HR Movements: 24 Apr, 2017

1.

DDI elevates Amogh Deshmukh as MD

Deshmukh, who has spent nine years with the company, has taken over from Anu Zachariah, who was the MD since 2014. 

Development Dimensions International (DDI), an HR consultancy firm has elevated its head of sales & marketing, Amogh Deshmukh, as the managing director.
Deshmukh has spent nine years with the company, and has taken over from Anu Zachariah, who was the managing director since December, 2014.
Zachariah has been with DDI India for seven years now. However, the official communiqué doesn’t specify Zachariah’s status in the company or the new role.
Deshmukh’s primary focus will be on strengthening DDI’s overall strategic position and further building DDI’s competitive advantage in the talent management space in India.
Prior to joining DDI in 2008, Amogh has ably contributed as a sales manager-national sales with Kelly Services. He has a master’s in marketing management from the Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies (JBIMS), Mumbai. 

2.
Raman Roy appointed as Chairman of NASSCOM

NASSCOM appoints Raman Roy as Chairman and Rishad Premji as Vice-Chairman for 2017-18.

The National Association of Software and Services Companies (NASSCOM) have appointed Raman Roy as the new Chairman for 2017-18. He took charge from 6th April. 
He is popularly known as the ‘Pioneer of the Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) industry’ in India, as he has successfully led the BPO initiatives of American Express, General Electric and Spectramind (now Wipro BPO) before starting Quatrro in 2005.
Currently, Raman Roy succeeds CP Gurani, CEO of Tech Mahindra. Roy has also been a member of NASSCOM’s executive council and was the vice-chairman in 2016-17. With the total experience of 34 years, Raman holds the position of chairman and MD at Quatrro for past 11 years. 
His statement on NASSCOM official website highlights his future role and responsibilities and his contribution to NASSCOM’s EC Council.

3.

Suryakant Pandey joins Cipla as HR Director

After a long stint with Shell India , Suryakant Pandey joins Cipla as HR Director.

Suryakant Pandey has joined one of the leading global pharmaceutical companies, Cipla as HR Director.

Prior to this, he was working with Shell as HR Manager India in retail, sales and marketing. He was also part of lubricants supply chain India leadership team and a core member of strategic retail India group. He had closely worked with a diverse set of stakeholders to deliver employee engagement and talent development objectives; leading & driving global/regional projects in the business.