HR COMMITTEE

Chair

Ranjan Mohapatra

Director HR, Indian Oil Corporation Limited

Co-Chair

Anuradha Razdan

Member-Management Committee HUL as Executive Director HR
Vice President HR, Unilever South Asia

Rajeev Dubey

Principal Advisor
Mahindra and Mahindra Ltd.
Veena Swarup

Former Director HR
Engineers India Limited
Anil Sachdev

Founder
SOIL
Ruzbeh Irani

President - Group Human Resources & Communications
Member of the Group Executive Board, M&M Ltd

Yuvraj Srivastava

CHRO
MakeMyTrip.Com
C Lakshmi

Human Resources Lead
Accenture
Manoj Sharma

Joint President and
Chief Human Resource Officer
Aarti Industries
Girish Luthra

Senior Vice President – FICCI-CMSME & Chairman
Luthra Group of Companies

Rajkamal Vempati

Head- HR
Axis Bank
Rishi Khandelwal

Director
Compensation & Benefits – Asia, Microsoft
Dr. C. Jayakumar

Executive Vice President & Head – Corporate Human Resources (CHRO)
Larsen & Toubro Limited
Bhawna Kirpal Mital

Head
HR, ADMIN, IT, CSR
Hero Future Energies (HFE)

Surender Mehta

Chief Human Resources Officer
Nykaa
Salil Bhandari

Partner
BGJC Associates
Dr. Nirav Mandir

Chief Human Capital Officer
Chetan Deshpande

Group CHRO
Ghodawat Consumers

Vikram Tandon

Group CHRO
Adani Group
Archana Chadha

Head of Human Resources
HSBC Ltd.
Sumek Gopal

Head, Human Resources
India Region- Danaher

Surender Mehta

CHRO, Nykaa

Surender “Suren” Mehta joins Nykaa as Group Chief Human Resources Officer. He has nearly 20 years of experience with Vodafone in combination of roles both here in India & Global Operations. Suren has also been a member of VOIS (Vodafone’s Global Capability centre) India board since 2017, and in his earlier years worked for ITC, as well as diversified family-run businesses. He comes to Nykaa with Leadership Experience, in different cycles of Company’s Evolution, and has a keen interest of high performance, building an inclusive culture and serving society. Suren got his MBA from IMT- Ghaziabad, and an Advanced Management Programme from Harvard Business School.

Girish Luthra

Senior Vice President – FICCI-CMSME & Chairman Luthra Group of Companies

Girish Luthra is a leading entrepreneur in the field of environment, utilities infrastructure, textiles & hospitality.
Some of his recognitions include being a patent holder for a machine design in textiles, being the recipient of the NRDC Award by the Government of India in the year 2000 and the Young Scientist of the Year Award by the Government of Gujarat in 2003. He is Senior Vice President of FICCI CMSME of India, He is an integral part of the Committee set up by Ministry of Textiles, Government of India to give recommendations in the 12th Five Year Plan for Textile and Apparel and textile policy’14. He has been the head of the Environment Committee of the Southern Gujarat Chamber of Commerce & Industry for over a decade and is the Ex-Chairman of CII, Southern Gujarat Zone.
Over the years he has been a part of several National & International Delegations, as an expert on environment and policy issues at government and nongovernmental levels. Has worked closely with various organizations in United Nations and various countries for work practices in environment and industries at large.
Alongside all his achievements he has always kept in mind the society at large. He is a promoter of the Luthra Institute of Management, a full time MBA College, and his philanthropic work focuses on offering health care for the poor, promoting youth welfare and providing spiritual guidance for those in need.
When not in the midst of work he finds time for photography or mentoring and training people. He is an avid photography enthusiast and also enjoys hobbies like flying and skydiving. His fun loving personality and a balanced approach to life has made him a tremendous source of inspiration to many.

Manoj Sharma

Joint President and Chief Human Resource Officer, Aarti Industries

Seasoned HR professional having 25 years of experience with large reputed Indian Multi Nationals across multi geographies covering entire domain of HR function.

