About SCMHRD

An epitome of finesse in Organizational Design and HR Business Partnering, Ms. Ankita Behl is an esteemed alumna of SCMHRD who has a wide range of experience across industries including Automobile, Retail and Energy.

Ms. Behl has completed her B.Tech. in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Panjab University in 2010 and then completed her MBA from SCMHRD in Human Resources specialization in 2012. She then joined Bajaj Auto Ltd. as an HR Manager and was associated with them for about 4.5 years. She led the Leadership Development vertical in the L&D function. In 2016, she was promoted as the HR Business Partner for the Bajaj Motorcycles and KTM Business Units. In November 2016, she joined Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Ltd. as the Talent Acquisition Leader and was associated with them for an year.

In September 2017, she joined General Electric (GE) and has been associated with them for about 6 years now. Ms. Behl is currently the Senior HR Business Partner in GE Vernova. She is also playing a dual hat as the Total Rewards leader for South Asia.

She is widely endorsed for her expertise in Organizational Development, Leadership Development, Total Rewards and HR Business partnership among others.

SCMHRD takes pride in her remarkable achievements and extends its best wishes for her continued success in all her future endeavors.

Ms. Ankita Behl,

With over a decade of experience in the Human Resource domain, Ms. Geetha Ranganathan is an esteemed alumna of SCMHRD. She has hands-on experience across the Healthcare and FMCG sectors in India and South East Asia.

A Biotechnology Engineer from Visvesvaraya Technological University, Ms. Geetha graduated from SCMHRD in 2013 with an MBA in Human Resources specialization. Post this, she joined Unilever as a Management Trainee through the ULIP program. She was promoted as Global Diversity and Inclusion Manager in 2014. Her prime responsibility included facilitating the development of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion based out of Singapore. Post that she took over a role as HRBP for the Water Business of Hindustan Unilever Limited.

In 2015, Ms. Geetha joined GE Healthcare as an HR Manager - Technology. Her responsibilities included Talent Acquisition, Employee Relations, and Performance Management, among others for the engineering teams based out of the R&D Center. In 2017, she was assigned the role of HR Manager, Commercial South and Functions where she was responsible for the end-to-end HR delivery for clients of the Sales Team based out of Southern India and Sri Lanka. She was also awarded the Women Super Achiever Award in 2017 at the World HRD Congress. In 2018, she was chosen to lead the Workday Implementation for South Asia where her responsibilities included implementing the HCM system. She was then promoted to Senior HR Manager for Commercial South and Functions overlooking HR delivery for clients of the Sales Team spanning across Finance, Legal, Marketing, and Global Functions through workforce strategy and analytics.

Ms. Geetha is currently a Senior HR Manager - Workday for the APAC region. She is responsible for driving change management and adoption of the HCM technology for GE Healthcare. SCMHRD takes great pride in Ms. Geetha's achievements and extends its best wishes for her future endeavors. Her vast industry experience, strong leadership acumen, and dedication to ongoing skill development makes her a highly valuable asset in the HR industry.

Ms. Geetha Ranganathan,

Mr. Bibin Poovathany is an esteemed alumnus of SCMHRD who has over eleven years of HR experience across multiple sectors, including IT, FMCG, Aviation, and Healthcare. He graduated from SCMHRD with a Master of Business Administration in Human Resources specialization in 2012.

Mr. Bibin then joined Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories as an HR business partner and later moved to a corporate L&D role. He worked as the National Sales HR Manager for Global Consumer Products Private Limited (a start-up in the FMCG sector) where he led the HR function for the national sales team consisting of employees across all states in India. He has rich HR experience with significant exposure in Recruitment, Compensation, Employee Engagement, Talent Management, Organization Design, and Learning and Development.

Currently, Mr. Bibin is playing the role of Senior HR Manager at GE Healthcare, where he is the HR Leader for the IT and global function teams for GE Healthcare India. He spent around six years in GE and performed the role of HR Business partner in GE Digital and GE Aviation before moving to his current role in the Healthcare business. He was recognized as an emerging HR leader as part of ‘Are you in the list - 2018’, an initiative by People Matters and DDI to identify emerging HR leaders in India through a six-stage rigorous process involving a jury of HR leaders and industry veterans. He was also featured in the list of India’s ‘Top 100 Emerging HR Leaders 2019’ by SumHR.

