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Monday 15 February 2021

HR Movement: 15 Feb, 2021

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V Krishnan appointed CHRO, Havells India

In his over 3-decade long career, Krishnan has also served as executive director – HR (India & SAARC), at Dabur India for more than 16 years. Havells India has appointed HR veteran, V Krishnan, as chief human resources officer. Possessing an MBA from the Faculty of Management Studies, University of Delhi, Krishnan served the longest stint of his three decade-long career, at Dabur India, where he was executive director – HR (India & SAARC) for more than 16 years. He was an integral part of the management committee at Dabur, reporting to the global CEO. He was responsible for driving transformational excellence through strategic interventions in collaboration with key stakeholders, for India and SAARC. Having begun his career as an assistant engineer with Sona Koyo Steering Systems in 1986, Krishnan moved to Eicher Tractors in 1987, as manager – quality and TQM. Here, he was closely associated with the TQM movement and got promoted and transferred to the corporate TQM cell. He worked on key initiatives with all businesses. After spending almost nine years at Eicher, Krishnan joined Xerox as general manager – HR, quality & knowledge sharing in 1996. Among the important initiatives he led at Xerox, were the employee engagement surveys, goal setting and business planning for performance management and leadership through quality initiatives. He also essayed the role of programme manager for rolling out the global knowledge management initiative. Less than five years later, he joined Whirlpool as director – corporate HR. In the three years that he spent at Whirlpool, he was responsible for rolling out some of the global HR processes in Asia, including talent pool assessment, 360 degree feedback and employee survey. He also anchored the global innovation and operational excellence initiatives in India. 

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Andrew Davis joins Sony Music as the global CHRO

 

Davis will begin his duties in early January, based out of New York. Sony Music Entertainment has appointed Andrew Davis as its global chief human resources officer and executive vice president (EVP). Davis will begin his new role at Sony, January onwards, based out of New York. He will report to Rob Stringer, chairman and Kevin Kelleher, COO, Sony. He will head Sony Music Entertainment’s global human resources function, which includes talent acquisition and management, compensation and benefits, and organisational development for Sony on a global scale. He will be responsible for furthering the Company’s human resources policies and help to build a diverse team of employees for the music giant. At a time when the pandemic has forced people to isolate themselves, music has played a vital role in providing a sense of comfort and promoting a f community feeling. Now, Davis intends to work closely with all divisions at Sony to promote a culture of innovation and excellence.


3.

Surender Mehta to join Nykaa as CHRO

Mehta will move from Vodafone, where he has been HR head, Vodafone Intelligent Solutions (VOIS), since 2017. Surender Mehta is set to join Nykaa as chief human resources officer. In this new role, he will further the company values and promote its growth culture. Mehta is an HR professional with more than 20 years of experience across industries and spanning MNCs and family businesses. He has worked with organisations in the area of IT-enabled services, telecommunications, hospitality, international trading and manufacturing. His stint with Vodafone began in 2001, and he held various positions for almost seven years before becoming the VP-corporate HR. In this position, he was head of India COE for rewards, performance, organisation effectiveness and policies. He was also lead for integration of HR policies, compensation and structure post the merger and acquisition of Hutchison & Vodafone in India. Four years later, in 2012, he became the executive VP- corporate HR.

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