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Anuradha Razdan

Member-Management Committee HUL as Executive Director HR Vice President HR, Unilever South Asia

Anuradha (Anu) is a member of the Management Committee of HUL as Executive Director HR and Vice President HR, Unilever South Asia.
She is a Board member of NHRDN India and a member of the CII National Committee for HR and Leadership. She has recently been recognized among India’s Most Powerful Women in Business by Business Today. She featured in the Spencer Stuart & Economic Times list of Rising Indian Women Leaders in 2015.
She is a business focused HR leader who has had an international career with rich experiences in operating company and global leadership roles, partnering members of the Unilever Executive.
She passed out of XLRI in 1999 and joined Hindustan Unilever Ltd. as a Management Trainee.
Anuradha spent the first 14 years of her career in HUL, working with teams in Customer Development, Employee Relations and as HR Partner to members of the HUL Management Committee in Supply Chain and Marketing. In her role as Leadership Development Director, South Asia, she led the Talent agenda, across 5 markets, and was instrumental in bringing significant external recognition to the company.
She worked at Unilever’s headquarters in London for six years, first as Executive Assistant to the former CHRO, followed by a 4 year stint as Vice President HR, Home Care, where she shaped the organisational and cultural transformation of the business globally, to be more agile & consumer connected. She has strong M&A experience having worked with the Unilever Prestige business and has also led the Global Talent Attraction and Employer Brand agenda for Unilever.
Her purpose is to spark magic between people, passion and opportunity – for the benefit of the business, of society and for us all.
Anuradha is a Board member of NHRDN India and a member of the CII National Committee for HR and Leadership. She has recently been recognized among India’s Most Powerful Women in Business by Business Today. She featured in the Spencer Stuart & Economic Times list of Rising Indian Women Leaders in 2015.
She is married to Harsha who is in a Consulting career. They have a son, Rishi who is 10 years old. As a family they love to travel & discover new places and cultures. Anuradha’s other interests include reading, and she follows tennis passionately

Prriti Narain

Market HR leader for Google India

Prriti Narain is the Market HR leader for Google in India. As the Market leader she is responsible for the People agenda for Google in India.
Prriti has built her experience over the last two decades in cross industry global organisations. She has led large scale transformation and restructuring. Prriti is a specialist in integration & change management and organisational capability enhancement. Prriti is also experienced at engaging and ensuring long Term Settlements with trade unions. In her prior roles, she has led HR for AkzoNobel in South Asia and held leadership roles at GSK, GE and the United Nations. She is a passionate advocate for Diversity equity and Inclusion across all sections of the society.

Raj Raghavan

Senior Vice President, Head of Human Resources IndiGo

Raj leads Human Resources function at IndiGo, India’s largest airline by market share and is a key member of IndiGo’s Executive Management Committee.
Prior to this he was Amazon’s Head of Human Resources (Asia Pacific & Middle East) for their International Consumer Business and Global Technology Development Centers in the region. He joined Amazon in early 2011 as their India Director of Human Resources and supported the launch of several Amazon businesses in the country. Earlier, Raj was Head of HR for GE’s Global Research and India Technology Centers. Starting his HR career in the late 80’s, Raj has held several senior HR leadership positions across geographies in Hindustan Unilever, Ford Motor Company and HSBC.
A Global Fellow in Talent Management from The Wharton School, Raj previously earned his Master’s in Personnel Management & Industrial Relations from Madras School of Social Work. He also serves on the National Executive Board of National HRD Network (NHRDN) as their Honorary National Treasurer (2019-21) and is on the Advisory Board of Society for Human Resource Management Asia (SHRM Asia).

