100 MOST INFLUENTIAL GLOBAL HR PROFESSIONALS
Shazmi Ali Bin Sardar Ali, Director – HR, Pfizer Malaysia
Cavelle Joseph, Head – HR, National Insurance Property Development Company Ltd.
Marie C. Ampeloquio, Chief People Officer, SPi Global
Hussain Afeef , Director - Training, Development & Quality Assurance, LUX Maldives Resort
Abhilash Nair, Head – HR (North America), BRILLIO
Glennett Mckinney, Director – HR, AML Foods Ltd.
Rohit Manucha, Head - Organization Development & Total Rewards, PepsiCo Oman (ORC)
Ramakrishna Movva PhD, Head - Strategic HR & Organizational Capabilities, Emirates NBD Group
Othman Al-Haddi , Chief HR Officer, Binladin Holding Company
Mona Abdulla AlHebsi, Director – HR, Jumeirah Hotels & Resorts
Janaka Kumarasinghe, Director - HR Services, Kent Ridge Pvt. Ltd.
Adam Abdullah, Director – HR, Weir Minerals Malaysia
Wale Adediran, Director – HR, Flour Mills of Nigeria Plc
Vijay Gandhi, Regional Director (MEA, Turkey, Singapore, Malaysia & India) - Productized Services , Hay Group
Philimon Chitagu, GM – HR, Schweppes Zimbabwe Ltd.
Tsvika Abramovitch, VP – HR, Pelephone Communication
Imran Ahmad, Chief HR Officer, BMA International FZE
Surinder Pal Singh Saini, Head-HR & Admin (International Operations), Suhail Bahwan Automobiles LLC
Nisha Varghese, Head – HR, Saudi German Hospital
Chrisantha Obeyesekere, GM - HR & Admin, Lanka Bell
David Muller, Head – HR, Admin & Sustainability, MAS Fabrics Pvt. Ltd.
Efren Elane, Chief Administrative Officer, PJ Lhuillier Inc.
Joseph Bataona, Director – HR, PT Indofood Sukses Makmur Tbk.
Achmad Ardianto, Head - Corporate HR, PT Nestlé Indonesia
Wiwik Wahyuni, Director – HR, PT Holcim Indonesia Tbk
Paulette Liu, SVP - HR & Admin, Primary Structures Corporation
Aloysius Budi Santoso, Chief - Corporate Human Capital Development, PT Astra International Tbk.
Heriyanto Agung Putra, Director - Human Capital & Corporate Affairs, PT Garuda Indonesia (Persero) Tbk
Priyantono Rudito, Director - Human Capital, PT.Telekomunikasi Selular
Priya Ranjan Kumar, Global Head - Talent Acquisition & Management, African Industries Group
Paul Rushdie Russo, Group HR Director, Kenya Commercial Bank Ltd.
Ivan Mladenovic, Director – HR, Per AQUUM NIYAMA Maldives
Nazika Imam, Country HR Manager, Intertek Bangladesh
Mohamed Rasheed, Director – HR, Anantara
Rohitha Amarapala , Head – HR, Pan Asia Banking Corporation PLC
Md. Tauhidul Alam , VP - Talent & Development, Robi Axiata Ltd.
Nimali Welikala, Head – HR, N*able Pvt. Ltd.
Girish Ganesan, VP & Global HR Client Services Head, Shared Services, Manulife
Nor Azliza Abd Rahman, Head, Centre of Excellence, Group HR, Felda Global Ventures Holdings Berhad
Precious Murena – Nyika, HR – Director, Lafarge Cement (Zimbabwe) Ltd.
Nicky Enriquez, Chief People Officer, CELLCARD
Kathy Claytor, SPHR, GPHR, VP – HR, Facilities & CPMO, Delta Dental
Praveen Upadhyay, Director HR, Korea, Philip Morris International
Adriani Sukmoro, Chief HR Officer, PT Prudential Life Assurance
Sujitesh Das, VP - Strategic HR, Microland
Rajeev Mishra, VP - Corporate HR, AMW Motors Ltd.
Debolina Dutta, Director & Head – HR, Vf Corporation (I)
Bhadresh Desai, VP - Administration & HR, Nirmal Bang Securities Pvt. Ltd.
Suresh Kumar, Sr. VP – HR, Mafatlal Industries Ltd.
Murlee Dhar Shyamm, Vice President – Group HR, RJ Corp Healthcare Group
Sushanta Ganguly, VP & Head – Corporate HR, L&T Metro Rail (Hyderabad) Ltd.
Aniruddha Khekale, Group Director – HR, Emerson Process Management India
Aashish Kumar Mishra, VP & Head – HR, Indian Metals & Ferro Alloys Ltd.
V. Kalyan Kumar, VP – HR, Coca-Cola Beverages Pvt. Ltd.
L Prabhakar, VP – HR (Agri Business Division), ITC Ltd.
Rajesh Soni , Director (Corp. HR), Amtek Auto Ltd.
Dilip K Sinha, Group Head & Chief HR Officer, Prism Cement Ltd.
Chunduru Srinivas, Chief HR Officer, Piramal Corporate Services Ltd.
Paramita Kapat, Global Head – HR, eInfochips
Atul Sharma, President – HR & Admin, Bajaj Electricals Ltd.
Kumar Venkatraman, VP - HR ( India ), First Advantage Global Operating Centre Pvt. Ltd.
Yuvaraj Srivastava, Chief HR Officer, MakeMyTrip.Com (India) Pvt. Ltd.
Gaurav Sharma, Head - HR (General News), Network18
Sandeep Kohli, National Director – HR, Ernst & Young
S. Venkataraman, Group President – HR, BGR Energy Systems Ltd.
Manish Kotwani, VP – HR, SterlingBackcheck
A. Thirunavukkarasu, President - Corporate HR, JK Organisation (EZ)
Pushpendra Singh, VP – HR, VGL Group INC
Raamann Ahuja, Senior Director - HR, Thermo Fisher Scientific
Somnath Baishya, Director & Head – HR, Intuit Technology Services Pvt. Ltd.
Malini Sathi, Global Head – HR, Quick Heal Technologies
Rajkamal B, Chief People Officer, Minacs
Ranjith K P, Director – HR, Fortinet Innovation Centre India
Nikhila Rangaswamy, Director – HR, Kellogg India Pvt. Ltd.
Chandrashekar BN, Group Director – HR & Corporate Services, Quess Corp Ltd.
Shirin Salis, VP – HR, Ingersoll Rand India
Sameer Tamhane, Senior VP – HR, Ipca Laboratories Ltd.
Prakash Kunte, Director – HR, THE MEHTA GROUP
Nitin Barekere, Group Head – HR, Narayana Health
Y L N Sudhir, Chief People Officer, YOU Broadband India Ltd.
Dr. Naveen Malhotra, Group President – HR, Sintex Industries Ltd.
Avinash Dixit, Group Head HR, SETCO Automotive Ltd.
S Chatterjee, VP – HR, Himadri Chemicals & Industries Ltd.
Rajiv Ranjan, Director HR - India Supply Chain (Consumer, Pharma and Medical Devices), Johnson & Johnson Ltd
Varun Sharma, Director – HR, Performics & Resultrix India
Sanjukta Sarkar, Vice President & Head – HR, Madura Fashion & Lifestyle, Aditya Birla Fashion & Retail Ltd.
Jaikrishna B. , President – Group HR, Amara Raja Group
Sanjay Sinha, Global Head – HR, Hinduja Tech Ltd.
Deependra Chumble, Chief People Officer, Aurionpro
Sujoy Banerjee, Chief People Officer, Tractors India Pvt. Ltd.
Jagat Sarkar, Chief People Officer, TCG Digital Pvt. Ltd.
Prosenjit Mukherjee, Global Head - Talent Acquisition, Azure Knowledge Corporation Pvt. Ltd.
Anuranjita Kumar, Managing Director, Chief HR Officer, Citi South Asia
Kevin Freitas, Director - HR, InMobi
Anupam Jauhari, VP – HR, Infogain Corporation
Prabhakar Azad, Head – HR, Turner Project Management India Pvt. Ltd.
Gaurav Gupta, Head HR Decorative Business and Country India, AkzoNobel India
Manoj Biswas, Chief HR Officer & Global Head – HR, L&T Infotech
Sameer Wadhawan, VP - HR & Shared Services, Coca-Cola India Pvt. Ltd.
Sugata Halder, Country Head - HR, Century Plyboards India Ltd.
Nilesh Dave, Corporate Head HR, Deepak Nitrite Ltd.
Anil Noronha, Head – HR, Omkar Realtors & Developers Pvt. Ltd.
Benny Augustine, Director – HR & Head – Ethics and Associate Relations Office, Unisys India Pvt. Ltd.
Mukund Menon, Director - Human Resources & Communications, International Paper APPM Ltd.
Prashant Sharma, President – HR & Corporate Communications, Cadila Healthcare Ltd.
