HR Movements: 16 Oct, 2017

1.

Arif Khan takes over as chief HR officer at Sasken Technologies

Khan, who brings over two decades of experience, will be responsible for global HR. 

The product engineering and digital transformation solutions company, Sasken Technologies, (formerly Sasken Communication Technologies), has appointed Arif Khan as chief HR officer, with effect from Friday, September 1.

Khan, who brings over two decades of experience, will be reporting to Rajiv C. Mody, chairman, managing director & CEO. He will be responsible for Global HR including business HR, compensation & benefits, recruitment, resourcing and policies.

Welcoming Khan to Sasken’s leadership team, Mody says, “As Khan taps into the tremendous opportunities that the marketplace is providing today, Khan’s addition will enable us to attract the best-in-class talent, which will accelerate our growth trajectory.”

Khan joins Sasken from Harman Connected Services, where he was heading the company’s global strategic operations. He has extensive experience in business operations and has worked with senior business leaders in product engineering, strategy, business management, and global operations. 

2.

Edith Cooper, head of human capital management, Goldman Sachs to retire by end of the year

She will be handing over charge to Dane Holmes, who is the global head of investor relations and global head of Pine Street.

Edith Cooper, the global head of human capital management (HCM) at Goldman Sachs, will leave the Company by the end of this year, after a long stint of 21 years.

Cooper will be replaced by Dane Holmes, who is currently the global head of investor relations and global head of Pine Street. His term will start from January 1, 2018.

Cooper has been the executive vice president of Goldman Sachs since 2011 and has also been leading HCM since 2008. She is a member of the management committee and serves as vice chair of the partnership committee.

Cooper joined Goldman Sachs in 1996 and led the firm’s Energy Sales Group. She was named managing director in 1998 and partner in 2000. Thereafter, she was co-head of the commodities business in Europe and Asia, based out of London. In 2002, she handled the firm’s futures business.

Being the most senior black woman in the company, Cooper led the discussion on race and equality.

Before joining Goldman Sachs, Cooper worked at Morgan Stanley and Bankers Trust for almost 10 years combined.

3.

After 20 years, Anuranjita Kumar moves from Citibank to RBS as MD HR International Hubs

Kumar, a well-recognised and revered HR professional, was the first woman management committee member at Citi India. She was also the first South Asian and woman leader to be appointed as head of HR, global banking EMEA, in 2007.

Anuranjita Kumar, who has been the managing director, chief human resources officer-South Asia at Citi, since 2012, has now joined RBS as the managing director, human resources for international hubs. Kumar will be based out of Gurgaon, while she’ll be travelling extensively to the UK and other locations under international hubs.

Kumar is a business management graduate from XLRI, who began her professional journey at Procter & Gamble in 1994, post which she joined Citibank in 1995, and stayed with the brand for over 21 years. She rose up the corporate ladder in Citi, working across geographies —the US, Middle East, Africa, Europe and South Asia.

An HR veteran, Kumar says, “RBS is at an exciting phase in its journey, where it is getting out of the legacy and the past, and swiftly moving forward into the next phase with the people agenda at its core. This is where I see a great opportunity here to make a difference.”