Rishi Khandelwal

Head Compensation & Benefits Microsoft India

Consulting and Strategic HR experience in enabling HR and business transformation.
Worked in both consulting and line roles across areas such as Performance and Rewards, Executive Compensation & Corporate Governance, Talent Management, Engagement, organization design, M&A, Leadership and HR integration, Compensation and Benefits
Specialization and area of thought leadership
HR Transformation
Leadership Development
Performance Management & Scorecard
Employee Value Proposition & Branding
Global Compensation and Variable Pay Management
Executive Compensation & Incentive Design
Vision, Mission and Value Articulation
HR Diagnostic and assessment
Expat Compensation Design

Dr. C. Jayakumar

Executive Vice President & Head – Corporate Human Resources (CHRO), Larsen & Toubro Limited

A highly result-oriented, HR professional with 35 years of experience in successfully planning, designing, implementing, and managing various strategic HR Initiatives. On academic front, he is an alumnus of Madras School of Social Work, XLRI – Jamshedpur and London Business School where he specialized in Leadership & Human Resource Management. Qualified in Law (LLB) and a doctorate in leadership from the University of Madras, he is also certified in OD from the NTL, USA.
Dr. C. Jayakumar has made an immense contribution in the Human Resources arena over the years. He presides on the boards of esteemed professional bodies and in the Board of Studies of various prestigious educational institutions such as AHRD, AIMA, CII – National Committee on Leadership & HR, SP Jain etc.
Dr. Jayakumar has been honored with HR Lifetime Achievement Award in 2022 by FICCI and in 2021 by Economic Times & People Business. ETHRWorld recognized him among the top 50 HR Thought leaders of 2022.

Ruzbeh Irani

President - Group Human Resources & Communications Member of the Group Executive Board, M&M Ltd

Ruzbeh joined the Mahindra Group in 2007, as Executive Vice President – Corporate Strategy, heading the Group's Strategy function. He became the Chief Brand Officer of the Group; during that time, he spearheaded Mahindra's entry into racing, and led the development of the Group's brand position and core purpose, 'Rise'. He then moved to head International Operations for the Automotive and Farm Equipment Sectors of M&M. Subsequentially he led Group Corporate Brand, PR and Communications, Ethics as well as Mahindra’s Racing team.
In April 2020, Ruzbeh has taken over as President – Group Human Resources & Communications. He is now also responsible for Corporate Social Responsibility and Corporate Services. He retains his position as the Chief Ethics Officer for the Group. He is a member of Mahindra’s Group Executive Board.
Ruzbeh completed his Bachelor’s degree in Commerce from Bombay University in 1983. He went on to receive his Masters in Management Studies from the Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies, Mumbai in 1985. He is an alumnus of the Advanced Management Program at the Harvard Business School.
Post his Master's degree, Ruzbeh worked with Hindustan Lever and Unilever for close to 22 years, across geographies, in marketing, customer management and general management. This included stints as Marketing Manager – Home and Personal Care (with Unilever Central Asia), Regional Manager – Western India (with Hindustan Lever), Vice President – Customer Development (with Unilever’s Africa Regional Group), and Customer Development Director on the Board of Unilever Maghreb.

Bhawna Kirpal Mital

Head
HR, ADMIN, IT, CSR
Hero Future Energies (HFE)

Bhawna leads the Human Resource Function at Hero Future Energies (a Hero Group Company). She joined the company at the inception stage and has been part of the growth journey, Company has now presence in India, London, Singapore, Ukraine, Vietnam, and Bangladesh. She has managed the Organization transformation from the start-up to an established and one of the leading IPP in renewable sector today. HFE received its accreditation as ‘Great Place to Work’ by Great Place to Work® Institute amongst Mid-size Companies in Jan 2022. She blends the modern-day HR practices with traditional Indian value system. She is a passionate HR professional driven by results and achievements. She has been providing strategic HR input from people perspective to the Management and collaborating with the Leadership team for strategic alignment, delegation, empowerment, and respect as well as driving initiatives focussed on high performance standards, equal opportunity, diversity and inclusion and resource optimisation.

Srinivas P.M.