Vijay Kr Jamwal, Country Manager - HR ( India ), Gartner
Amar Deepika Kashyap, President - Group HR, Ashok Piramal Group
Saurov Ghosh, Chief HR Officer, Aditya Birla Group - Textiles, Overseas Spinning & Acrylic Fibre Business
P K Panda, Group President – HR, Adani Group
Ganesh Chandan, President & Chief HROfficer, Suzlon Group
Ravindra P Verma, Group Head -Corporate HR, National Steel And Agro Industries Ltd.
Ashok Menon, President – HR, Sadbhav Engineering Ltd.
Sanjay Verma, Group Chief People Officer & Global HR Head, Uniparts Group
Zafrullah Khan, President – HR, Emcure Pharmaceuticals Ltd.
Madhav Das, Country Director – HR, Wolters Kluwer India
Michelle Suradkar, Group HR Director, MullenLowe Lintas Group
Sanjay Jorapur, Chief Human Resources Officer, Hero MotoCorp Ltd.
Amrut Rath, President (HR), Bajaj Auto Ltd.
Mayank Rautela, Head HR - South Asia and European Emerging Markets, CR Bard
Alok Nigam, Senior VP & Group Chief HR Officer, Bhartiya Group
Bikram Ajjan, Head – HR, Aristocrat Technologies India Ltd.
Amit Das, Director – HR, Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd.
Girish Shende, Head HR, MAN Trucks India Pvt. Ltd.
Anand Satheye, GM- HR and Admin., Gulf Oil Lubricants India Ltd.
Judhajit Das, Chief Human Resources, ICICI Prudential Life Insurance
SV Nathan, Sr Director and Chief Talent Officer, Deloitte India
Barttanu Kumar Das, Head – HR, Blue Dart Express Ltd.
Dr. Saagarika Ghoshal, Director – HR, Metro Cash & Carry India
Dr. Saugata Mitra, Chief People Officer & Group Head – HR, Mother Dairy Fruit & Vegetable Pvt. Ltd.
S. K. Dutt, President & Head - Corporate HR, Praj Industries Ltd.
Chandan Chattaraj, President – Human Resources (India & Global), Uflex Ltd.
AREFF SALAUROO, President Association of HR Professionals of Mauritius, Secretary General of the African HR Confederation(Continental member of the World Federation of People Management Associations)
MOST INFLUENTIAL HR LEADERS IN INDIA
Peter Cherian, Director – HR, Hexagon Capability Center India Pvt. Ltd.
Rajesh Tara , VP – HR, Usha International Ltd.
Mangesh Kulkarni, Vice President (HR & ER), Piaggio Vehicles Pvt. Ltd.
Sachidanand R. Kulkarni, VP - HR & Culture, Webonise Lab Pvt. Ltd.
Jasmeet Bhatia, VP – HR, Valvoline Cummins India Ltd.
Sandeep Gandhi, Chief HR Officer & Head - HR, Aircel Ltd.
Suraj Chettri, Regional Director – HR, Airbus Group India Pvt. Ltd.
Sanjeev Agrawal, VP - Operations & Human Empowerment, Impetus Infotech India Pvt. Ltd.
Sukhjit S Pasricha, VP - HR, IndiGo (InterGlobe Aviation Ltd.)
Ajay Kumar, Head HR - Technical Center India, Continental Automotives India Pvt. Ltd.
R. Ramesh, Sr. VP - HR & Admin, JMC Projects (India) Ltd.
Saurabh Nigam, VP – HR, Snapdeal.com
Murali Manohar Sahoo, Head – HR, Asian Heart Institute & Research Centre Pvt. Ltd.
Vinu Peter, Manager – HR, Attinad Software Pvt. Ltd.
Sanket Patil, Director – HR, Hella India Automotive Pvt. Ltd.
Vivek Kumar, Chief HR Officer, Indus Towers Ltd.
Bimal Chandra Nayak, INDIA HRBP, Kronos Solutions India Pvt. Ltd.
Amitabh Akhauri, Sr. VP – HR, Jindal Stainless Ltd.
Dr. Virendra P Singh, Executive Director - HR & Chief Pupil, Devyani International Ltd.
Prashant P Srivastava, Head – HR, Orient Electric
Pooja Anand, Head – HR, mGage India Pvt. Ltd.
B N Swain, Group HR Head, MESCO STEEL LTD.
Uma Rao, Chief HR Officer, HIL Ltd.
Rajesh Sahay, VP – HR, Wipro Consumer Care and Lighting
S.R.Venunath, Sr. General Manager-HR; Admin & Corp Affairs, Sunil Hitech Engineers Ltd.
Dr. Neil Sequeira, VP – HR & Admin, KOKILABEN DHIRUBHAI AMBANI HOSPITAL
Mohan Sitharam, Chief People Officer, Subex Limited
Anshuman Ray, Sr. Director - HR & Intl. HR Lead, Synopsys
Dr. M S Balaji, VP & Head – HR, Professional Access , A Zensar Company
Marazban F Velati, VP - Corporate HR, M/s Sutlej Textiles & Industries ltd
Tuhin Biswas, VP – HR & Admin, MTR Foods Pvt. Ltd.
Deepak Jain, VP – HR, Transport Corporation of India Ltd.
Amanppreet Singh Bhatia, Senior VP – HR, VE Commercial Vehicles Ltd. (A Volvo Group and Eicher Motors joint venture)
Rajesh Toranagatti, Head – HR ( India ) & Senior Area Training Manager, Cypress Semiconductor Corp.
Srikanth PB,DGM – HR, Neosym Industry Ltd.
Ajit Choudhary, AGM - HR, MBL Infrastructres Ltd.
Rajeev Joshi, GM & Head – HR, Cosmo Films Ltd.
Puneet Khurana, VP & Head – HR; Training & Admin, PolicyBazaar.com
Amar Sinhji, ED - HR & Member – Executive Committee, Khaitan & Co
Sandeep Jain, Director - HR (APAC), Softline Group
P T George, Senior GM & Head – HR, V-Guard Industries Ltd.
Pankaj Suri, Director - HR (India), Edelman India Pvt. Ltd.
Ekta Bhardwaj, Sr. Manager - HR, Nissan Motor India Pvt. Ltd.
Rajat Seth, Head – HR & Admin., Sohan Lal Commodity Management Pvt. Ltd.
Hari T. N., Head – HR, Supermarket Grocery Supplies Pvt. Ltd. ( bigbasket.com )
Rajeev Bhardwaj, Director – HR, Solar Energy Corporation of India Ltd.
G. Rajasekar, Additional GM –HR, Bharatiya Nabhikiya Vidyut Nigam Ltd.
K. S. Patro, Director – Personnel, Eastern Coalfields Ltd.
Deivasigamani J., VP – HR, Kaar Technologies
Omkar BN , Department Head – HR, SKF – Global Technical Center India
A Venkat Madhavan, Chief People Officer, Just Dial Ltd.
M. Thomas Kadavan, GM – HR & Admin, AVT Natural Products Ltd.
Rajesh Kedia, VP – HR, KUNVARJI GROUP OF COMPANIES
Prakash Panda, Corporate HR Head, Star Cement
Sidhartha Acharya, VP – HR, ABG Shipyard Ltd.
Amitava Saha, Senior VP & Head - HR, Biocon Ltd.
Dhara Rajeshree, VP – HR, Svatantra Microfin Pvt. Ltd.
Dr. R. S. Jha, Director – Personnel, South Eastern Coalfields Ltd.
Surbhi Shweta, Head – HR, BNP Paribas Asset Management India Pvt. Ltd.
Zubin Ghiara, VP – Human Resources & Development, Sarovar Hotels Pvt. Ltd.
Sambit Kumar Ghosh, Chief HR Officer, BMA Wealth Creators Ltd.
Augustine Justin, VP – HR, Wabco India Ltd.
Dilpreet Singh, VP - HR (India/South Asia), IBM India Pvt. Ltd.
Unmesh Mayekar, Dy. Gm – HR, Transasia Bio-Medicals Ltd.
Rahul Prasad, Head – HR, Volkswagen Finance Pvt. Ltd.
Anupam Anand, Director – Personnel, Hindustan Copper Ltd.
Ruchi Dhawan Sharma, Deputy General Manager – HR, The Muthoot Group
Rajeev Jaideva, Director – Personnel, MMTC Ltd.
Rajiva K. Srivastava , Senior VP – HR, Delhi Integrated Multi-Modal Transit System Ltd.
Ravi Kumar, Chief of Talent, EICL Ltd. (A Karan Thapar Group Company)
Raj Kumar, Executive Director - HRD/OD, LIC of India
R. D. Choudhury, Executive Director - Human Resource & Chief Vigilance Officer, Central Electronics Ltd.
Ankur Dhanuka, Head - HR & IT, Dhanuka Agritech Ltd.
Sriharsha A Achar, Chief People Officer & Chief Information Security Officer, Apollo Munich Health Insurance Company Ltd.
