabinet reshuffle, was also present on […]

Jul 9, 2021

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Skoda Auto Volkswagen India appoints Sarma Chillara as Group Head- HR

Skoda Auto Volkswagen India, a wholly-owned Indian subsidiary of German automotive manufacturing company Volkswagen Group has announced the elevation of Sarma Chillara as Group Head-HR & Administration. He replaces Executive Director HR & Admin, Jan Frydrych who will move to Skoda Headquarters. Earlier Sarma was working with Skoda Auto Volkswagen India as Head-HR & Admin. […]

Jul 8, 2021

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Bhupendra Yadav takes charge as Union Minister -Labour & Employment

Today, Union Minister for Labour & Employment and Environment & Forests Shri Bhupendra Yadav has taken charge of his office in the Ministry of Labour and Employment. Shri Yadav is a Member of Parliament in the Rajya Sabha, representing the state of Rajasthan. He is an expert on parliamentary select committees. He was Chairman of the Joint Committee on Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2015. […]

Jul 8, 2021

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Twitter appoints interim compliance officer

Twitter Inc’s India unit has appointed an interim chief compliance officer and will soon designate other executives to meet the country’s new IT rules, the social media giant said in court on Thursday, amid tensions with the government. The IT rules, which became effective end-May, are aimed at regulating content on social media and making firms […]

Jul 8, 2021

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Bhupendra Yadav appointed new Minister of Labour and Employment

Mr. Santosh Gangwar who had held the position of Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Labour and Employment resigned from Union Cabinet on July 7, Mr. Bhupendra Yadav has been appointed the new Minister of Labour and Employment. Besides Labour and Employment, Mr. Bhupendra Yadav is also appointed Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change […]

Jul 8, 2021

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OYO appoints Nitin Thakur as Head- Communications

OYO has announced the appointment of Nitin Thakur as the Head of Communications. Nitin comes with over two decades of experience and would be responsible for looking at both internal and external communications for OYO. He would be a part of OYO’s global leadership team In this new role, Nitin will be responsible for driving […]

Jul 6, 2021

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GE Healthcare appoints Divya Srivastava as CHRO for South Asia

General Electric (GE) Healthcare has elevated Divya Srivastava as Chief Human Resources Officer for South Asia operations from her earlier role as total Rewards Global Processes Leader and Sales Compensation Strategy Leader at GE. Announcing her appointment Divya wrote in a LinkedIn post, “I am honoured to assume my new role as HR Leader for […]

Jul 4, 2021

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Major HR Movements in the Month of June 2021

After the second wave of COVID subsided, leadership announcements took up. In this note, we highlight some of the major HR Movements announced during the month of June 2021. Swiss Re appointed Cathy Desquesses as CHRO Swiss Re appointed Cathy Desquesses as Chief Human Resources Officer, effective June 1, 2021. Prior to this, she was […]

Jul 3, 2021

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Urban Company appoints Uber executive Neha Mathur as SVP- HR

Urban Company, Asia’s largest tech-enabled home services marketplace, has appointed Neha Mathur as Senior Vice President- Human Resources. Most recently, Neha worked as Head HR, India & South Asia for Uber’s mobility business. In her new role, Neha will be responsible for strengthening Urban Company’s people-centric policies. The role involves building a diverse and inclusive […]

Jul 2, 2021

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GE South Asia elevates Amaresh Singh as CHRO

Amaresh Singh has been elevated as Chief Human Resources Officer, GE South Asia. He replaces Sheebu David who steps down to pursue her career outside GE. In his new role, he will be responsible for the entire gamut of People & Culture for GE South Asia. Additionally, he will also be responsible for the HR functions of […]

Jul 2, 2021