Head - Human Resources, P&G India Sub-Continent

Srinivas P.M. currently heads the Human Resource function for P&G in India Sub-Continent. Srinivas joined P&G in 2001 as the Associate HR Manager in India and since then has grown in the company across various leadership roles. During his stint, Srinivas has mastered Talent Strategy, Talent Acquisition and Organizational Development within the HR function at P&G.
He has a diverse experience of managing and leading various verticals of the Human Resource function across countries like Singapore, China, Australia and Indonesia. Prior to his present role in India, Srinivas was the Business and Organization Strategy Director at P&G Indonesia.
Srinivas is passionate about developing talent, grooming young leaders, building gender equal organization’s and developing high impact employee engagement programs. Srinivas has an MBA in HR from Symbiosis International University and a Bachelor of Engineering from Nagpur University.

C Lakshmi

Human Resources Lead - Accenture
Committee Position: Chair
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Lakshmi is the Managing Director – Human Resources Lead, Accenture in India. In this role, Lakshmi is responsible for leading the human capital strategy for all of Accenture’s businesses in India. She has an unwavering passion for our people and a deep understanding of our company, and will be focused on enabling the 1,70,000+ people in India to be successful professionally and personally. In this role Lakshmi will join the India Geographic Leadership Team.
Prior to becoming the India HR Lead, Lakshmi served as the India HR Service Delivery Lead where she was responsible for delivering recruiting, learning, HR technology and processes. Previously, she has held numerous HR leadership positions, supporting different Accenture businesses both locally and globally, during her 16 years stint at Accenture. Lakshmi joined Accenture in 2003 after working at iGate (now Capgemini) and Nestle, in various HR and Recruiting roles.
Lakshmi enjoys mentoring young people, especially young women, starting their careers and who come from diverse socio-economic backgrounds. She is a Melvin Jones fellow of Lions Club International and supports activities that enable persons with disabilities. These help her be a part of the solution for some of her local community’s pressing social problems.
She has a loving, family including her son, husband and in-laws, who have been her constant support and champion. She enjoys traveling, in particular, discovering local cultures, foods and languages and can speak 5 languages fluently.
She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics from Presidency University, Kolkata and an MBA in Human Resources from XLRI, Jamshedpur.

Rajeev Dubey

Principal Advisor
Mahindra and Mahindra Ltd.
Committee Position: Chair
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Rajeev Dubey is the Group President (HR & Corporate Services) & CEO (After-Market Sector), Member of the Group Executive Board, Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. His key focus areas are Human Capital initiatives of the Group, the After-Market businesses whose CEO’s report to him, Group Communications, Government Relations, CSR and Infrastructure. He is the Chairman of Mahindra Insurance Brokers, Mahindra Steel Service Centres and Mahindra First Choice Services, and serves on the Boards of several Group companies including Ssangyong Motors Korea, Mahindra Intertrade and Mahindra First Choice Wheels. He is Chairman of the Group CSR Council and the Corporate Governance Cell, and a Member of the Governing Council of the Mahindra Institute of Quality and the Governing Board of Mahindra Ecole Centrale.

Ranjan Mohapatra

Director HR
Indian Oil Corporation Limited.
Committee Position: Member
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A graduate Mechanical Engineer from BITS, Pilani, have done Post Graduate Diploma in Management from Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneshwar & currently pursuing Ph. D. in Management from BIT, Mesra. Joined IOC in 1987 and since then have taken up different assignments in the fields of Terminal Operations, Supply Chain Management & Logistics. Better known for acumen and in-depth knowledge in Supply Chain & Logistics. Was also one of the main architects of the successful fuel quality up-gradation process of Oil Marketing Companies in India in 2010. Headed the Operation Function of Maharashtra State Office in India, which has the largest number of Oil terminals & depots, from April 2010 to Jan 2012.Prior to taking over the current assignment was the Managing Director of IndianOil (Mauritius) Ltd., the wholly owned subsidiary of Indian Oil Corporation, led a team of young professionals, registering sizable growth in Market Share and Profitability, with IndianOil (Mauritius) becoming the 9th largest company in Mauritius and second largest Oil Company.

