HR Movements: 19 June, 2017

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MetLife names ex-Johnson & Johnson executive as CHRO

Susan Podlogar, global vice president of human resources, Johnson & Johnson has been named as the executive vice president and chief human resources officer for MetLife, effective July 10. 

MetLife Inc. has hired Susan Podlogar as executive vice president and chief human resources officer. The New York based company mentioned in an official report that Podlogar will join from July 10 and will be a member of the company’s executive group and report to chairman, president and CEO Steven A Kandarian.
Podlogar comes to MetLife from Johnson & Johnson, where she was global vice president of human resources for the company’s $21 billion medical devices business. In this role, she was responsible for driving the talent agenda to strengthen the company’s go-to-market model and help accelerate the pace of innovation.
Earlier, she was vice president for global total rewards and performance, responsible for managing the development and execution of worldwide compensation, benefits, health resources, performance strategies and organizational analytics.

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NSE’s former CHRO Mukherjee joins Srei as group chief people officer

He plans to enhance a high-performance work culture by inculcating a culture of learning, innovation and teamwork with an entrepreneurial mindset..

Chandrashekhar Mukherjee, chief people officer, National Stock Exchange of India (NSE), who had quit the organisation last month, has joined Srei Infrastructure Finance as the group chief people officer. Mukherjee, who joined the infrastructure financing firm on June 8, has shifted base to Kolkata.

Mukherjee confirms the appointment to HRKatha and adds that he will report to the shareholders in his new role. Talking of his role, he says, “I am looking forward to creating a world class multi-cultural talent pool to achieve the ambitious vision of the organisation and its shareholders.”

He adds that he is looking to enhance the high-performance work culture by inculcating a culture of learning, innovation and teamwork with an entrepreneurial mindset. Mukherjee will be responsible for handling the entire people function for the USD10 bn firm’s group companies including all 140 entities, with a total workforce numbering 9,500.

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CEAT Tyres’ Ranjan Sarkar joins Exide Industries as CHRO

Sarkar comes with more than 18 years of cross-industry experience.

Ranjan Sarkar, erstwhile VP, HR at CEAT Tyres, has joined Exide Industries as the EVP HR, CHRO. Sarkar comes with more than 18 years of cross-industry experience and he joined the battery manufacturer this month.

In his previous roles, he has worked across industries such as automobile, consumer goods, pharmaceuticals, manufacturing, BFSI and media and communication. He also has a diverse experience in change management in people practices, strategic partnership to business, championing M&A, building HR roadmap for south Asian countries and building HR organisation in greenfield assignments.

Before joining Exide Industries, Sarkar worked with CEAT Tyres, where he had joined as GM, HR in 2008. After having spent more than eight years at the company, he decided to move on into a new and bigger role.