Schneider Electric Appoints Niharika Mohan as Chief HR Officer

Schneider Electric has elevated Niharika Mohan as Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) for the Greater India Zone, effective January 1, 2026.

In her new role, she will lead the People and Culture agenda across India, with a sharp focus on talent strategy, leadership development, inclusion, capability building, and performance excellence.

Extensive Experience

Niharika brings more than two decades of global HR leadership experience across technology, energy, and infrastructure-driven businesses.

Before the elevation, she served as Vice President – Human Resources, Secure Power (International) at Schneider Electric, where she led people strategy across over 80 international markets, spanning East Asia, Japan, India, the Middle East and Africa, the Pacific, and South America.

Earlier, she was CHRO at Luminous Power Technologies, a Schneider Electric company, where she led the HR function for a €550 million business with over 5,500 employees across manufacturing, R&D, and commercial operations.

Her mandate included workforce transformation, digital upskilling, leadership succession, and regulatory governance.

Within Schneider Electric, Niharika has also held key roles, including Vice President – Global HR for Strategic Customers and Segments, and HR Director for India and South Asia, driving organisational redesign, diversity initiatives, and large-scale transformation programs across India, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh.

She began her career with Aon (Hewitt Associates) and Tata Consultancy Services, building deep expertise in compensation, benefits, HR business partnering, and workforce strategy.

Niharika holds a BA (Honours) in Psychology from Lady Shri Ram College and is an alumna of INSEAD’s Transforming Schneider Leadership: Level 3 programme.

About Schneider Electric

Schneider Electric is a global energy technology leader focused on advancing efficiency and sustainability through electrification, automation, and digitalization across industries, businesses, and homes.

Its technologies enable buildings, data centres, factories, infrastructure, and grids to function as open, connected ecosystems. With 160,000 employees and one million partners across 100+ countries, Schneider Electric is consistently ranked among the world’s most sustainable companies.

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