Gautam Chainani

Group President - Human Resources
JSW Group
Committee Position: Member
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A senior Human Resource professional with a progressive career spanning 30 years across multiple sectors such as FMCG, Telecommunications, Financial Services, Metals & Materials in which I have led the Human Resources function for India & Global markets. My varied roles have helped me gain diverse experience in Human Resource Strategy, Talent Management, Employee Relations, Digital HR, Performance & Compensation Management and Mergers & Acquisitions, amongst others.

Dr. Nirav Mandir

Chief Human Capital Officer

Dr. Nirav Mandir has been instrumental as a Chief Human Capital Officer with Shree Ramkrishna Exports Pvt. Ltd. (SRK), World’s one of the largest Diamond & Jewellery Manufacturing and Export conglomerate, generating a revenue of more than 1.8 billion US$. He shoulders the strategic responsibilities for SRK’s Global HR, IR, Administration, HSE, CSR, and Compliances. As a lead for SRK’s ESG initiative, He is also the Project Administrator for SRK’s state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities rated among World’s Top 6-LEED:Platinum buildings by the U.S. Green Building Council.

Dr. Nirav has achieved his Post-Doctoral Fellowship from South Korea, a Ph.D. from the USA, Advanced HRM from IIM-A, M.Phil., Post Graduate Diploma in Industrial Safety & Environmental Management, M.S.W.; L.L.B. (Special) & B.Sc. (Physics). He has published Six HR/IR/HSE-related Research Papers in various National & International Journals. He is also a certified Lead Auditor for ISO standards, i.e., 9001, 45001 and 27001. A Certified Assessor for LEAN MFG.; Material Flow Cost Accounting; Psychometric Assessments; Value Stream Mapping; Certified HR Analytics & Metrics Professional; Certified Employee Engagement Professional; Certified Food Safety Supervisor; First Aid Senior; Certified Industrial & Fire Safety Professional; Certified Leadership Coach; Innovation & Strategy Professional from Harvard University, USA and a Certified Independent Director-IICA, Ministry of Corporate Affairs-GoI. He is recognised for his untiring work with prestigious awards in his HR journey:

Awarded for “Excellence in Teaching & Training-2021” by ISTD.
Youngest HR Professional of the Year-2018 by National Institute of Personnel Management.
100-Top HR Minds (India)-2018 by Times Ascent.
Most Influential HR Leaders in India-2016 by World HRD Congress.

The honorary commitments include;

Life Member-Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs
Life Member & Member-Managing Committee-ISTD, Surat Chapter
Member-Institute of Directors
Member-Executive Council, SRK Knowledge Foundation
Chairman-HR & Training Committee, The Southern Gujarat Chamber of Commerce & Industry
Sr. Member-NHRDN, South Gujarat Chapter
Sr. Member-NIPM, Surat Chapter
Sr. Member-HR Forum, South Gujarat Productivity Council
Sr. Member-HR Committee, Kiran Hospital
Advisory Board Member-Unified Brainz of India
Advisory Board Member-FuturoKnowledge, Singapore
Member-Industry Academia Forum, AURO University &
Adjunct Professor-KEISIE International University, USA

Suchitra Rajendra

Group CHRO and VP HR
PepsiCo
Committee Position: Member
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Currently CHRO for PepsiCo India Region based out of Gurgaon, India. Responsible for overall talent strategy, organization design and culture for all businesses for India and 3 countries. Leading the change agenda, leadership development and building leadership pipeline, coaching the Executive team to make the right tradeoffs.
Prior to this was heading HR for PepsiCo for South Asia and North Asia in Asia Pac, based out of Bangkok. Overall and HR generalist with over 20 years of experience in strategic HR, organisation design, C&B, capability building, M&A, job evaluations, policy formulation, HR operations , talent acquisition, culture change and internal communications.