Janet Gasper Chowdhury, Chief People Officer, Magma Fincorp Ltd.
Devarajan Iyer, Director – HR, Knight Frank India
Pearl Varghese, GM & Head – HRD, The Saraswat Cooperative Bank Ltd.
Ajit George Abraham, Chief People Officer, Ad2Pro Media Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
Dr. Ummer Beejadakatte, Senior VP – HR, Pharmed Ltd.
Jabez Selwyn, VP – HR, Redington (India) Ltd.
Ajay Reche, GM - HR, Peninsula Land Ltd.
Kulvinder Sarao, Senior VP – HR, Panacea Biotec Ltd.
Rajesh Jain, Head Corporate HR, SREI Infrastructure Finance Ltd.
Shirish Kulkarni, Director – HRD, KSB Pumps Ltd.
Rohit Hasteer, Chief HR Officer, PropTiger.com
Guruvayurappan PV, VP – HR, Omega Healthcare Management Services Pvt. Ltd.
Thampy Kurian, Gm – HR, The Federal Bank Ltd.
Ankita Singh, VP & Head - HR, CIGNEX Datamatics
Kothandaraman P R, General Manager – Human Performance, HTC Global Services
Ajay Kumar Deputy, GM - HR & Chief Technical Officer, REC Power Distribution Company Ltd.
Deepika Kinger, Head - Learning & Development, DCB Bank Ltd.
Sangeeta D'souza, General Manager – HR, Donear Industries Ltd.
Vigya Gupta, Head – HR, Fairwealth Securities Ltd.
Sanjay Biswas, Head – HR, GEPL Capital Pvt. Ltd.
Kiran Pradhan, Manager - HR, Shaily Engineering Plastics Ltd.
Nishith Chaturvedi, VP & Head – HR, National Payments Corporation of India
Philip Masih, Senior Manager- HR, 2COMS
Ganapathi S., Head – HR, Sundaram Finance Ltd.
Prof. Nirav Mandir, Chief HR Officer, Shree Ramkrishna Exports Pvt. Ltd.
Vriin Chadha, VP- HR & Admin, J R Laddha Financial Services (P) Ltd.
Jaya Jacob Alexander, Chief – HR, Geojit BNP Paribas Financial Services Ltd.
Major Shafeeq Raza Sheikh, Assistant VP - HR & Admin., Diamond Power Infrastructure Ltd.
K. Vinaya Kumar, VP – HR, HLL Lifecare Ltd.
Kadambini Joshi, Senior VP – HR, Marsh India Insurance Brokers Pvt. Ltd.
Elston Pimenta, Head – HR, Cybage Software Pvt. Ltd.
Manoj Sethi, Senior VP – HR, Subros Ltd.
Manoj Garg, CHRO, Dr. Lal PathLabs Ltd.
Dr. G. B. S. Prasad, Director – Personnel, Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited/Visakhapatnam Steel Plant
Makarand Deshpande, Chief People Officer, Endurance Group
Chirag Amin, Head – HR, Ami Lifesciences Pvt. Ltd.
N. L. Sharma, Director – Personnel, SJVN Ltd.
P. V. Mohankrishnan, General Manager – Personnel, National Informatics Centre Services Incorporated
S V Kiran, Group VP – HR, Sakra World Hospital
Gautam Sinha, Vice President - Group HR, Aditya Birla Group
Vineet Kaul, Chief People Officer, Hindalco Industries Ltd.
Nirja Saraf, Company Secretary & ED - Corporate Affairs, HR & Vigilance, Braithwaite & Company Limited
Swati Sarda, Deputy General Manager – HR, The Jalgaon Peoples Co Op bank Ltd.
Rajesh Derhgawen, Chief HR Officer, Reliance Capital Asset Management Ltd.
R.C. Nautiyal, Director (Personnel), Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Ltd.
Anshul Bhargava, Chief People Officer, PNB Housing Finance Ltd.
Shantilata Sahu, Director – Personnel, Northern Coalfields Ltd.
Nitin Mahajan, Group HR Head, SICOM Ltd.
P. K. Gandhi, Group President – HR, Zuari Agro Chemicals Ltd.
Sanjay Kumar, GM(Admin), Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation, Kolkata
T. K. Somasajeevan, Executive VP – HR, Manappuram Finance Limited
Govindprasad Gaonkar, Head – HR, Tata Asset Management Ltd.
Saba Adil, Chief People Officer, AEGON Religare Life Insurance Company Ltd.
Rakesh Kumar, GM – HR, India Infrastructure Finance Company Ltd.
Rajeev Gupta, VP – HR, Kajaria Ceramics Ltd.
Srinivas Sharma, Head – HR, Shilpa Medicare Ltd.
Rajita Singh, Head – HR, Broadridge Financial Solutions (India) Pvt. Ltd.
Sebi Chacko, Chief Human Resources Officer, Strides Arcolab Ltd.
Ashish Ghatnekar, Head - Human Resources & Operations, HDB Financial Services Limited
WOMEN SUPER ACHIEVERS
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Susheela R., CID Officer & Police Inspector
Sheela Raval, Journalist and Author, ABP News Network Pvt. Ltd.
Reema Sanghavi, Managing Director & Co Founder, Maximus Mice and Media Solutions Pvt. Ltd., Pinkathon and TBIP (The Big Indian Picture)
Latika Kandpal Rao, Head – HR, West Pioneer Properties (India) Pvt. Ltd.
Mona Cheriyan, COO & Head – HR, Thomas Cook (India) Ltd.
Pallavi Jha, Chairperson & Managing Director, Dale Carnegie Training India /Walchand People First Ltd.
Anita Borulkar, Associate VP – HR, Sandvik Asia Pvt. Ltd.
Pallavi Srivastava. Asia Pacific Consulting Services HR Leader, IBM Global Business Services
Maneesha Jha Thakur, Group Head – HR, Edelweiss Financial Services
Mini Vinod, SHRM-SCP, Manager – HR, Crossdomain Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
Padmini Misra, Global Head - HR & Admin, Cox & Kings Ltd.
Chanchal Chandiok, VP - HR & Recruitment, Rave Technologies - A Northgate Public Services Company
Firoza Patel, Director – HR, University of South Africa
Dipti Shah, Head – Human Capital, Neoteric Infomatique Ltd.
Bhavna Dahiya Sharma, Director - HR and Facilities, Hays India
Poornima S P, Group Director – HR & Admin, Tejas Networks
Vaishali Vaid, VP & Head – Global HR, KPIT Technologies Ltd.
Ivy Lenet Saldanha, Director – HR (India), Actuant India Private Limited
Smitashree Menon, Global HR Director, MOTOROLA MOBILITY INC
Tejashree Talpade, Head - HR ( India ), Amdipharm Mercury Company Ltd.
Pratima Rajeev, GSDC India, HRBP HEAD, Huawei Technologies India Pvt. Ltd.
Shailaja Sharma, Head - HR (Global Development Center), Euronet Services India Pvt. Ltd.
Misha Rai, Country Manager HR - HP India Sales, Hewlett Packard (HP) India
Vishpala Reddy, VP - HR ( India ), American Express India
Tehzib Poonawalla, Head – HR, Hoganas India Pvt. Ltd.
Sheela Charles, Director- HR, Indecomm Technologies
Nivedita Nanda, Head - People Office, Future Retail Ltd.
Dr. Tanaya Mishra, Managing Director – HR, Accenture
Kankana Barua, Chief People Officer, Tally Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
Charusheela Kumar, VP – HR & Admin, Navin Fluorine International Ltd.
Manjusha Raulkar, Chief People Officer, Kolte-Patil Developers Ltd.
Malvieka Joshi, Senior Director - HR, Ciena Communications India Pvt. Ltd.
Shaaista Quettawala, Head – HR, Bain Capability Centre (Bain & Company)
Vijayanti Margassery, Senior Director – HRD, Biocon Ltd.
Shefali Mohapatra, Senior VP – HR, Atria Convergence Technologies Pvt. Ltd.
Mansi Bhattacharya, Head - HR (Corporate), Coromandel International Ltd.
Nishi Saini, VP - HR & Clinical Operations, Clove Dental
Swapna Rege, Corporate Head – HR, Monginis Foods Pvt. Ltd.
Deepti Mittal, Senior VP - Corporate HR, Firstsource Solutions Ltd.
Gayatri Kakkar, AVP – HR, Entertainment Network India Ltd.
Maitreyee Mitra-Syal, Director - HR ( India & Asia Region ), Saba Software India
Dola Mukherjee, Head – HR, Syngene International Ltd.
Niranjhana M.R, AGM – HR, Sheth Corp Pvt. Ltd.
Richa Dubey, Director – HR, Praxair India and Middle East
Varsha Gandhe, Director – HR, Pearson India Education Services Pvt. Ltd.
Meera Shenoy, Founder & CEO, Youth4Jobs
Anjali Byce, Director – HR, SKF India Ltd.
