API Holdings Ropes in Shashi Tiwari from Glenmark as CHRO

API Holdings, India’s largest digital healthcare platform, has appointed Shashi Tiwari as Chief Human Resource Officer (CHRO).

In his new role, Shashi will spearhead the people strategy for API Holdings, focusing on building organisational capability, advancing progressive people practices, and shaping a future-ready, high-performance culture aligned with the group’s long-term vision.

His mandate will include strengthening leadership pipelines, enhancing employee experience, and fostering an inclusive, people-first environment across the company’s diverse portfolio.

Extensive Experience

Shashi brings over two decades of rich HR leadership experience across global organisations.

Before joining API Holdings, Shashi Tiwari was Senior Vice President – HR at Glenmark Pharmaceuticals, where he led HR for the Global R&D organisation, Ichnos Glenmark Innovation, and multiple centres of excellence, including Rewards, Talent Acquisition, Compliance, and Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI).

Earlier, Shashi held HR leadership roles at Infosys and TNT, gaining cross-industry experience in technology and logistics. He played a key role in supporting innovation-led growth and strengthening people capabilities across global teams.

An SCMHRD alumnus, Shashi holds a PGDM and a BE from University of Mumbai, blending technical expertise with strategic leadership.

Leadership Statements

Commenting on the appointment, Rahul Guha, Managing Director and CEO of API Holdings, said, “As we scale our healthcare ecosystem, strong people leadership becomes critical. Shashi brings a thoughtful and experienced approach to building high-performing organisations. “

“His expertise in talent, culture, and transformation will be a key enabler as we strengthen teams across API Holdings’ businesses.” He added.

Expressing his enthusiasm, Shashi Tiwari said, “API Holdings is at a very exciting phase of its growth journey, and its mission of simplifying healthcare deeply resonates with me.”

“I look forward to partnering with the leadership team to build a strong, people-first organisation where talent can thrive, teams can do their best work, and the business continues to create meaningful impact in healthcare.” He added.

API Holdings’ portfolio includes PharmEasy, Thyrocare, Ascent, and Aknamed. With this appointment, the company reinforces its commitment to building robust people capabilities to support sustainable growth and deliver lasting value to customers, partners, and stakeholders.

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