Ira Gupta

Group Head HR
Microsoft India
Committee Position: Member
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Ira leads HR for Microsoft across India. In this role, her priorities include aligning the organization's people strategy with business objectives, building a transformational and diverse organization, talent development and management and implementing effective HR systems and polices across multiple Microsoft entities in the country.
Ira has designed and embedded strategies across L&D, talent management, change management, business partnering, C&B, leadership development and organization design. She has led large scale change projects including setting up HR Shared Services across countries and business units. She has worked across functions, including in Sales and Marketing leadership team roles. She serves as an Independent Director on company boards

A Sudhakar

Group Global Head HR
Dabur
Committee Position: Member
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Has over 25 years experience in Human Resouces function having exposure to Comensation & Benefits,Organisation Change,Human Resource Due Diligence,Competency frame work and other allied areas oh HR.
Assisted my clients during my stint with Ernst & Young in various HR issues including Senior Level Executive Search,Mergers & Aqusitions (HR issues),Competency frame work etc.
Is a Certified ICC-International Coach.
Specialties: Compensation & Benefits,HR issues in M & A Scenario

Rohit Thakur

Group Head HR
Accenture
Committee Position: Member
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Armaan Seth

Group Head – Human Resources, Indian Sub-continent
Philips India Limited
Committee Position: Member
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Yuvraj Srivastava

Group CHRO
MakeMyTrip.Com
Committee Position: Member
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HR Professional with 20 years corporate HR experience and 5.5 years of experience with Indian Armed forces as commissioned officer. In HR Leadership role for almost 12 years, currently leads Human Resource for combined entity of MakeMyTrip, GoIbibo and RedBus.
Worked with Asian Paints Ltd for around 9 years in different roles across levels. Three years with The Oberoi, New Delhi as Director – HR. Joined PepsiCo India in year 2010 as VP- HR for West Market, later moved to PepsiCo Foods business as Head of HR for All India Sales and Org Capability building . In July 2013, moved to a larger role within PepsiCo to lead Org Capability for PepsiCo India. Currently as Group CHRO for MakeMyTrip.Com responsible for the HR strategy and business partnering for the company and all its overseas subsidiaries. MBA in HR from IMT Ghaziabad and graduate in Industrial psychology from University of Allahabad.

Chetan Deshpande

Group CHRO
Ghodawat Consumers

The Group CHRO and Head Strategist for the Sanjay Ghodawat Group (SGG), Chetan Deshpande, is a highly accomplished Global HR leader with 22+ years experience in leading Business Strategy. Managing a diverse workforce at top-notch organisations across the US, APAC, and Europe has ensured that he builds world class HR experiences and skills. He is presently at the helm of the group’s diverse companies — Aviation (Star Air), Education (SGU), Consumer (GCL), Energy (Renom) and Retail (Star Local Mart). Besides managing the careers of more than 10,000 employees, he’s been lending his expertise to work with various Strategy and Management Consultants, such as BCG, BAIN, McKinsey etc., to build a robust business plan for the next 5 years for the group. He works very closely with the promoters and is involved in setting up a qualified Board of Independent Directors.

A Mechanical Engineer and Post Graduate in HR from Michigan University, Chetan was recently empanelled on the prestigious FICCI’s All India HR Committee alongside the nation’s top 20 CHROs. He has also received the recognition of being amongst the Top 200 Global Power Leaders of 2023 in HR by White Page and Forbes.

Rajkamal Vempati

Group Head HR
Axis Bank
Committee Position: Member
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Ms. Rajkamal Vempati is the Head of Human Resources at Axis Bank, one of India’s largest private sector banks. Having started her career in HR as a Consultant with Hewitt Associates, she went on to be a part of the Global HR Leadership Program at GE Capital. Prior to Axis Bank she was heading Human Resources for ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company Limited.
A firm believer in the merits of a diverse and inclusive organization, Ms. Vempati was the Chairperson at the CII- Indian Women’s Network and has led discussions on the topic at various forums.
She is married and has a daughter. She loves travelling and planning holidays.

