Unveiling the
Top 30 Talent
Leaders of 2024
Talent Leaders play a crucial role in today’s rapidly changing business environment. They drive engagement and ensure that talent is both selected for its skills and continuously developed through effective re-skilling and up-skilling programs. To honor these influential figures, Forbes India and Indeed launched the Top 30 Talent Leaders initiative. Following the success of our inaugural season, we proudly presented the top talent leaders for 2024.
This initiative celebrates those who are actively driving change, shaping the future of work, and making a significant impact in talent acquisition and management. This year, the response was overwhelming, with an impressive 450 entries from across India. Each submission was meticulously reviewed by our esteemed process partner, Ernst & Young, and narrowed down to the top 48 entries. These nominees were then advanced for final scrutiny, where our distinguished jury conducted thorough individual assessments. The grand event took place on June 13th, 2024, at the Conrad in Bengaluru. It was an unforgettable evening celebrating excellence and innovation in Talent Leadership. The Top 30 Talent Leaders of 2024 were unveiled, each recognized for their exceptional contributions and forward-thinking approaches in talent management.
Top 30 Talent Leaders of 2024
Anshul Bhargava
Senior Vice President, Global Head Talent Acquisition
Firstsource Limited
Asma Sultana
Vice President - Global Corporate Talent Acqusition | India Field Recruiting
Alorica India Pvt. Ltd
Devi Prasad Dash
Chief Human Resources Officer
Apollo Health and Lifestyle Limited
Gajendra Menon
Senior Director HR, Global Talent Acquisition
NTT DATA Global Delivery Services
Harsh Verma
Director and Global Head of Talent Acquisition
Avaya India Pvt. Ltd
Kanwal Kaul
Director- Talent Acquisition, People & Transformation Partner
NatWest Group
Karthik SM
Global Talent Acquisition Head
Biocon Biologics
Mino Thomas
Sr Director Talent & Global Head Talent Operations
Adobe Systems India Private Limited
Nitin Khurana
Global Head – Talent Acquisition
Indegene Pvt. Ltd.
Rajeev Sharma
Director Talent Acquisition
Amazon Development Centre India Pvt Ltd
Rajita Singh
Chief People Officer for India
kyndryl
Ranga Subramanian J
Executive Vice President – Human Resources
HDFC Bank
Ravish Saily
Head HR -Global Delivery Center
Syngenta
Ritesh Agarwal
Head of Talent Acquisition - India
BTeServ India pvt. ltd.
Ritu Bhatia
Head of Recruitment
Genpact
Samatha Prasad Kothapally
Vice President
Broadridge Financial Solutions
Sandeep S Joshi
Reliance BP Mobility Limited
Chief Talent Officer – Mobility Solution
Sandhya Kini
Director – Talent Development
WTW India Global Delivery Center
Santosh T K
Director - Talent Acquisition
Dell Technologies
Saurabh Ahuja
Vice President, Global Talent Attraction, Engagement & Diversity Effectiveness
Citi
Seema Rani
Director, Human Resources (Talent Acquisition Head, APAC)
Unisys
Seetharam Lakshminarayan
Senior Director - Recruitment
Virtusa
Shravan Kumar B N
Head of Talent Attraction – India & South East Asia
TE Connectivity India Pvt Ltd.
Shyamala Jayakumar
Head of Talent Acquisition
Commonwealth Bank of Australia
Sudhir Kumar B
Head Talent Acquisition
Aeries Technology
Sunil Punia
Offering Dev Innov Senior Principal
Accenture
Suresh Ramachandra
Global Head - Talent Strategy
Quest Global
Swadesh Kumar Behera
EVP & Chief People Officer
Titan Industries Limited
Tina Vas
Senior Vice President – Global Human Resources
Sagility
Varun Gautam
Global Head – Talent Management & Acquisition
Persistent Systems Limited
Speakers
Gautam Gambhir
Former Indian Cricketer,
Former Member of the Lok Sabha and Philanthropist
Sunita Cherian
Chief Culture Officer
Wipro
Yogi Shriram
Ex Sr.VP - Corporate HR L&T &
Member of Ex Comm, L&T &
Strategic HR Consultant
Debolina Dutta
Professor of Practice,
Organizational Behavior & Human Resources Management
IIM Bangalore
Sashi Kumar
Head of Sales India
Indeed
Rohan Sylvester
Talent Strategy Advisor
Indeed
Neha Bothra
Assistant Editor
Forbes India
Naini Thaker
Special Correspondent
Forbes India
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Talent Leaders play a crucial role in today’s rapidly changing business environment. They drive engagement and ensure that talent is both selected for its skills and continuously developed through effective re-skilling and up-skilling programs. To honor these influential figures, Forbes India and Indeed launched the Top 30 Talent Leaders initiative. Following the success of our inaugural season, we proudly presented the top talent leaders for 2024.
This initiative celebrates those who are actively driving change, shaping the future of work, and making a significant impact in talent acquisition and management. This year, the response was overwhelming, with an impressive 450 entries from across India. Each submission was meticulously reviewed by our esteemed process partner, Ernst & Young, and narrowed down to the top 48 entries. These nominees were then advanced for final scrutiny, where our distinguished jury conducted thorough individual assessments.
The grand event took place on June 13th, 2024, at the Conrad in Bengaluru. It was an unforgettable evening celebrating excellence and innovation in Talent Leadership. The Top 30 Talent Leaders of 2024 were unveiled, each recognized for their exceptional contributions and forward-thinking approaches in talent management.
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