Asma Lata, Country Head – HR, Aker Powergas Pvt. Ltd.
Puja Kapoor, Director – HR (Asia), dunnhumby IT Services India Pvt. Ltd.
Sharmeen Khalid, Chief HR Officer, Info Edge (India) Ltd.
Neerja Verma, Director – HR, Barco Electronic Systems Pvt. Ltd.
Chaitrali Singh, Director – HR (India), ZS Associates India Pvt. Ltd.
Reena Wahi, Executive Director - HR ( India ), Cushman & Wakefield
Gagan Jyot, VP - HR, RMSI Pvt. Ltd.
Tasha Russman, Human Capital Lead, Waste Ventures India
Sonal Raj, GM – HR, Indofil Industries Ltd.
Rakhee Malik, Head – HR ( India ), A.T. Kearney Ltd.
Ruchira Bhardwaja, Chief HR Officer, Future Generali India Life Insurance Company Ltd.
Geetika Mehta, Director – HR, URBAN Ladder
Sunita Nair, Head – HR, Kohinoor Hospital
Vibha Shukla, Director & Head – HR, SAP India Pvt. Ltd.
Nidhi Das, Senior Manager- HR, Autodesk India Pvt. Ltd.
Rachna Mukherjee, Chief HR Officer – India, Schneider Electric
Ambreen Virk, President – Talent Acquisition : Strategic HR, Trident Ltd.
Deepika Bhattacharya, VP – HR, Learning & Transitions India Lead, Accenture India Ltd.
Anjali Chatterjee, VP - Talent Management, Development & Engagement, Tata Communications Ltd.
Ongmu Gombu, Executive VP – HR, GSK Consumer Healthcare Ltd.
Sasmita Mishra, Head - Group HR, Electrotherm India Ltd.
Charu Mittra, Head – HR & Administration, BMW India Pvt. Ltd.
Kiren Shrivastav, Chief Executive Officer, Molecule Communications Pvt. Ltd.
Jayanthi Vaidyanathan, Director - HR, Paypal India Pvt. Ltd.
Dr. Anjali Chhabria, Psychiatrist & Founder – Mindtemple
Latha Nambisan, President - People & Culture, Servion Global Solutions
Roopali Sundar, Head – HR ( India) & Lead- APAC , Middle East , Africa, AVAYA India
Preethi Nandakumar, Head – HR, MeritTrac Services Pvt. Ltd.
Paramita Kapat, Global Head – HR, eInfochips
Ishani Senaweera, VP – HR, National Development Bank PLC
Payal Shah, Assistant VP – HR, Hester Biosciences Ltd.
Arpita Kuila, Head – HR, NEC India
Angelina Chua, Director – HR & Admin (Asia Pacific), Oshkosh Corporation
Surabhi Mittal, VP & Head - HR and Administration, LANXESS India Pvt. Ltd.
Veronika Hucke, Founder & Director, D&I Strategy and Solutions
Dr. Asha S. Bhandary, Head – HRBP, Enterprise Business, Vodafone Shared Services
50 MOST TALENTED GLOBAL HR LEADERS IN ASIA
ROBERT ZAMPETTI , Director HR Service Delivery - Asia, Towers Watson
S. V. NATHAN , Director – US India Talent, Deloitte Consulting India Pvt. Ltd.
AJOY SALVE , Head - HR (Industrial Cluster), Larsen & Toubro Infotech Ltd.
CHUNDURU SRINIVAS , President - Group Corporate Strategy & HR, Piramal Corporate Services Ltd.
CHANDRA MAULI DWIVEDI , President & Global Head - HR & CSR, Datamatics Global Services Ltd.
DEVARAJAN R , Director – HR, SS&C GlobeOp Financial Services
ARUN DATTA , Senior VP – HR, Medanta Medicity
ANIL NORONHA , Executive VP - HR, DHFL
SHRIRAM DARBHA , Head – HR, BSE Limited
STEVENS SAINTE-ROSE , Senior VP - HR, Coca-Cola International
RANDY WHITEWAY , Head of HR Development APAC, LANXESS Pte. Ltd.
ISURU TILLAKAWARDANA , GM - HR, Commercial Bank of Ceylon Ltd.
SAMIR KAUL , Director - HR Stratergy & Planning, Saudi Telecom Company (Viva-Bahrain )
ARUNA JAYASEKERA , Deputy GM - HR, Sampath Bank Plc
LAKSHMI PARASURAM , Area HR Director - MMA ( Mediterranean, Middle-East, Africa ), Dorma Gulf Door Controls Fze
ROSE RAMOS , Director, HR & ODT, Asurion – Techlog Center Philippines
ANNA FOK , Chief Human Resource Officer, Jurong Health Services
NADIAH TAN ABDULLAH , People Director, AirAsia X Berhad
PRINCE M. AUGUSTIN , Executive Vice President, Group Human Capital & Leadership Development, Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.
MATIUL I NOWSHAD , Chief Human Resources Officer, Robi Axiata Ltd.
SUJATA TYAGI , HR Director, ASEAN & India, L'Oreal Singapore Pte. Ltd.
CHANDAN CHATTARAJ, Executive Joint President - Global HR and Corporate Affairs, Uflex Ltd.
CHANDAN CHATTARAJ , Executive Joint President - Global HR and Corporate Affairs, Uflex Ltd.
ISHANI SENAWEERA , Vice President – HR, National Development Bank PLC
SHARMEEN ANNIE , Human Resources Director, CEMEX Cement (Bangladesh) Ltd.
CAPT. PARTHA SAMAI , Sr.VP & Group Head - Human Resources, AGS TRANSACT TECHNOLOGIES LTD.
COL. S. K. SINHA , Chief General Manager, Head – HR, Aamby Valley City
SOFI ZAHOOR ,Sr Director HR – India Operations, Quark Xpress India Pvt. ltd.
RON THOMAS , Chief Human Resources Officer, RGTS Group
VEMBU KRISHNAMURTHY, Senior General Manager – Corporate HR, VA Tech Wabag Ltd.
HEM CHANDRA PANJIKAR , Group Head- Human Capital & Administration, Bilakhia Group of Companies
WG CDR NARESH TANEJA (RETD) , President HR & Admin, IRB Infrastructure Developers Ltd.
ANIL DHALE , Head-HR, INOX Air Products Ltd.
NALIN GARG , President – Human Resources, Wockhardt Ltd.
SUNIL SOLANKI , Vice President – Human Resources, MERU CAB COMPANY PVT. LTD.
VINAY PARAB , Vice President – Human Resources, ION EXCHANGE ( INDIA )LTD.
PARITOSH MISHRA , VP – HR, AES INDIA
D.R.GUPTA , General Manager(HR), MGVCL
MELODY OGALESCO , Manager, HR, DELTEK
DR. SAUGATA MITRA , Chief People Officer & Group Head – HR, Mother Dairy Fruit & Vegetable Pvt. Ltd.
K. S. JAMESTIN ,Director – HR, Oil & Natural Gas Corporation Ltd.
S. K. DUTT , President & Head - Group HR, ABG Group
SANJEEVI RAJ.L , General Manager - HR & Admin, Servall Engineering Works (P) Ltd.
MANGESH KULKARNI , Vice President (HR/ER/Admin), Piaggio Vehicles Pvt. Ltd.
SHRIKANT DIKHALE , VP – HR, Kansai Nerolac Paints Ltd.
NILESH MITRA , Senior Director - HR (South Asia), Carlson Rezidor Hotels
SAMIT DEB , Head HR – Asia, Kronos
Robert Zampetti, Director HR Service Delivery – Asia, Towers Watson
S. V. Nathan, Director – US India Talent, Deloitte Consulting India Pvt. Ltd.
Ajoy Salve, Head - HR (Industrial Cluster), Larsen & Toubro Infotech Ltd.
Chunduru Srinivas, President - Group Corporate Strategy & HR, Piramal Corporate Services Ltd.
Dr. Chandra Mauli Dwivedi, President & Global Head - HR & CSR, Datamatics Global Services Ltd.
Devarajan R, Director – HR, SS&C GlobeOp Financial Services
Arun Datta,Senior VP – HR, Medanta Medicity
Anil Noronha, Executive VP - HR, DHFL
Shriram Darbha, Head – HR, BSE Limited
Stevens Sainte-Rose, Senior VP – HR, COCA-COLA INTERNATIONAL
Randy Whiteway, Head of HR Development APAC, LANXESS Pte. Ltd.
Isuru Tillakawardana, GM – HR, Commercial Bank of Ceylon Ltd
Samir Kaul, Director - HR Stratergy & Planning, SAUDI TELECOM COMPANY (VIVA-BAHRAIN )
Aruna Jayasekera, Deputy GM – HR, SAMPATH BANK PLC
Lakshmi Parasuram, Area HR Director - MMA ( Mediterranean, Middle-East, Africa ), DORMA Gulf Door Controls FZE
Anna Fok, Chief Human Resource Officer, Jurong Health Services
Prince M. Augustin, Executive Vice President; Group Human Capital & Leadership Development, Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.