Veena Swarup

Group Former Director HR
Engineers India Limited
Committee Position: Special Invitee

A Management professional with more than 3 decades of experience in Public Sector, was Director (Human Resource) on the Board of Engineers India Limited (EIL), a Navaratna Public Sector under the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas, from October 2012 and Superannuated on 30.06.2016. At EIL, has taken several path breaking initiatives towards strategizing HR for diversifying & overseas scenario through effective Talent Management, Training & Development, Performance Management, Employee Communication, CSR & Brand building, with a view to take EIL to greater heights

Harshvendra Soin

Chief People Officer
Tech Mahindra Ltd
Committee Position: Special Invitee
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Harshvendra Soin is a Gold Medalist in Personnel Management and Industrial Relations from University Business School, Chandigarh. He has also completed his Bachelor of Law from Punjab University and has 24+ years of experience in Indian and Multinational Companies.
Harsh currently heads the Human Resources and Marketing function as Chief People Officer and Head - Marketing at Tech Mahindra Ltd
Before his current role, he was in a business role, heading the Canada Enterprise Business as Senior Vice President and Country Head at Tech Mahindra (Canada), prior to which he led Global Leadership Acquisition and Development & was also the Head - Business HR for APAC & IMEA (Telecom & Enterprise) for Tech Mahindra.
Prior to Tech Mahindra, Harsh was the Chief People Officer at Fortis Healthcare Limited, based out of Gurgaon. He was working with Aditya Birla Retail Limited as Chief People Officer before Fortis and was responsible for the rapid scale up of the Organization.
Prior to Aditya Birla Retail Limited, Harsh has worked with Bharti Enterprises where he held many senior positions at the Corporate Office where he was designated as Senior Vice President – People Excellence before moving as the Head – HR for Bharti Retail Ltd.

Salil Bhandari

Partner
BGJC Associates
Committee Position: Member

Mr Salil Bhandari is the Founder of BGJC & Associates LLP, an audit and consultancy firm established in 1982. The firm is a known professional firm with clients like LNJ Bhilwara Group (HEG Ltd, RSWM Ltd, Maral Overseas Ltd), Apollo Tyres Ltd, Dalmias, Jubilant group ( Jubilant Industries Ltd, Jubilant Consumer Products Ltd, Jubilant Foodworks - Dominos), Blackberrys, Radico Khaitan group, J K Group etc. The firm has 9 partners with Branches in India and internationally linked to IR Global through which it serves in over 100 countries.

Pooja Banerjee

Lead- People Opeartions
Google
Committee Position: Member

A post graduate in Human Resources from IMI, New Delhi with 15 years experience, she has partnered with business leaders to craft and execute people strategy across Talent management , Organization Design and drive Employee Engagement. In her current role as a People Partner,Pooja is responsible for driving end to end people strategy, leverage change management for my global client group with 600+ employees across multiple continents. I am a certified level -1 coach and currently using the skills with the leadership team in Google

Founder & CEO
Grow Talent Company Limited and Founder SOIL-The School of Inspired Leadership
Committee Position: Special Invitee

Anil Sachdev is the Founder and CEO of Grow Talent Company Limited and the School of Inspired Leadership-SOIL. Grow Talent was created in July 2000 and became the leader in the strategic HR consulting industry by 2006.It enabled large number of Global and local firms to achieve breakthrough performance by realising the potential of their people and creating a talent advantage.
In October 2008, Anil and the other co-founders of Grow Talent entered the field of Education by creating SOIL- the School of Inspired Leadership. This innovative School has been co- created by a consortium of 32 leading firms and has focus on the five pillars of inspired leadership: Compassion, Diversity, Ethics, Mindfulness and Sustainability. In 2019, Soil has launched its second campus in Manesar- the SOIL School of Business Design that is offering the first of its kind two years full time MBA that combines the disciplines of liberal arts, design thinking and management education.
Anil’s experience in India and across the world covers areas such as talent management, strategic change and organizational transformation. Recognised as a thought leader in leadership development and Organizational transformation, Anil has done pioneering work with leading global and local firms. He has spoken at national and global conferences all over the world and has written contributory pieces for leading publications. He has been adjunct Faculty to leading business schools such as Indian School of Business, Kelly School of Business, Indiana University, GMI, Flint Michigan, Antioch University, Seattle, Ohio University and University of New Brunswick, Canada. Anil began his career with Tata Motors in 1975 after completing his MBA from the University of Pune and joined Eicher in 1978 and worked in HR, operations and TQM. He is the Founder of Eicher Consultancy Services and was its CEO till 2001.
He is active in management circles and has held several public offices such a Chairman of National Committees on Leadership Development, Human Resources, Industrial relations of the Confederation Indian Industry. Anil is a member of the Academic Committee of CEDEP, the leading Leadership Institute of Europe, located at Fontainebleau. He is a member of the World Compassion Council, based in Seattle and a Trustee of the Chinmaya Mission. He serves on the Global Board of Shizenkan University in Tokyo.

