Gupta’s elevation to CHRO was approved by the Board of Tata Communications recently.

An economics graduate from Delhi University, Gupta also completed an MBA from IIFM.

He was associated with Deloitte Consulting for two years from 2004 to 2006, before he moved on to PricewaterhouseCoopers as senior consultant-HR advisory.

The next three years he spent with KPMG Advisory as manager-HR advisory.

His next stop was EXL service, where he served as assistant vice president-talent management and OD from 2011 to 2013.

It was in September 2013 that he joined Tata Communications, as director-human resources. Less than five years later, he was elevated to the position of senior director-global head of talent acquisition, talent management, OD, D&I and BHR. Less than four and a half years later, he got promoted to vice president-global head, compensation and benefits and business HR.

Goyal will be passing on the baton to Gupta after a 14-year long tenure with the firm. He was part of the Management board too and even headed sustainability, CSR, health and safety, SCM.

This alumnus of BITS Pilani has also been associated with SAP as CHRO global advisory board member since 2019.

Know for his strong work ethics, Gupta’s eye for detail will stand him in good stead in his new role.

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Bajwa’s association with Tata Communications began in 2013, when she joined as director/global head-HR. In this position, she led the human resource management for global products, digital, technology and corporate functions that account for 80 per cent of the Company, with a staffing budget of over $400 mn.

She drove the people and culture focus for transformation projects and helped scale up new technology businesses around IoT, Netfoundry (SaaS) and cross-border mobility to 2000+ member teams, globally.

The brain behind various innovation programmes, she managed many HR transformation projects, optimisation exercises and career progression frameworks across the globe.

In 2019, she was elevated to the role of senior director and global head of learning, organisation and leadership development. In this role, for three and a half years, she successfully devised and executed a revamped L&D strategy in line with the updated company strategy.

Her next promotion saw her taking on the mantle of senior director – HR. Among other responsibilities, she drove sales transformation through a people strategy focused on renovating leadership, culture, talent and skills for a future-ready sales organisation.

Before joining Tata Communications, Bajwa was the client product council member at Degreed for over three and a half years.

The second longest stint of Bajwa’s career was with HSBC, where she joined as associate vice president – OD & change, in 2007. By the time she moved on from HSBC in 2012, she was VP- HR, transaction banking group and private bank.

In her chequered career, Bajwa has also done a three-year stint with Essar, as deputy manager, and a shorter stint with the Boston Consulting Group (BSG) as lead – HRBP.

An alumna of the KJ Somaiya Institute of Management Studies and Research, Mumbai, Bajwa is known for her farsightedness, as well as her effective and participative leadership style.

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Hareendran will act as a central manager for the healthcare needs of all employees at Tech Mahindra and will also be responsible for handling the wellness partners and vendors to provide holistic employee wellness offerings.

Prior to this appointment, Hareendran was part of the HR team at Tech Mahindra as an HR benefits analyst. She was working with the global HR team to design policies and strategies pertaining to the health and wellness of the staff. Hareendran is a young HR professional with little over five years of experience in HR. Before joining Tech Mahindra, she has also worked as an intern with Tata Communications.

Hareendran holds an MBA and is a graduate in electronic and telecommunication engineering.

“Guided by our values and culture of driving positive change, celebrating each moment, and empowering all to rise, we at Tech Mahindra, have always prioritised the well-being of our associates. Meghna is one of our bright young HR leaders who is passionate and already making a positive difference to the lives of many. Her appointment as a ‘Wellness Officer’ reiterates our belief in ‘Wellness before Business’ and underscores our commitment towards ensuring holistic wellness of our associates,” comments Harshvendra Soin, global chief people officer & head – marketing, Tech Mahindra.

Commenting on the present situation, Hareendran says, “The pandemic has taken a significant toll on lives across the world, and it has created a unique challenge to ensure both physical and mental wellness of people. To combat this, the key is to build a wave of ‘collective well-being’, with humans and technology at the centre.” She is grateful that Tech Mahindra recognised this need early on, and “enabled a culture where everyone comes together to ensure each other’s well-being.”

Tech Mahindra has been collaborating with multiple hospitals to convert their official campuses into COVID care units where employees are assured of medical help in emergency cases. The Company also has a COVID-19 risk-screening test called Mhealthy, to test the presence of antibodies along with all the vital health stats for COVID-19 comorbidities. With this system in place, it will ensure that anyone entering the premises of Tech Mahindra is healthy, while the employees are assured of a healthy place to work in.

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