Matiul I Nowshad, Chief Human Resources Officer, Robi Axiata Ltd.
Sujata Tyagi, HR Director, ASEAN & India, L'Oreal Singapore Pte Ltd
Chandan Chattaraj, Executive Joint President - Global HR and Corporate Affairs, Uflex Ltd.
Ishani Senaweera Vice President – HR, National Development Bank PLC
Sharmeen Annie, Human Resources Director, CEMEX Cement (Bangladesh) Ltd.
Capt. Partha Samai, Sr.VP & Group Head - Human Resources, AGS TRANSACT TECHNOLOGIES LTD
Rajesh Soni, Director ( Corp. HR), Amtek Auto Limited
Col. S. K. Sinha, Chief General Manager, Head – HR, Aamby Valley City
Sofi Zahoor, Sr Director HR – India Operations, Quark Xpress India Pvt ltd
Ron Thomas, Chief Human Resources Officer, RGTS Group
Vembu Krishnamurthy, Senior General Manager – Corporate HR, VA Tech Wabag Ltd.
Hem Chandra Panjikar, Group Head- Human Capital & Administration, Bilakhia Group of Companies
Wg Cdr Naresh Taneja (retd), President HR & Admin, IRB Infrastructure Developers Limited
Anil Dhale, Head-HR, INOX Air Products Ltd.
Nalin Garg, President – Human Resources, Wockhardt Ltd.
Sunil Solanki, Vice President – Human Resources, MERU CAB COMPANY PVT LTD
Vinay Parab, Vice President – Human Resources, ION EXCHANGE ( INDIA )LTD.
Ajay Oberoi, Chief People Officer, IDBI FEDERAL Life Insurance Co. Ltd.
Paritosh Mishra, VP – HR, AES INDIA
D. R. GUPTA, GENERAL MANAGER(HR), MGVCL
Melody Ogalesco, Manager HR, DELTEK
Dr. Saugata Mitra, Chief People Officer & Group Head – HR, Mother Dairy Fruit & Vegetable Pvt. Ltd.
K. S. Jamestin, Director – HR, Oil & Natural Gas Corporation Ltd.
S. K. Dutt, President & Head - Group HR, ABG Group
Sanjeevi Raj.L, General Manager - HR & Admin, Servall Engineering Works (P) Limited
Mangesh Kulkarni, Vice President (HR/ER/Admin), PIAGGIO VEHICLES PVT LTD
Shrikant Dikhale, VP – HR, Kansai Nerolac Paints Ltd.
Nilesh Mitra, Senior Director - HR (South Asia), CARLSON REZIDOR HOTELS
Samit Deb, Head HR – Asia, Kronos
Mahesh Aras, MD & CAO, J.P. Morgan
N. Balachandar, Group Director - Human Resources, Coffee Day Group
25 MOST TALENTED GLOBAL TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT LEADERS
Khaled Al-Mobarak, President, Mawj Training & Consulting
Emma Murphy, Managing Director, The Change Source
Sharon Dhaliwal, Area Director of Training, Shangri-La Hotel
Pankaj N Gursahani, Director-Training & Development, AstraZeneca Pharma India Ltd.
Dr. Dinesh N. Awasthi, Director, Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India
Chandrasekhar R, Executive Vice President, HDFC Standard Life Insurance Co. Ltd.
Ambarish Datta, Managing Director and CEO, BSE Institute Ltd.
Surya Prakash Mohapatra, India KM and Training Head, Hewlett Packard Global Business Services
Sanjay Talukdar, Senior Manager-Corporate & Operations Training, Birla Sun Life Insurance Co. Ltd.
Sandeep Das, AVP & Zone Training Head - Agency (West Zone), Bharti AXA Life Insurance Co. Ltd.
Ashok Bhatotia, Vice President, Learning & Organization Development, Srei Infrastructure Finance Ltd.
Suchitra Bhaskar, Director Learning & Organisational Development, CRISIL Ltd.
Binesh Menon, Senior Manager - Learning & Development, Emerson Innovation Center - Pune
Sarita Fernandes, Global Director - Training & Quality, FIS -Fidelity Global Business Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
Maninder Kapoor Puri, Sr. VP Training, Firstsource Solutions Limited
Kamal Sahdev, Business Partner- Learning & Development, Delta Power Solutions
Trupti Machwe, Head - Training & Development (IT), Syntel Inc.
Amit Nagpal, Head- Training, Infosys BPO Ltd.
Dr. Muthukumaran B, DGM-Training, HTC Global Service India Pvt. Ltd.
Anand Dewan, Senior Vice President, Sales & Management Development Training and Learning & Development, Kotak Mahindra Old Mutual Life Insurance Ltd.
Kavitha Venugopal Kurup, Head - Organizational Development & Training, ING Vysya Bank Ltd.
Parag Sawant, Deputy General Manager Global Learning & Development, Suzlon Energy Ltd.
Bridgette Nambiar, Organization Development, Syniverse
Subodh Garg, Director General, National Power Training Institute
H. Sambasiva Rao, DGM & Principal, Andhra Bank Apex College
40 INDIA'S MOST TALENTED TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT PROFESSIONALS
Sunder Ramachandran, Senior Manager – Training, Jardine Lloyd Thompson India Pvt. Ltd.
Trupti Machwe, Head - Training & Development (IT), Syntel
Nedumaran Balasundaram, Vice president – Human Resources, SPI Global – India
Manojkumar Nithyanantham, Deputy Manager – Learning & Development, Elgi Ultra Industries
Tuhin Banerjee, Director – Sales Development, Principal Retirement Advisors Private Limited
Pallabi Banerjee, Independent Consultant – Learning & Development
Amit Nagpal, Head Training- BPO, Infosys BPO Ltd.
Arun Taneja, Regional Head Learning & Development Delhi, Tata Consultancy Services
Pallav Khan, Head - Learning & Development, Valvoline Cummins Limited (Behalf)
Leonora Fernandes, Senior Manager – Training, CitizenCredit Co-operative Bank Ltd.
G. C. Kalita, Central Monitoring Team Manager, Bongaigaon Refinery, Indian Oil Corporation Limited
B. K. Guruprasad, Vice President – Human Resource, TTK Prestige Limited
Ashwini Walawalkar, Chief Learning Officer, ISS Facility Services India Pvt. Ltd.
Dr. P. B. Srinivas, General Manager – Human Resources, GVK Biosciences Private Limited
Priya Pillai, Assistant Manager – Training & Development, The Ascott Limited
Shyamashree Rudra, Global Head – Learning & Development & Talent Management, Cipla Limited
Deepika Kinger, Head - Learning & Development, DCB Bank Ltd.
Amit Kakkar, Head – Commercial, Adage Automation Private Limited
Sijin Thomas Jacob, Regional Training Head – East, PNB MetLife India Insurance Company Ltd.
Sabira Merchant, Trainer - Etiquette and Personality Development
Roohul Haq A, Manager – Learning & Development, TE Connectivity India Pvt. Ltd.
VS Kumar PCC, HOD – Training and Development, Centaur Pharmaceuticals Pvt Ltd.
Dr. Angshuman Chatterjee, Chief Learning Officer – Human Resource Department, Ambuja Neotia
Anju Jumde, Head - L&D Academy, Learning & Development, India, Royal Bank of Scotland Group
Anirban Kapat, DGM - HR and Head – Training, Adani Gas Ltd.
Kavita Venugopal Kurup, Head – Organisational Development & Learning, ING Vysya Bank Ltd.
Surya Prakash Mohapatra, India Head - KM and Training, Hewlett Packard Global Business Services
Sarita Fernandes, Director – Training & Quality, FIS
Binesh Menon, Senior Manager – Learning & Development, Emerson Innovation Center – Pune
S. Gnanavel, General Manager and Chief Learning Officer, Bank of Baroda
100 MOST TALENTED GLOBAL HR LEADERS
Sharoq AL-Malki, Chief Human Capital Officer, The Commercial Bank of Qatar Q.S.C.