Vikram Tandon

Group CHRO, Adani Group

Vikram is a seasoned Human Resources professional with over three decades of experience across a range of diverse businesses, geographies, and cultures. His expertise lies in thoughtful management of the intersection of strategy, talent, and organization culture, with extensive outcomes in organizational effectiveness, talent management, succession planning and leadership development.

Prior to joining the Adani Group, Vikram was the Head of Human Resources at HSBC India, one of the world's largest banking and financial services organizations. Before HSBC, Vikram was at the American International Group as the Regional Human Resources Director for the Mediterranean, Middle East and South Asia region and participated in AIG’s rapid growth through several startup joint ventures and acquisitions. His career also included several years at Inchcape Plc, Dubai, the ANZ Grindlays Bank, India, and Indian Hotels Company Ltd, where he has held multiple roles in HR.

Vikram holds a master’s degree in Human Resources from XLRI Jamshedpur and has certifications in Leading Change, Management & Innovation from the Harvard Business School. Vikram was the past President of the National HRD Network, Mumbai Chapter and has been recognized as one of the top 10 HR Leaders in India by Startup Lanes.

Archana Chadha

Head of Human Resources, HSBC Ltd.

Archana Chadha heads Human Resources for HSBC, India Bank. Responsible for shaping and driving HSBC’s people strategy, Archana has been instrumental in fostering a positive and growth work culture, as well as re-defining the workplace for tomorrow.

With a wealth of experience in the field of HR, Archana brings an unparalleled expertise to the table by virtue of her stints across different businesses in Retail Banking and Securities Services.

Under her thought leadership and guidance, HSBC people practices have grown from strength to strength. Known for being an empathetic leader and a strategic thinker, she has made a remarkable impact on the strategic priorities and imperatives of the bank’s India franchise.

HSBC has always put people at the focal point of its priorities and a testimony to that would be the pride and advocacy showcased by its employees and alumni. Archana has not only strengthened the narrative, but has also been pivotal in underscoring wellbeing priorities, focus on inclusion and building a culture of trust amongst employees.

HSBC India has been recognized across various forums for their unmatched people practices. Great Place to work three times in a row; NHRDN People First Ace Awards three time across categories such as Talent Management, Strategic HR Management, Workforce Planning & Staffing, Total Rewards and Performance Management; ET BFSI Excellence Awards 2022 in Best HR Initiative in the Sector are just a few of the accolades bestowed under her able leadership.

Sumek Gopal

Head, Human Resources, India Region- Danaher

Sumek is a part of the Human Resources Team at Danaher and plays Regional HR role for India.

Sumek has over 20 years of experience in human capital across industries, including health care, Medical Devices, Life Sciences, consulting and FMCG. He has been a part of leadership teams and management committees, working in and for markets like South East Asia, India, Africa, Europe and Latin America.

Before joining Danaher, Sumek used to lead Global Talent portfolio for UnitedHealth Group for their Global Capability centers across APAC, Lat-Am and EMEA. Sumek has served as Head-HR for South Asia Business of Godrej Consumer products Limited and Head HR for their Africa Business.

He has graduated from Ramjas College, University of Delhi and is an MBA from SCMHRD. Sumek has also completed a course in strategic human resource management from Michigan Ross School of Business.