HR Movement: 23 Nov, 2020

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Udbhav Ganjoo heads HR for Mylan-Upjohn merged entity

 

Ganjoo is backed by more than 30 years of experience in automobile, engineering pharmaceuticals and services. Udbhav Ganjoo, a veteran in the HR field with over three decades of experience, is now the head of HR -Global Operations, India, Emerging Asia and Access Markets, at Viatris.Viatris is a global healthcare company formed in 2020, through the merger of Mylan and Upjohn, a legacy division of Pfizer. In an exclusive to HRKatha, Ganjoo mentions, “Mylan has taken over Upjohn and merged into a new entity- Viatris. It’s the same organisation that has undergone a transformation.” This new entity, which he heads, “has approximately 35,000 people from Mylan and 11,000 from Upjohn,” he shares. Viatris was formed as a response to the need for evolved healthcare, which would offer quality medicines to the population around the world. The role came to Ganjoo after the merging and restructuring of the two organisations.

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Dhanuka Agritech appoints Viekas K Khokha as head-HR

 

Khokha moves from Zimmer Biomet, where he was the director-HR. Viekas K Khokha has joined Dhanuka Agritech as head-HR. Before joining the agro chemical company, Khokha was the director-HR at Zimmer Biomet, a medical device company that manufactures aluminium splints. At Zimmer Biomet, he spearheaded the HR component of the business strategy by planning, developing, and implementing initiatives that positively impacted the productivity, capability and effectiveness of customer groups. Speaking to HRKatha on his new role at Dhanuka Agritech, Khokha says, “The role brings in the opportunity to create a talent pool, which needs to keep circulating in the industry. As an HR leader, I will contribute towards the creation of this talent pool through awareness generation, employee value proposition and employees happiness.”

 

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CentriLogic expands leadership team; Shalini Duggal to take the helm as CPO

 

With more than 17 years of experience, Duggal has previously served as HR head in two other organisations. On August 27, global IT transformation solutions provider, CentriLogic, appointed Shalini Duggal as the chief people officer of the Company. Duggal brings with her an experience of more than 17 years in the human resources domain. In her new position, she will be responsible for leading all people, culture and talent development functions throughout the global business. Early in the year, CentriLogic acquired ManageForce and ObjectSharp, bringing on board over 100 new employees. A part of Duggal’s mandate will be to oversee the integration of the teams from the two organisations, and drive an overall growth strategy for the company. Duggal began her professional journey with First Canadian Title based out of Oakland, Ontario, as an HR generalist and trainer for three years. Subsequently, she worked in two other organisations, Gamma-Dynacare Laboratories and Toronto Star, for less than two years each before moving on to SCM Insurance Services where she completed her longest stint of close to nine years. Joining as a human resources director in the organisation, she moved up the ranks to become VP-HR at SCM.