Lakshmi Parasuram , Area HR Director ( Mediterranean, Middle-East, Africa ), DORMA Gulf Door Controls FZE
Abey Kgotle, Executive Vice President Human Resources , Lonmin Platinum
Paula Aarnio, Executive Vice President, HR & Sustainability, Ahlstrom Corporation
LEE Jin Hwui, Deputy Director – HRD, Land Transport Authority of Singapore
Pawan Wasant Borle , Senior Vice President – Human Resources, flydubai
Sehr Ahmed, Senior Human Resources Director – APMEA, McDonald's Asia Pacific, LLC
Michelle Cordero-Garcia, HR Director (Philippines) and Regional Manager for L&D (East-Asia), SGS
Geuel F. Auste, Director – HR, New World Makati Hotel
Serap Zel, West Central Asia Region HR Director, Maersk Line
Salma Al Hajjaj, GM – HR, Gulf Bank
Irvandi Ferizal, Human Resources Director, Mondelez INDONESIA
Tina Muparadzi , Human Resources Director, Airtel Ghana
Dennis Mukuu,Head – HR, Central Bank of Kenya
Najwa Saab, Group HR Director, News Group International
Joseph Herbert Louis, Head - Talent Planning & Recruitment , Qatar Steel Company
Nasser Mohammed Al Hajri, Chief HR Officer and Head - Corporate Affairs, National Bank of Oman
Mevan Balalle, Head – HR, Nations Trust Bank
Deepak Balgobin, Director of Human Resources & External Affairs, Shanti Maurice – A Nira Resort
Nishal Aulum, Senior HR Business Partner, Barclays Bank Mauritius
Mr. NC Prakash, Director & Head - HR (Asia Pacific, Middle East, Africa), ROHDE & SCHWARZ REGIONAL HEADQUARTERS SINGAPORE PTE LTD
Denise Veeran, Group Human Capital Director, CRANE
Carmen Wee, Global Solutions Vice President - Human Resources, Software Business, Schneider Electric
Hafiz A. Mujahid, Head - HR , United Nations World Food Programme
Maliha Shah Hashemi, Director - Human Resources, Afghanistan Investment Support Agency (AISA)
Mohammad Nazrul Islam, General Manager & Head of HR, Rangs Group, Bangladesh
Sunil Bhandary, Assistant Manager – HR (C&B), A. A. Bin Hindi Group of Companies
Shireen Rahmani, Director - Human Resources, Roshan Telecom
Alaa Abd El Alim Attia, HR & Training Manager, Americana Group – Bahrain Branch
Zahadul Karim Chowdhury Dany, Manager, Training, HRD, BRAC
Joshua Correia, Director HR – Middle East, Africa, India & Turkey, WR Grace & Co.
Vaishali Azad Batra, Regional Human Resource Manager – South Asia & Pacific, ECU-LINE SINGAPORE PTE. LTD.
Venkatesh Palakkad, SPHR, GPHR, Principal Consultant and Business Head - Middle East, MPower HR
Sohail Rizvi, Group Head (SVP) Learning & Talent Development, Allied Bank Limited
Dr. Kazi Golam Faruk, Deputy General Manager – HR, KARNAPHULI FERTILIZER COMPANY LTD (KAFCO)
Neil Shorthouse
Imran Bin Ferdous, Head – HR, Apex Footwear Limited
Pradeepa Kekulawala, Head – HR, SriLankan Airlines Ltd.
Legion Felix Richardson, Director - Global HR Design , McDonald's Corporation
Shimwa Kambole, Head – HR, Ecobank Zambia Limited
Peck Yeow Gan, Executive Vice President & Chief HR Officer, Prudential Assurance Company Singapore (Pte) Limited
Rachel A. Waligwa, Manager – HR, Uganda Development Bank
Jamal Guennouni, Human Capital Executive Director, OCP
Edith Kayinga, General Manager – Human Capital, Alpha Media Holdings Pvt. Ltd.
Ishani Senaweera, VP – HR, National Development Bank PLC
Ajeyo Rohitashwo Al Quazi, Group Chief People Officer, aamra companies
Thuli Mpshe, General Manager for Human Resources, South African Airways
Prakash Chenakottil Balakrishnan, Group HR Director & Head of Strategic Committee, TH Group
R S Dabas, Chief People Officer, Caparo India Operations
Jill Nealon, Vice President - People, Performance and Development, IATA
Mainak Ranjan Chaki, Regional HR Manager-East( Sales & Operation), Carlsberg India Private Limited
Suhas Mukherjee, Head - Corporate HRD, Ambuja Neotia Group
Dr. Sanjeev Chauhan, Group Head - Human Resource, Kewal Kiran Clothing Limited
Ch. Dakshina Murty, Asst. General Manager (Corporate HR), Suven Life Sciences Ltd.
Dr. James Thomas, Sr. GM and Head – HR & Admin, Page Industries Ltd.
Pranava Bhargava, Head - Human Resource & Marketing, Shrenuj & Company Ltd.
P. B. Nageshwar, EVP & Head – HR, Oberoi Realty Limited
Jeewan Samuel Bakhtawar, Vice President, Corporate Human Resources, The Leela Palaces
. Pooja Minocha, Head - Compensation and Benefits, MSD / Merck, India
Rohit Thakur, Senior HR Director India, Microsoft Corporation India Pvt Ltd
Madan Tripathy, Vice President - Human Resource & Business Excellence, Rallis India Limited
. Dr. G. B. S. Prasad, Director – Personnel, Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited/Visakhapatnam Steel Plant
Saumya Mondal, Vice President - Human Resource, Gitanjali Gems Limited
Sanjay Gaur, Chief HR Officer & Business Head, Hindustan Sanitaryware & Industries Limited
Rajeev Gupta,Associate Vice President – HR, Kajaria Ceramics Ltd
Dr. Tapomoy Deb, General Manager (HR), JK Lakshmi Cement Ltd.
Barttanu Kumar Das, Head – HR, Blue Dart Express Limited
Anil Kumar Misra, Vice President & Head-HR, Just Dial Limited
G. Rajasekar, Add. General Manager - Human Resource, Bharatiya Nabhikiya Vidyut Nigam Limited
S.R.Venunath, Sr.General Manager-HR, Admin & Corp Affairs, Sunil Hitech India Infra Pvt.Ltd.
R. D. Choudhury, Executive Director - Human Resource, Central Electronics Limited
R. A. Yadav, Vice President - Human Resource, PC Jeweller
Tapan Chakraborty, Assistant GM (Personnel & Admin.), Bengal Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals Ltd.
S. K. Dutt, President & Head - Group HR, ABG Group
Nirja Saraf, Company Secretary & General Manager (Corporate Affairs, HR & Vigilance), Braithwaite & Company Limited
J. Subramanian, Chief Group HR, Gati Ltd.
Dr. T.K. Mandal, Vice President (HR), JK Paper Limited
P T George, Sr. General Manager & Head HR, V Guard Industries Ltd.
Binod Bihari Saw, General Manager - Human Resource, National Seeds Corporation Limited
Jasmeet Bhatia, Director - Human Resource, Honeywell Automation India Ltd.
B. K. Panda, Director - Human Resource, Bharat Coking Coal Limited
Deepak Kumar Hota, Director - Human Resource, Bharat Earth Movers Limited
Lt Col Deepak Ranjan Gogoi (Retired), General Manager - Human Resource, BECIL
R. Mohan Das, Director – Personnel & Industrial Relation, COAL INDIA LTD.
Yuvaraj Srivastava, Senior Vice President & Head HR, Make My Trip India Pvt. Ltd.
T. R. Laxman, Head – HR, HINDUSTAN FLUOROCARBONS LIMITED
Venkatanarayanan R., President - HR, IT and Education, Rane Group
Ajit Choudhary,AGM-HR, MBL Infrastructures Ltd.
Janet Gasper Chowdhury, Chief People Officer, Magma Fincorp Limited
Rajeev Joshi, DGM & Head HR (India), Cosmo Films Limited
Amrut Rath, President (Human Resources), Bajaj Auto Ltd.
Surendra Singh,President Group – HR, Rico Auto Industries Ltd.
B. K. Guruprasad, Vice President – HR, TTK Prestige Ltd.
Rakesh Kumar, General Manager – HR, India Infrastructure Finance Company Limited
Satyabrata Borgohain , Director(Personnel), NEEPCO LTD
Y. R. Wilson, President - Corporate Human Resource, Himatsingka Seide Limited
PG Deshpande,ED (HR), Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilizers Limited
NS Srinivas, Vice President – Human Resources, Orient Cement Limited
Rakesh Seth, Senior Vice President - Human Resource, Lloyd Electric & Engineering Limited
S. P. Singh, Group Head - Human Resource, Dynamatic Technologies Ltd.
Sanjay D Panse, Sr General Manager-HR, Force Motors Ltd.
K. S. Patro, Director – Personnel, Eastern Coalfields Limited
Ravi Razdan, Head- Systems & HR, Jyothy Laboratories Limited
Dr. N. K. Raju, Executive Director – Personnel and Administration, Bharat Dynamics Limited
Dr. R.S. Jha, Director (Personnel), South Eastern Coalfields Limited
Manas Kaviraj, General Manager - Human Resource , National Buildings Construction Corporation Limited
Shantilata Sahu, Director (Personnel), Northern Coalfields Limited
Anupam Anand, Director (Personnel), Hindustan Copper Limited
G. Ravishankar, President – Human Resources and Strategy, CRISIL Limited
Dr. Manoranjan Dash, Director – HR, SPMCIL
Vinodh Chelambathodi, Global Head - Human Resource, Intellect Design Arena Limited (A Polaris Group)
Anil Sinha, Chief People Officer, Aditya Birla Nuvo Limited
Jaikrishna B., President – Group HR, Amara Raja Group
Rajesh Padmanabhan, President & Group CHRO, Vedanta Group
Rajesh Soni, Director ( Corp. HR), Amtek Auto Limited
Dilip K Sinha, Group Head & Chief Human Resource Officer, Prism Cement Group Companies
Animesh Kumar, Group Head - HR & Corporate Services, IDFC Ltd.
