HR Movement: 17 Feb, 2023

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CapGrid onboards Ruchi Rai Arora as head – HR & admin

Arora is backed by about 15 years of HR experience across sectors, including automobiles, manufacturing, logistics, commodities and design. CapGrid has onboarded Ruchi Rai as head – HR and admin. In this new role, she will manage CapGrid’s strategy and performance culture, policies, processes, talent hiring, people development and retention. Rai began her HR journey with Bridgestone, where she served as assistant manager – HR and admin, from 2003 to 2005. Her responsibilities included manpower planning and managerial recruitment, along with staffing, interviews, on-boarding, contract negotiations and induction programmes.

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Shaji Mathew to be group head – HR, Infosys

Krish Shankar to retire on 21 March 2023 after serving as group head – HR for almost 8 years. Come March 2023 and Infosys will have a new group head – human resources. Shaji Mathew will step into the shoes of Krish Shankar, who has been bearing this responsibility since 2015. Mathew has been serving as executive vice president and global head of delivery – banking, financial services, insurance (BFSI), healthcare and life sciences since 2019. His tryst with Infosys began way back in 1992, when he joined as a software engineer – delivery manager. By 2004, he was the divisional manager – insurance healthcare and life sciences. His tryst with Infosys began way back in 1992, when he joined as a software engineer – delivery manager. By 2004, he was the divisional manager – insurance healthcare and life sciences.

 

3. Saema Javed is head HR, India & the Middle East, AIT Worldwide Logistics

Javed moves from Aviva India, where she spent over 10 years, with her last held position being that of deputy vice president – HRBP & total rewards. Saema Javed, former deputy vice president – HRBP & total rewards, Aviva India, has joined AIT Worldwide Logistics as head of HR- India & the Middle East. Armed with a master’s degree in human resource management from Jamia Millia Islamia, Javed began her professional journey as an HR executive with HCL Technologies (infrastructure services division). Based out of Noida, she looked into the employee-relation activities for about 400 employees. She also dealt with the performance management system, attrition management as well as employee retention.