HR Movement: 22 Nov, 2021

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Schaeffler gets Poo-Jiuan Eng as SVP-HR for Asia Pacific region

Eng has over two decades of experience in HR and has served in various sectors including aviation, oil & gas and energy. Schaeffler, a global supplier to the automotive and industrial sector, has announced the appointment of Poo-Jiuan Eng as SVP-HR for the Asia Pacific (APAC) region. She will lead the HR operations and people strategy for the Company for 18 markets and over 6000 employees, and will be based out of Singapore, which is Schaeffler’s headquarters for the APAC. Prior to this appointment, Eng was the regional director of HR at Baker Hughes, an energy solutions and technology company. She led major HR transformation efforts that supported the company’s business transitions in the four years that she spent there.

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Veena Satish takes over from Jitender Panihar as VP-people & culture at MoEngage

Panihar has spent three years with the customer-engagement platform, and has played a critical part in scaling up the Company. MoEngage, the customer-engagement platform, has hired Veena Satish as its new vice president – people and culture. Satish will step into the shoes of Jitender Panihar who was leading the people strategy at MoEngage for the last three years. Prior to this appointment, Satish was the director – HR at Walmart Global Tech India for over six years. She comes with more than two decades of experience in HR working for various known brands. MoEngage will use her expertise to streamline organisational processes and create a more engaging work experience for its teams and employees. Satish will also spearhead the DE&I agenda for the Company to make it a global employer of choice.

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Globalisation Partners appoints Richa Gupta as chief people officer

Gupta moves to the remote team-building and global employment platform from Castlight Health. Globalisation Partners, the Company that helps organisations hire anyone, anywhere, through its global employment platform, has announced the appointment of Richa Gupta as its chief people officer. A postgraduate in organisational psychology from Delhi University, Gupta has completed an MBA in management and international business from Wright State University. At Globalisation Partners, she will lead all aspects of HR for the global workforce of the Company. She began her career in HR in 1996, essaying the role of human resource generalist in companies such as Eurolink Software and Nucleus Software, in Delhi. In 2003, she joined NCR Corporation, as an HR consultant. Four years later, she joined LexisNexis as HR manager. Her next stop was Vantiv, where she was director – HR from 2010 to 2013.