HR Movements: 24 July, 2017

1.

Ashwani Dahiya, Poonam Munshi & Neetu Wadhawan exit Cipla’s HR leadership team

Dahiya was global chief talent officer & head of HR (corporate), Munshi was head of talent acquisition COE & employer branding and Wadhawan was head HR-international business. 

Three senior level executives have made an exit from Cipla’s HR team which includes, Ashwani Dahiya, global chief talent officer & head of HR (corporate); Poonam Munshi, head of talent acquisition COE & employer branding; and Neetu Wadhawan, head HR -international business.

Sources close to the development have confirmed it to HR Katha. The three executives are currently serving a three-month notice period. HRKatha contacted the senior executives at Cipla but they declined to comment.

2.

V Raja of Philips India taking early retirement

The CMD had taken charge in December 2015.

Philips India MD V Raja has put down his papers and is taking early retirement on September 30, citing personal reasons. Raja had taken charge of the company in December 2015.

The Dutch consumer electronics company saw the exit of other senior executives recently, with this being the most recent one. Some of the other exits at senior level have been of Amit Tiwari, director-marketing, Chetan Joshi, director-consumer care and supply quality, Ajay Bagga, director-finance, Ajit Kumar, head-HR and Jayanti Singh of the air purifier business.

According to Philips India, these executives exited after a long tenure in the company, which is natural in any organisation. 

3.

Google's former people director to join PartnerRe as chief corporate & people operations officer

Dorothee Burkel, will begin her new assignment in October this year.

Dorothee Burkel, HR director, Southern-Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa, recently called it quits at Google. She is all set to join PartnerRe as chief corporate and people operations officer. She will take over her new role in October.

In her new assignment, as member of PartnerRe’s executive management team, she will be responsible for human resources, communications, as well as legal and internal audit.

In her past roles, she has led international and decentralised teams in the digital economy for the past 30 years. She has also worked as VP HR & corporate communication for AOL France, and VP brand & corporate communications for AOL Europe.

Commenting on the new appointment, PartnerRe’s president and chief executive officer (CEO), Emmanuel Clarke, said that “This new position will be key to creating a working environment where employees can thrive while delivering excellent results.