Mr. Bibin has received multiple awards throughout his career and has been involved in the design and execution of strategic HR initiatives. He has a proven track record of working with senior leaders in global matrix organizations to drive leadership effectiveness and business impact.

SCMHRD takes great pride in Mr. Bibin's achievements and extends its best wishes for his future endeavors. His vast industry experience, strong leadership acumen, and dedication to ongoing skill development make him a highly valuable asset in the HR industry.

Mr. Bibin Poovathany,

A pioneer in the field of Digital transformations, Ms. Ramya Natrajan is a distinguished alumna of SCMHRD. With a background in Computer Science Engineering, she previously worked at Accenture Services Pvt. Ltd. before pursuing her MBA.

Ms. Natrajan graduated from SCMHRD in 2011, specializing in Marketing. Subsequently, she joined Deloitte Consulting and served as a Consultant from 2011, earning a promotion to Senior Consultant in 2014. Her primary responsibilities included leading global HR transformation for organizations enabled by technologies such as SAP HCM, SuccessFactors, SNOW. She has extensive experience in Compensation processes, as well as Integration across various HR sub-processes such as OM, PA, Talent, Time, and Payroll. In recognition of her exceptional performance, she was promoted to Manager in 2018 and Senior Manager in 2022. She holds certifications in SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central and is highly regarded in the industry for her expertise in HR business processes.

Currently, Ms. Natrajan serves as a Product Engineering Manager, Group Digital, at IKEA. SCMHRD takes pride in her remarkable achievements and extends its best wishes for her continued success in all her future endeavors.

Ms. Ramya Natrajan,

Mr. Subodh Varkhede is a highly accomplished business professional with over fifteen years of experience in the manufacturing and automobile sector. He is recognized as a distinguished alumnus of SCMHRD, having completed his PGD in Business Analytics specialization in 2015. With a degree in Mechanical Engineering from Savitribai Phule Pune University, Mr. Varkhede has held key roles in renowned organizations such as Bosch and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles.

Mr. Varkhede's expertise lies in Agile leadership, and he has a demonstrated history of working in multiple domains including Forecasting, Order fulfillment, Supply Chain, Digital after-market, and Customer Support. He started his career at John Deere as a Forecast Analyst for the Asia region, where he was responsible for demand planning and order fulfillment processes. He then progressed to become a Product Owner (Supply Chain Analytics) and successfully led a team in migrating data from traditional sources to the Enterprise Data Lake (EDL) for the Supply Chain domain. Currently, Mr. Varkhede serves as the Scrum Master (Digital Aftermarket and Customer Support) for multiple teams at John Deere, where he is responsible for identifying emerging issues, providing expert alerts, and setting Objectives & Key Results (OKRs) to achieve significant business outcomes.

Mr. Varkhede's commitment to continuous learning and professional development is evident from his extensive certifications, totaling over 20 in the industry. These certifications include Professional Scrum Master (PSM) Level 2 by Scrum.org, Agile Coaching (ICP-ACC) by IC Agile, and Kanban System Design by Kanban, among others. He is widely recognized for his skills in Business Innovation, Digital Transformation, Planning, Budgeting, and Forecasting, and has garnered endorsements from the industry.

SCMHRD is proud of Mr. Varkhede's achievements and extends their best wishes for his future endeavors. His diverse experience, leadership acumen, and commitment to ongoing skill enhancement make him a valuable asset in the industry.

Mr. Subodh Varkhede,

Shashank Golani, a seasoned marketing professional with over 18 years of experience, is a distinguished alumnus of SCMHRD. During his professional Journey, he has worked in diverse industries such as Food & Beverages, Automobile, Telecommunication, and Consumer Durables.

After completing his MBA in Sales and Marketing from SCMHRD in 2005, Mr. Golani started his career as an Assistant Product Manager with Vodafone Group, where he played a key role in launching the 'Hutch' brand in Maharashtra and Goa. He then worked with Whirlpool India as a Regional Marketing Manager and with Idea Cellular Ltd. as a Senior Marketing Manager, where he received recognition for launching the highly successful 'The Honey Bunny' digital campaign in 2012.

