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Mirae Asset Venture India appoints ex-Steadview Capital MD Puneet Kumar as its new CEO

Mirae Asset Venture India, the private investing arm of South Korea’s Mirae Asset Financial Group, has appointed Puneet Kumar as CEO. Kumar succeeds Ashish Dave, who exited the firm in mid-2025. In his new role, Kumar will lead Mirae Asset’s venture capital and private investing platform in India, with responsibility for sharpening investment strategy, deepening collaboration with the group’s global venture businesses, and strengthening the firm’s position as a partner for founders and co-investors, the company said in a statement. Mirae Asset Venture India invests across sectors such as technology platforms, consumer, artificial intelligence and deep technology. Its India portfolio includes companies such as stock-trading app Dhan, ecommerce grocery firm BigBasket, logistics platform Shadowfax, social media company ShareChat, and fintech startup KreditBee. The firm’s private investing business in India manages more than Rs 1,477 crore in assets under management across two Category ...

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Ola Electric’s Business Head for Cell Vishal Chaturvedi resigns; says, 'This decision was taken due to...'

Bhavish Aggarwal-led EV maker Ola Electric Mobility has disclosed the resignation of Vishal Chaturvedi, business head for cell operations and a designated senior management personnel. In a regulatory filing to stock exchanges, Ola Electric Mobility said Chaturvedi stepped down with effect from the close of business hours on December 31, 2025, citing personal commitments. The disclosure was made in accordance with the Securities and Exchange Board of India’s Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements Regulations, 2015, along with a November 2024 SEBI circular governing senior management disclosures. The company also enclosed a copy of Chaturvedi’s resignation letter with the filing. In his resignation letter, Chaturvedi said the decision was taken due to personal commitments and added that he was stepping down “with the highest respect and appreciation for the organisation.” “I am writing to formally resign from my position as Business Head - Cell with effect from the close of b...

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Kirloskar Industries appoints Rohan Sapkal as head–HR

Kirloskar Industries has appointed Rohan Sapkal as its new head–human resources, effective 1 January, 2026. The appointment comes at a time when listed industrial companies are sharpening their focus on strong HR leadership to support business continuity, governance, compliance and long-term talent strategies. Sapkal moves into the role after serving as group head-HR at Kirloskar [...] The post Kirloskar Industries appoints Rohan Sapkal as head–HR appeared first on HR Katha .

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Spotify promotes Shreyas Haridas to HR director, JAPAC, SAMEA

Spotify, the global audio streaming service, has elevated Shreyas Haridas and expanded his role to lead HR across JAPAC and SAMEA as director. He has been associated with Spotify since September of 2022 when he joined to take care of HR for South Asia, Middle East and Africa. An engineering graduate, Shreyas Haridas is also [...] The post Spotify promotes Shreyas Haridas to HR director, JAPAC, SAMEA appeared first on HR Katha .

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Capgemini’s Tarunpreet Pahwa is Sr. dir. talent solutions & HR analytics

Capgemini has elevated Tarunpreet Singh Pahwa to senior director – global strategic deals, talent solutions and HR analytics. He has been associated with Capgemini since September 2022 when he took up the role of global human resources business partner. For almost two years, he successfully ensured achievement of business outcomes and worked along with client [...] The post Capgemini’s Tarunpreet Pahwa is Sr. dir. talent solutions & HR analytics appeared first on HR Katha .

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Vivek Tripathi moves on from Newgen Software after 4.5-year HR leadership tenure

Vivek Tripathi has announced his exit from Newgen Software, bringing to a close a 4.5-year tenure as vice president – human resources at the Indian product software company. The transition marks the beginning of a new phase in his professional journey, with a renewed focus on strategic HR consulting and academic engagement. Tripathi is backed [...] The post Vivek Tripathi moves on from Newgen Software after 4.5-year HR leadership tenure appeared first on HR Katha .

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Dr Manmeet Kaur Wilkhoo is the new head HR-operations, NIIT

NIIT, the global managed-learning services company, has appointed Dr Manmeet Kaur Wilkhoo as head-HR, operations. Dr Wilkhoo, who has completed a master’s degree in human resources management services from University of Wales, holds a PhD from Swiss School of Business and Management. She spent the initial four years of her career with Aditya Birla Sun [...] The post Dr Manmeet Kaur Wilkhoo is the new head HR-operations, NIIT appeared first on HR Katha .

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Mobikwik gets Rajat Bansal as senior director-head of talent acquisition

After heading talent acquisition at Freecharge for over three years, Rajat Bansal has taken up the role of senior director and head of talent acquisition at Mobikwik, the Indian fintech platform. Bansal brings over two decades of experience, having started off as director-ResourceChip Consulting, in July of 2003. After well over nine years, he moved [...] The post Mobikwik gets Rajat Bansal as senior director-head of talent acquisition appeared first on HR Katha .

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Subir Sinha (1967-2025): The HR professional who chose substance over spotlight

I spoke with Subir Sinha just two weeks ago. We talked for hours that evening, and he was hopeful—genuinely optimistic about his recovery. He told me about the projects he was working on, the startups he was helping, the people he was connecting. Even battling cancer, Subir was thinking about others. That was who he [...] The post Subir Sinha (1967-2025): The HR professional who chose substance over spotlight appeared first on HR Katha .

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TCS pushes enterprise-wide AI skilling to build an AI-first workforce

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) is accelerating its shift towards an AI-led operating model with the rollout of a structured, organisation-wide programme aimed at building practical artificial intelligence (AI) skills across its workforce. The initiative is designed to ensure that AI capabilities are not limited to specialised teams but become a core competency across roles, functions [...] The post TCS pushes enterprise-wide AI skilling to build an AI-first workforce appeared first on HR Katha .