Chandan Chattaraj, Executive Joint President - Global HR and Corporate Affairs, Uflex Limited
Dr. Samar.B.Srivastava, Sr. Vice-President - Human Resources, Jet Airways (India) Limited
Wg Cdr Naresh Taneja (retd), President HR & Admin., IRB Infrastructure Developers Limited
Kallol Chakraborty, Head – Group Corporate HR, Gujarat Fluorochemicals Ltd.
Anjali Chatterjee, Vice President - Talent Management, Engagement & Capability Development, Tata Communications Limited
Sushil Baveja, President & Head- Corporate Human Resources, DCM Shriram Consolidated Limited
Rajeev Dubey,President - Group HR, Corporate Services & After-Market & Member of the Group Executive Board, Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.
Rajeev Bhadauria, Director - Group Human Resource, Jindal Steel & Power Limited
Amit Das, President & CHRO, Reliance Communications Ltd.
Ganapathi S., Head – Human Resources, Sundaram Finance Limited
Amitabh Akhauri, Sr VP – HR, Jindal Stainless Ltd.
Vaishali Vaid, Vice President, Head – Global HR, KPIT Technologies Limited
Prashant Sharma, President – HR & Corporate Communications, Zydus Cadila
Atul Sharma, President - Human Resources and Administration, Bajaj Electricals Limited
Prem Singh, President – Global HR, Wockhardt Limited
Rajesh Jain, Head Corporate HR, Srei Infrastructure Finance Limited
Raja S. Varadarajan, CHRO & Head of Corporate Affairs, Vistara - TATA SIA Airlines Limited
Tojo Jose, Executive Vice President - Human Resource, Blue Star India Limited
Anjali Byce, Director - Human Resources, SKF India Limited
Maj. Shafeeq Sheikh, AVP Human Resource & Administration, Diamond Power Infrastructure Limited
Pallab Mukherji, President – HR, IIFL Holdings Ltd.
A. Sudhakar, Head – Global Human Capital, Dabur India Limited
V Kovaichelvan, Senior VP - HR, TVS Motor Company Limited
P Annadurai, Senior Manager-HRD, Lakshmi Machine Works Limited
Gajendra S Chandel, Chief HR Officer, Tata Motors Limited
Deepak Jain, Head – Human Resource, Transport Corporation of India Ltd.
Shrikant Lonikar, Joint President & Head - Human Resource, Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone Ltd.
Naresh Kumar Pinisetti, President – HR, Deepak Fertilizers and Petrochemicals Corporation Ltd.
P. P. Srees, HR - Head ( South Asia ), BASF India Limited
M A Baraiya, President, HR & Administration, Kalpataru Power Transmission Ltd.
Seema Shendye, Executive VP – HR, Kotak Mahindra Bank
Dr. J. S. Sareen, General Manager - Human Resource, Simplex Infrastructures Ltd.
Mukund Prasad, Director- Group HR, Business Transformation & Group CIO, Welspun Group
Ruchi Dhawan Sharma, Deputy General Manager – HR, The Muthoot Group
Sebi Chacko, Chief Human Resources Officer, Strides Arcolab Limited
Rajiv Kapoor, Chief People Officer, Fortis Healthcare Limited
Shrikant Dikhale, Vice President - Human Resource, Kansai Nerolac Paints Limited
N. Prasad, Executive Vice President – Human Resource, Tube Investments of India Limited
Dr. C. Premkumar Naidu, Head - HR & Administration, Sobha LLC
R. K. Sharma, President - Human Resource & Administration, Uttam Value Steels Limited
Sharat Tripathi, President – HR, Atul Ltd.
Shrikant Pawar, Vice President - Human Resource, Allcargo Logistics Limited
Suresh Tripathi, Vice President - Human Resource Management, Tata Steel Limited
Arun Sehgal, Executive VP - HR, Glaxosmithkline Consumer Healthcare Limited
Deepak Chawla, Senior Executive Vice President - Human Resource, Reliance Infrastructure Limited
Vijay Deshpande, Vice President & Head - Human Resources, JK Tyre & Industries Limited
Kaustubh Sonalkar, Group Chief People Officer, Future Group
Vinod Shetty, Vice President HR – IF & MENA, Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Limited
R. Ganesh, Human Resources Senior Director, Oracle Financial Services Software
Deepak Singh, President & Group Head - Human Resource, Adhunik Metalliks Limited
R. Ramesh, General Manager - Human Resource, JMC Projects India Limited
Cecil Prem Treasure, Chief - Human Resource, Jubilant Life Sciences Limited
V. D. V Singh, Head - Corporate Human Resource, JK Cement Limited
Jitendra More, Asst. Vice President (HR & IR), Finolex Cables Limited
Deepak Bharara, Chief Human Resource Officer, Lanco Infratech Limited
Thampy Kurian, GM & HR Head, The Federal Bank Limited
Vinay Sawarkar, Senior Vice President - Human Resources, Rolta India Limited
Ronald C Sequeira, Executive Director - Human Resources, Glaxosmithkline Pharmaceuticals Limited
Chunduru Srinivas, President- HR & Strategy, Piramal Corporate Services Ltd.
Amberin Memon, Chief People Officer, Hexaware Technologies Limited
Emmanuel David, EVP & CHRO, Voltas Limited
Pushkar Singh Kataria, Chief People Officer, Reliance Capital
Amaresh Singh, Country Human Resources Director, Alstom T&D India Limited
Birendra Mohapatra, Vice President - Human Resource, Hindustan Zinc Limited
Sreedevi Shirali, General Manager - Human Resources, United Phosphorus Limited
T. K. Srirang, Head - Human Resource, ICICI Bank Limited
Ravi Sinha, Vice President & Head Corporate Human Resource Management & Communications, Kirloskar Brothers Limited
Dipol Dhole, Vice President – HR, LT Foods Ltd.
Nirmalendu Ghosh, Head - Corporate HR, Hindusthan National Glass & Industries Ltd.
Sameer Tamhane, Sr.V.P. – Human Resources, Ipca Laboratories Limited
Sonali M. Rawale, Manager – HR, Unity Infraprojects Ltd.
Sanjeev Sahi, Group President HR, GMR Group
Abdul Rauf Bhat, Senior President, HRDD, Jammu & Kashmir Bank
Mahesh Kumar Patwari, General Manager - Human Resource, Ruchi Soya Industries Limited
Rajkamal Vempati, Head – Human Resources, ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company Limited
Judhajit Das, Chief Human Resources, ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company Limited
Rajiv Noronha, GM & Head - Organizational Effectiveness (BPS), Tata Consultancy Services
Ajoy Mukherjee, Executive Vice President & Global Head - Human Resources, Tata Consultancy Services
Rajeev Narang, Global Head - Human Resources, Tech Mahindra Limited
Vinod Bharne, Head - Human Resource, Shriram City Union Finance Limited
Neetu Wadhawan, Head – HR, Cipla Ltd.
Prof. Dr. C. M. Dwivedi, Director, N. L. Dalmia Institute of Management Studies and Research
S. V. Nathan, Director - US India Talent, Deloitte Consulting India Pvt. Ltd.
Rohit Kapur, Senior General Manager – HR, Apollo Hospitals, Delhi
C. Shanker Narayan, Head – HR, KSK Energy Ventures Limited
Dr. Saugata Mitra, Chief People Officer & Group Head HR, Mother Dairy Fruit & Vegetable Pvt. Ltd.
Sukumaran P. P., President – Group HR, GVK Power & Infrastructure Limited
Rajeev Joshi, DGM – HR & IR and Admin, Cosmo Films Ltd.
Prithvi Shergill, Chief Human Resource Officer, HCL Technologies Limited
. K. Dutt, President & Head - Group HR, ABG Group
50 MOST INFLUENTIAL TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT PROFESSIONALS
Mayur Satyavrat, Senior VP & Head - Learning, OD & Talent Management, RBL Bank
Kaushik Chakraborty, Director - HR Business Partner & Head - Learning & Development, Jones Lang LaSalle
Rituraj Sar, Vice President – Learning & Development, Lupin Ltd.
Sandeep Das, AVP & Zone Training Head (North) – Agency, Bharti AXA Life Insurance Co. Ltd.
Anurag Verma, Director – HR, Flipkart.com
Neelu Chawla, Head - Learning & Development, Maersk Global Service Centres
Dr. James Thomas, Sr. GM and Head – HR & Admin, Page Industries Ltd.
Ajit Choudhary, AGM – HR, MBL Infrastructres Ltd.