In 2013, he joined CEAT Tyres Limited as a Senior Brand Manager, responsible for end-to-end Brand Management and for his contribution to the 'Drive Safe Dad' campaign. He later joined Bajaj Auto Ltd. and held roles such as Category Head - Personal Biking and Commercial Segment for the International Business Unit, eventually taking over Marketing responsibilities for ASEAN countries in July 2018.

Currently, Mr. Golani is the Associate Director of Marketing at McDonald's, where he is responsible for strategic Brand Building, Category P&L, and Topline improvement, with the goal of making McDonald's the preferred QSR brand in India. He has received widespread recognition and multiple Marketing Awards for his work on various campaigns.

SCMHRD is proud of Mr. Golani's outstanding achievements and wishes him continued success in his future endeavors.

Mr. Shashank Golani,

A versatile Human Resource professional with more than a dozen years of experience in handling various HR roles, Ms. Sahar Khan is a renowned alumna of SCMHRD. She has worked across various industries including pharmaceuticals, FMCG, Fashion & Retail, Automobile, and NBFC.

Ms. Khan graduated from SCMHRD in 2011 with a Human Resources specialization. She joined Glenmark Pharmaceutical as a Management Trainee. In her initial years, she was responsible for the recruitment of senior positions in Operations and Quality at the Head Omce and Plants, alongside leading Performance Management. In 2013, she transitioned from corporate HR into Sales HR where she worked as the HRBP to the Division Head and Regional Sales Team for 3 divisions of Glenmark, responsible for over 900 employees across India.

In December 2014, she joined McCain Foods as a Commercial Human Resources Manager and was associated with them for 4 years. During that time, she worked as the HRBP to the Sales and Corporate functions supporting and advising operations at an all-India level. She was also responsible for Organizational Development, Learning & Development, and Engagement. In November 2018, she joined Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Ltd. (Pantaloons) as a Deputy General Manager - Human Resources and was associated with them for over 2 years.

Ms. Khan is currently associated with the BMW Group as a Senior Manager - Human Resources. She has excellent exposure to Specialist roles in Talent Acquisition, Organization Design, Performance Management, Organizational Development, Employee Relations, and Campus Engagement. SCMHRD is proud of her accomplishments and wishes her the best in her future endeavors

Ms. Sarah Khan,

A distinguished Human Resource professional with over 18 years of experience in handling the entire gamut of HR activities, Ms. Ritu Sinha is a renowned alumna of SCMHRD. She is widely recognized and appreciated for her work on Gender Equality, Diversity & Inclusion.

After graduating from SCMHRD in 2005 from the Human Resources specialization, Ms. Sinha joined Reliance Industries Limited as an Assistant Manager of HR. She was associated with RIL for 2 years post which she joined IndiGo Airlines and was associated with them for various responsibilities and assignments for 9 years. In April 2016, she joined Vistara Airlines as the DGM - HR. She also served as the AVP - HR till January 2022.

Ms. Sinha is currently associated with Akasa Air as the Head of Human Resources. Throughout her distinguished career, she has handled areas including Employee engagement, HR Business Partnering, PMS, Talent Management, Employee Relations and Attrition Analysis among others. She has her own Youtube Channel - Be Phenomenally You and also has a Certification in Advanced Image Consultancy and Executive Presence from the London Image Institute.

SCMHRD is proud of her accomplishments and wishes her the best in her future endeavors.

Ms. Ritu Sinha,

A versatile Human Resource leader with successful stints across two FMCG majors in India, Mr. Sadasiva Bhaskar Shyamsundar is a distinguished alumnus of SCMHRD.

An Electronics and Instrumentation engineer from Anna University, Mr. Bhaskar graduated with an MBA (Human Resources) from SCMHRD in 2011. He joined one of India's leading Conglomerates, ITC as an Assistant Manager for Human Resources in the Personal Care Products Division factory at Haridwar where he a was part of the team which signed the Collective Bargaining Agreement with the then factory employees' representative body. In 2015, he was promoted to Assistant Manager of Employee Relations of their Food Business Division.

