HR Movements: 17 Oct, 2016

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Myntra gets Manpreet Ratia as chief people officer from Amazon

Ratia will now drive key HR functions at Myntra with a focus on talent acquisition and retention for various levels and verticals. 

Myntra, a leading online fashion & lifestyle retailer, recently appointed Manpreet Ratia as its chief people officer and head of new initiatives. In his new role, Ratia will drive key HR functions, focussing on talent acquisition and retention for various levels and verticals. He will also drive new business initiatives, to help strengthen and grow the company’s leadership position in the online fashion industry.

An alumnus of XLRI Jamshedpur, Ratia comes with over 20 years of leadership experience in domains such as financial services and e-commerce in India not just India alone, but also Asia and the United States. His track record boasts of building businesses, turnarounds and creating value and unique experiences for customers. He is also known for his collaborative leadership style and a penchant for new technologies in order to create differentiation.

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Mercer appoints Preeti Chandrashekhar as the business leader for benefits

With over 20 years of experience, she has earlier worked for Infosys and Willis Towers Watson.

Mercer, the global consulting leader recently announced the appointment of Preeti Chandrashekhar as the India business leader for benefits. Chandrashekhar joins Mercer from Willis Towers Watson where she was working as consulting leader for employee benefits for south India and Sri Lanka.

She has over two decades of industry experience along with expertise in global benefits harmonisation and management, trust governance and compliance, mergers and acquisitions, and actuarial services. Starting off with LIC India, Chandrashekhar worked with Infosys before joining Willis Towers Watson.

Anish Sarkar, country leader, Mercer India says, “Benefits is an important domain for Mercer across retirement & health lines of business. We now hope to expand our footprint in the market by bringing more of Mercer’s innovative solutions to our clients.”

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BEML elevates HR director Hota as CMD

Hota is an economics graduate from St. Stephens, New Delhi, who also holds an MBA in human resources from XLRI, Jamshedpur.

DK Hota, director, HR, BEML, has been appointed as the chairman & managing director of the Company.

He takes over from P Dwarakanath, who retired on June 30.

Hota joined BEML in July 2013, prior to which he worked with Hindustan Petroleum Corporation (HPCL) for 30 years. His last designation at HPCL was head-natural gas division.

An economics graduate from St. Stephens, New Delhi who also holds an MBA in HR from XLRI, Jamshedpur, Hota says, “I believe that the ‘Make in India’ campaign of the Government of India is a golden opportunity for BEML to grow. With the given potential of the skills and experience, I am sure that the Company would rise to greater heights.”