Sameer Tamhane, Sr. Vice President - Human Resources, Ipca Laboratories Ltd.
Vijay Samuel Benjamin, Founder – Director, Lighthouse Leadership Talent Management (P) Ltd.
Krishan Kumar, Assistant Vice President, Head - HR & Admin., Antwerp Diamond Bank NV
Surya Prakash Mohapatra, India Leader - Knowledge & Capability Management, Hewlett Packard Global Business Services
Ullhas Pagey, Head - Human Capital & Organisation Development, Sharekhan Ltd.
Deepika Kinger, VP - HR, DCB Bank Ltd.
Asokan Pichai, Senior Vice President, Learning & Development, TALENTSPRINT
Rajat Kapoor, Head - Learning & Development, Ramboll
Nitin Kapoor, Associate VP - Head of Training, Dale Carnegie Training India
Dr. P. B. Srinivas, Director – Human Resources & Learning, GVK Biosciences Pvt. Ltd.
Rajesh Tewari, General Manager – Training, Panacea Biotec Ltd.
Nedu Maran, Vice President - Training & Human Resource, SPI Global – India
Maj (Ex). Vishal Karad, Assistant GM - Head Learning & Development, Emcure Pharmaceuticals Limited
R.V.Balasubramaniam Iyer, VP - L&D, Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd.
Sunder Ramachandran, Head, Sales Training, Pfizer India
Gautam S Kumar, Director – HR, Whirlpool of India Ltd.
Binesh Menon, Corporate Senior Manager - Learning & Development, Emerson Electric Co.
V. S. Kumar, Training Manager – Marketing, Centaur Pharmaceuticals Pvt. Ltd.
Sumeet Moghe, Director - Learning & Development, ThoughtWorks Technologies (India) Pvt. Ltd.
Shyamashree Rudra, Global Head - L&D, Talent Management, Cipla
50 MOST INFLUENTIAL TALENT ACQUISITION PROFESSIONALS
Sanjay Upadhyay, AVP – HR, Lafarge India
Chetna Patnaik, Head Talent Acquisition, Larsen & Toubro Ltd.
Ravi Bhushan Singh, DGM - Talent Acquisition, Larsen & Toubro Ltd.
Sushma Mall, Head - Talent Acquisition, Pidilite Industries Ltd.
Romit Mufti, Senior Manager – HR, IL & FS Financial Services Ltd.
Nitu Bhushan, Head – Talent Acquisition, India, Indonesia, Japan, Philippines, ANZ, Mondelez International
Anupam Hans, VP and Group Head, Talent Acquisition, Edelweiss
Sonal Raj, Sr.General Manager - People Processes, Indofil Industries Ltd.
Meenakshy Sridhar, General Manager – Talent Acquisition Group, Reliance Industries Ltd.
Sabera Patni, Head – Talent Acquisition and Management, GVK MIAL (Mumbai International Airport Pvt Ltd.)
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Pravin Thigle, Head – HR, Weizman Forex Limited
Sudha Jayashankar, Director - HR, Aon Global Insurance Brokers Private Limited
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P. B. Deshpande, General Manager - HR, Indian Rare Earths Limited
Rakesh Gupta, Head – HR, Royal Sundaram Alliance Insurance Company Limited
Srini Vudumala, Executive VP – HR, SKS Microfinance Limited
Aparna Basu, Joint VP - HR, Credit Information Bureau India Limited
Micky Chopra, Vice President – Human Capital, Taction Software LLC
Suraj Chettri, Regional Director – HR, Airbus Group India Private Limited
T. C. Sajit, Vice President & Head – HR & Administration, Bangalore International Airport Limited
Ajay Bakshi, Director – HR, Vodafone India Services Private Limited
Lalita Meduri, Director – HR, Hi-Tech Outsourcing Services
Sarita Rakheja, Sr. Group Manager – HR, WNS Global Services Private Limited
Prashant Sharma, President – HR & Corporate Communications, Cadila Healthcare Limited
Ruchi Ahluwalia, Division Manager – HR (Head HR for Zeiss India), Carl Zeiss India
Pradeep PG, Senior Manager – HR, VIZURY INTERACTIVE SOLUTIONS
Veena Swarup, Director – HR, Engineers India Limited
Shailaja Sharma, Head - HR (Global Development Center), Euronet Services India Private Limited
Raamann Ahuja, Director- Human Resources ( India & Middle East), Thermo Fisher Scientific
Shashank Shanbhag, Deputy Director - HR & Organisation Development, CMA CGM Shared Service Centre (India) Private Limited
Pratima Rajeev, HRBP HEAD –GSDC INDIA, Huawei Technologies Private Limited
Sonali De Sarker, Director - Human Resources, NetApp India Private Limited
Dr. Allan B. Amparo, HR – Manager, Philippine Deposit Insurance Corporation
Jays Chandy, Senior VP & Head – HR, Cleartrip Private Limited
Ruth Singh, Head – HR, Emkay Global Financial Services Limited
Subhash M Menon, Head - Employee Care, IndiaFirst Life Insurance Company Limited
Anil D'Souza, Sr. VP & Head – HR, Star Union Dai-Chi Life Insurance Company Limited
P. Hemamalini, GM - HR & Training Development, United India Insurance Company Limited
Sambit Kumar Ghosh, Chief Human Resource Officer, BMA WEALTH CREATORS LTD.
S. B. Borgohain, Director – Personnel, North Eastern Electric Power Corporation Limited
Deepika Kinger, Head – Training & Development (Vice President – Human Resources), DCB Bank Limited
Manjusha Bhatnagar, Director - Human Resource & Corporate Affairs, Balmer Lawrie & Co. Limited
Ganapathi S., Head - Human Resources, Sundaram Finance Limited
Salil Chinchore, Director – Human Resources, TE Connectivity India Pvt. Ltd.
Pratima Jagadeesh, GM & Head – HR, First American (India) Private Limited
Ashish K. Srivastava, Director - Human Resources, PNB Metlife India Insurance Company Limited
Tapan Chakraborty, AGM (HR & Admin.), Bengal Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals Limited
Dr. Bindu Nair, Head – Human Resources, Insight Media City Private Limited
Rajesh Jain, Head - Human Resource, SREI Infrastructure Finance Limited
Amit Malik, Chief Human Resource Officer, Aviva Life Insurance Company India Limited
Dr. R. S. Jha, Director – Personnel, South Eastern Coalfields Limited
G. Rajasekar, Add. General Manager - Human Resource, Bharatiya Nabhikiya Vidyut Nigam Limited
Rajeev Jaideva, Director – Personnel, MMTC Limited
Barttanu Kumar Das, Head – HR, Blue Dart Express Ltd.
SV Nathan, Sr Director and Chief Talent Officer, Deloitte India
Aman Attree, President & Group Head - Corporate HR, Hindustan Powerprojects Private Limited
Michelle Cordero-Garcia, HR Director (Philippines) and Regional Manager for L&D (East-Asia), SGS
A. C. Deogharia, General Manager - HRD, Heavy Engineering Corporation Limited
Capt. B. B. Sinha, Director - Personnel & Administration, Shipping Corporation of India Limited
T. K. Srirang, Head - Human Resource, ICICI Bank Limited
Anuranjita Kumar, Country Human Resources Officer, Citibank NA
Thampy Kurian, GM & Head – HR, The Federal Bank Limited
Rajendra Ghag, Senior Executive Vice President & Chief Human Resource Officer, HDFC Standard Life Insurance Company Limited
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Supriya Joshi, Group Head - Human Resources, GIC Housing Finance Limited
Kristyl Pais Bhesania, Senior VP - HR, Training & Capability Development, Tata AIA Life Insurance Company Limited
Sugata Dutta, Executive VP & Head - HR, Kotak Mahindra Old Mutual Life Insurance Limited
Dr Sanjay Kumar, Director – Personnel, Western Coalfields Limited
Abdul Rauf Bhat, Senior President - Human Resource Development, Jammu & Kashmir Bank Limited
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Dr. Shankar Anappindi, Asst. Vice President – HR (Head – HR), Inditrade Capital Limited
V Sivasri, General Manager - Human Resource & General Administration, State Bank of Hyderabad
Deepak Kumar Hota, Director - Human Resource, BEML Limited
Ruhie Pande, Vice President and Head - HR & Training, Kaya Limited
Satyajit Medappa, Head - HR, Sundaram Asset Management Company Limited
K. J. Ramesh, General Manager - Human Resource & Training, Cochin Shipyard Limited
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Dr. G. B. S. Prasad, Director – Personnel, Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited/Visakhapatnam Steel Plant
Janet Gasper Chowdhury, Chief People Officer, Magma Fincorp Limited
A. K. Mittal, Chief General Manager - Human Resource, Internal Audit & MIS, National Small Industries Corporation Limited
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T. K. Somasajeevan, Executive Vice President - Human Resource, Manappuram Finance Limited