HR Movements: 07 Aug, 2017

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Vinod Shetty joins Sanofi as director, business HR

Shetty joins from Glenmark Pharmaceuticals, where he was leading the HR and sales training function for India, North Africa and the Middle East. 

In a recent move, Vinod Shetty, who was the vice president, HR and global sales training (India, Middle East & Africa) at Glenmark Pharmaceuticals, has just joined Sanofi as the director-business HR.

In his new role at Sanofi, Shetty will be heading the HR function for the pharma and consumer healthcare business. Shetty tells HRKatha that going ahead, Sanofi has a clear global roadmap focusing on various lines of businesses, under which there has been some restructuring that has happened both in the pharma and consumer healthcare space. 

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21st Century Fox appoints new top HR executives

Julie Franke has been promoted to senior vice president of employer brand and strategic talent acquisition and Carsten von der Linden from BCG has joined in as senior vice-president, talent management.

21st Century Fox is increasing the strength of its human resource department. The company has promoted one of its executives, Julie Franke, to senior vice president of employer brand and strategic talent acquisition. Also, it has appointed Carsten von der Linden from the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) as the senior vice president of talent management in the company.

They will work out of the Los Angeles office of 21CF, and report to Thomas Gaissmaier, EVP, and chief human resources officer of the company.  

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Geethaa Ghaneckar moves from Raymond to Raheja

Ghaneckar, who was part of the Raymond HR leadership team for over eight years, will now lead the people agenda at the Raheja Universal.

Geethaa Ghaneckar, who has been the director-HR for the Raymond Lifestyle Business for over eight years now, is all set to join Raheja Universal as the CHRO. Ghaneckar will now lead the people agenda at the Raheja Universal, supporting its journey towards growth. She joins at a time when the industry is moving towards greater professionalism and standardisation, experiencing a significant transformation in terms of the work environment.

Ghaneckar confirmed her movement to HRKatha sharing that she would be joining the company on July 25, Tuesday. Talking of her new role, she says, “I am looking forward to leading the people agenda in the firm's journey towards becoming a leading player in Platform Projects.”

Her tasks will include building a professional work environment, creating a transformative performance management process, building a high-quality leadership team across verticals and nurturing a culture that fosters innovation.