HR Movement: 1 Mar, 2024

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SolarEdge Technologies appoints Ratika G as director-HR

In her over 20-year old career, Ratika has worked across sectors such as IT, logistics, telecom and biotechnology, and is passionate about attracting, developing and retaining talent. SolarEdge Technologies has named Ratika G as its new director-human resources. Prior to this, Ratika was associated with Sapiens as VP-HR, Australia & APAC, chief growth officer, India. Bringing with her over 23 years of expertise in strategic HR, Ratika dedicated more than seven years of her career to Sapiens. She joined the firm in the year 2016 as its VP-HR. For over five years, Ratika managed the HR gamut for India, Australia and the APAC region, based out of Bengaluru. In the year 2021, she was given an added responsibility of handling the company’s growth in India as its chief growth officer. Having worked across sectors such as IT, logistics, telecom, and biotechnology, Ratika is passionate about attracting, developing and retaining talent. In her long and successful professional journey, Ratika has worked with many big brands such as Ascendum Solutions, Novozymes, OpSource and Airtel. Airtel is where she started her journey in human resources, in the year 2005. She joined the company as its senior executive-human resources and after a year moved to OpSource, a cloud computing company, in 2006.

 

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Ravi Mishra joins BITS Pilani as head-HR

He started off in the Aditya Birla Group as the general manager-HR, Aditya Birla Chemicals Division and his last held position was that of senior vice president-HR, global epoxy business, Aditya Birla Advanced Materials Business Ravi Mishra, former senior vice president-HR, global epoxy business, Aditya Birla Advanced Materials Business, has now joined Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS), Pilani as head-HR. He was associated with the Advanced Materials Business for over four years, starting 2019. “I am enthusiastic about the opportunity to drive change and innovation in the education sector. With a focus on continuous learning and strategic alignment, I am confident in our ability to shape the future of education in India,” says an enthusiastic bMishra, sharing his excitement.

 

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Siemens Smart Infrastructure gets Apeksha Jain as head-HR

She most recently held the position of head-HR at Godrej Chemicals. Siemens Smart Infrastructure has appointed Apeksha Jain as its new head-human resources. Jain brings over 15 years of expertise in the realms of food and beverages, manufacturing, and telecommunications to her new role. Prior to this, Jain was associated with Godrej Chemicals as its head-HR since 2019. During her tenure, she successfully led people and culture initiatives for the past five years before concluding her responsibilities earlier this month. Prior to this, Jain was associated with Godrej Chemicals as its head-HR since 2019. During her tenure, she successfully led people and culture initiatives for the past five years before concluding her responsibilities earlier this month. Furthermore, her professional journey includes diverse roles at PepsiCo, Vodafone, Hindustan Unilever (HUL), Virgin Mobile, and Impetus Technologies. Jain started her career with Impetus Technologies, a software company, where she joined as a summer intern in the year 2008, for four months. Then she moved to Virgin Mobile as a trainee for a year. In 2010, she joined Vodafone as its area sales manager, followed by a short stint at Unilever as a PepsiCo Extern in its JV with PepsiCo, in the year 2017, for three months. This gave her enhanced exposure and learning opportunities.