In January 2016, Mr. Bhaskar joined Nestle as a Regional HRBP supporting the Sales and Nutrition team of South India. He was promoted to Employee Services Lead in December 2018 wherein he was responsible for setting up HR shared service in Nestle Business Services in Gurugram and supporting the South Asian market in the transformation journey. He is currently the Global Automation and New Services Development Lead of the HR Business Services at Nestle Gurugram, India.

SCMHRD is proud of his accomplishments and wishes him the best in his future endeavors!

Mr. Sadasiva Bhaskar,

Our esteemed alumna of the 2007 batch, Ms. Sudha Krishnamurthy has been awarded 'HR-40-under-40' award by BW Businessworld at BW People Future Masters 2023.

After completing her MBA from SCMHRD in 2007, Ms. Sudha began an impressive career journey. Initially, she worked as a HRBP at Dell and then progressed on her entrepreneurial journey to provide career coaching services to mid-senior professionals. She worked with the Government of Maharashtra Skill Mission Omcer where she designed the public-private partnership policy for making employable 45 million youth in the state. Sudha then joined Kotak Life and as Senior Vice President, she was responsible for scaling the company for 5k to 8k employees. Currently, Ms. Sudha works at Rockwell Automation, as the HRBP Manager for Software Centers in India where she continues to make a significant impact towards organic and inorganic growth.

The Alumni Relations Team congratulates Ms. Sudha for her tremendous achievement and wishes her the best of luck in her future endeavors.

Ms. Sudha Krishnamurthy,

An expert in the field of HR, Ms Alka Dubey is an eminent alumna from the 2017 batch.

She joined Colgate-Palmolive as a Summer Intern. Post completion of MBA she joined Colgate-Palmolive as a Business Leadership Program Associate (the Management Trainee Program at Colgate) and subsequently moved as Area Leader - Employee Relations and Development. Later, she moved on to take the role of Commercial (Branch) HR for the East Region.

She is currently working as Manager - Employer Branding and Campus at Colgate - Palmolive.

SCMHRD heartily congratulates her on this journey and wish her the best for future endeavours.

Ms. Alka Dubey, Human Resource (HR)

Mr. Vartul Mittal, our alumnus from the 2008 batch, is a distinguished Top 40 under 40 Digital Transformation Leader in the fasted disrupting space of Intelligent Process Automation, Advanced Analytics and Multi Cloud adoption, with a career of over 16 years in Management consulting.

Upon graduating from SCMHRD he joined Kotak Mahindra and was involved in Customer Relationship Management and Lead Investment advisory services.

Post this, he went on to join various prestigious firms like IBM, Barclays, UK, Wipro and Sutherland, where he is currently the AVP & Global Head - Intelligence Process Automation (IPA) for solutions, partnerships and Marketing. At his current role, he is leading a team of process designers, automations technologists and architects to deliver enterprise automation solutions.

He is a Digital Transformation & Innovation Leader with a passion for helping businesses build a cost effective, customer oriented and resilient operating model by optimizing their Operations, Technology, Outsourcing for GSIS/BPOs/GBS/Global Capability centers.

He has been conferred with Special Achievement Award in Al at 1st AICRA (All India Council for Robotics & Automation), 2019 and Most Innovative Digital Leader of the Year at 5th Inflection Summit & Awards'19.

SCMHRD celebrates his accomplishments and wishes him all the best for his journey ahead.

Mr. Vartul Mittal,

Akshay Dawar, an esteemed alumnus from the 2009 batch of SCMHRD, has over 14 years of versed experience across corporate banking, corporate finance, equity research and investment banking services.

Upon graduating from SCMHRD with an MBA in finance, he joined HSBC in Equity Research Division and there he initiated coverage on insurance companies. Post this, he joined YES Bank's Corporate Banking team & handled new business development, credit appraisal and client relationship

management activities. In his current role as Director, Corporate Banking Services at Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, he is leading a team of senior relationship managers and instrumental in managing a significant portfolio of the bank's mid & large size corporate customers including many marquee names in automotive, consumer durable and NBFC space.

