Wipro Appoints Bharat Kumar Ludhiyani as Philippines HR Head

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Wipro Consumer Care and Lighting has elevated Bharat Kumar Ludhiyani as Group HR Head – Philippines, where he will lead the HR function for its businesses in the country.

In his new role, Bharat will oversee HR for Splash Corporation and S Brands. His responsibilities include post-acquisition integration and SAP SuccessFactors implementation across international markets, covering HR processes and change management.

Extensive Experience

Bharat has nearly 10 years of experience with Wipro Consumer Care and Lighting. Before this appointment, he served as Senior Regional HR Manager and Regional HR Manager, based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Earlier, he worked as M&A Project Manager – Human Resources in the Philippines, handling HR-related aspects of mergers and acquisitions. He also served as Manager – HR for Regional HR, South India, based in Chennai.

Before moving into a full-time HR role at Wipro, Bharat completed a management internship with the company in Bengaluru in 2016. His work included projects related to employer branding, simulation games for brand managers, and psychometric testing and assessment.

Before joining Wipro, he worked with Syndicate Bank, now merged with Canara Bank, for over two years. His responsibilities included retail banking operations, credit processing, loan applications, deposit growth and customer services.

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Bharat holds an MBA in Human Resources from the Indian Institute of Management Ranchi and a Bachelor of Computer Applications degree from Jiwaji University.

About Wipro Consumer Care and Lighting

Founded in 1945 as a vegetable oil company, Wipro Consumer Care and Lighting is a leading FMCG business with over 10,000 employees and a presence in more than 60 countries across India, Asia, Africa, the Middle East and the UK.

The company operates 16 manufacturing units across seven countries and has research, development and innovation centres in India, Malaysia, China, the Philippines and South Africa. Women account for nearly 60% of its workforce.