HR Movements: 19 Sep 2016

1.
Ashwani Dahiya, senior VP & group HR head of RIL calls it quits.

Dahiya, an XLRI graduate, was deeply involved in the transformation of the group. 

In what is being seen as another key exit from the HR team of one of the largest Indian conglomerates, Ashwani Dahiya, senior VP & group head (performance, reward & organisation development) of Reliance Industries Limited has recently resigned.

According to a source, Dahiya was deeply involved in the transformation of the group. He introduced global best practices in performance management, organisational design and employee engagement, making the organisation a stronger employer brand.

Dahiya, an XLRI graduate, was earlier with American Express as the vice president-HR, Japan, Asia Pacific and Australia, for total rewards & HR analytics.

The group has witnessed a few key exits from its HR team in the recent past. Prabir Jha, the former chief human resources officer of RIL quit in July 2015, followed by Harlina Sodhi, senior vice president and head of employee engagement, communication, diversity, HR academy and change management; Rajeev Ranjan, vice president of HR for the Reliance Foundation; and Vikram Bector, the chief talent officer.

2.
Flipkart’s campus recruitment head, Madhav Vamsi moves to Microsoft

Vamsi has joined Microsoft as the head of India University Relations. He spent two years at Flipkart.

Flipkart’s campus head, Madhav Vamsi, who was responsible for driving campus recruiting programmes, recently resigned from his position.

Vamsi, who has now joined Microsoft as the head of India University Relations had a two-year stint at Flipkart after he joined the company in November, 2014. At Flipkart, Vamsi was responsible for driving the full life cycle of campus hiring.

Talking of his tenure at Flipkart, Vamsi says, “I enjoyed complete freedom and autonomy in my role at Flipkart. I totally loved my association with Flipkart.”

“The key takeaways from my last role include (a) agility and pace, (b) handling change; and (c) ability to design think,” he adds.

As the campus head at Flipkart, Vamsi was pivotal in successfully completing various recruitment drives across the premier institutes of the country.

A doctorate in management studies from NIPM, Vamsi has earlier worked with TCS-CMC as their country head-talent acquisitions and head-campus recruitments for over six years, before joining Flipkart. He started his career with Mensa Soft and then moved to AMI Technologies as the DGM-HR & Training.

3.
Cognizant’s Bhaskar Das joins Think Talent Services

In his new role, Das will focus on strengthening leadership practice.

Think Talent Services, one of the leading leadership and talent-consulting firms in the country, recently announced the appointment of Bhaskar Das as the head of leadership practice. Das comes from Cognizant, where he was the VP-HR.

Bimal Rath, managing director at Think Talent Services says regarding the joining of Das, “Bhaskar's joining will bring significant strength to our cutting-edge leadership practice. His deep expertise in facilitation, coaching and identity-based leadership, as well as practical operating experience in a wide range of world-class companies will help us add even more value to our clients.”

Prior to this new role, Das has held several leadership-level roles across reputed organisations, in a career spanning over 25 years. In his last corporate role, as the VP-HR at Cognizant, he was responsible for the entire HR function in India, with focus on streamlining the function and enhancing Cognizant’s highly rated performance-oriented culture. Prior to joining Cognizant, Das was accountable for starting Sutherland’s BPO Operations in India.