Throughout his corporate journey, he has acquired skills in business development, price negotiations, trade finance, treasury / FX solution advisory, credit appraisal, financial modelling and conflict resolution amongst many others.

SCMHRD celebrates his accomplishments and wishes him the best for his future.

Mr. Akshay Dawar,

An expert in the field of HR, Ms Antara Chaterjee is an eminent alumna from the 2008 batch with a distinguished career.

After her graduation, Ms Antara joined Reckitt as a Management Trainee and was promoted to Assistant HR Manager. In 2011, she moved on to Unilever, where she worked for 8 years in different functions of the HRBP role. Currently, she is working in the humanitarian sector with UNICEF, New York. She is driving the strategic workforce planning efforts for UNICEF globally and is currently designing a skills-based approach for talent management and implementing an internal talent marketplace for all staff members at UNICEF.

SCMHRD heartily congratulate her on this journey and wish her the best in her future endeavours.

Ms. Antara Chaterjee,

We are delighted to share with you all that our alumna from the 2005 batch, Ms. Savita Sharma, has been featured in the list of Most Influential Women in the HR Sector by People.in.

After graduating from SCMHRD in 2005, Ms. Sharma joined Mahindra & Mahindra as Human Resources Business Partner. Later, she switched to Patni Computer Systems becoming their Corporate Human Resources Manager. She was also the Talent & L&D Lead of Vodafone India and Vice President - HR of Info Edge, helping both the companies with talent acquisition & management, building a valued work culture, learning & OD and enhancing team performance. Her invaluable corporate experience mixed with passion has helped Ms. Savita scale new heights such as becoming the HR Head of Consumer Business Market Operations in India & Sri Lanka of Airtel. Currently, she is the CHRO of API Holdings.

SCMHRD congratulates her on achieving this feat and is proud of her journey and wish her the best for her future endeavours.

Ms. Savita Sharma,

With immense pride we would like to congratulate our esteemed alumna Ms. Manu Wadhwa from the 2001 batch for making it to the list of Most Influential Women in the HR Sector by People.in .

She is currently the CHRO of Sony Pictures Network with an acclaimed career of more than two decades during which she has been associated with more than 10 companies. After completing her MBA she started out her career as a Human Resource Leader at General Electric where she worked for 7 years.

She has also worked at American Express for 9 years where she was promoted as Head- Global HR Transformation and Capabilities. Later she moved to The Coca Cola Company where she worked as a CHRO for more than 2 years. She has been a board member for Jombay, SHRM India, and Frontier Group of Companies. She is a green belt in Six Sigma Certification and has reached the Intermediate Level of Company Secretary.

SCMHRD is delighted to have her as an alumna and wishes her the best for her future endeavors.

Ms. Manu Wadhwa ,

It is with pride that we would like to share that Jumboking Foods Pvt. Ltd., a venture of our alumnus from the batch of 1998, Mr. Dheeraj Gupta, Founder & MD, was conferred with The Best of Bharat award at the exchange4media Pride of India!

Jumboking is a consumer services company that's been pampering tastebuds since 2001 with delicious on the move snacks!

We congratulate Mr. Dheeraj for yet another feather in his cap and wish him and Jumboking all the success!

Mr. Dheeraj Gupta,

With immense pride we would like to share that Mr. Ankit Gupta, our alumnus from the batch of 2016, is now a part of the elite Business World 40 people under 40 Power List of 2021.

After graduating from SCMHRD in 2016, Mr. Ankit Gupta joined Vodafone Idea as a Management Trainee and was soon promoted to COE- Young Talent within 2 years. He later switched to Mars where he worked as a Talent Management COE- India, Middle East and Africa. Currently, he works as an APAC HR Lead at Avery Dennison.

We heartily congratulate and applaud him for this tremendous feat and wish him the best for his future endeavours.

Mr. Ankit Gupta,

With immense pride, we would like to share that Mr. Anish Basu Roy, our alumnus from the batch of 2006 and the Co-Founder & CEO at TagZ Foods, has cracked a deal for TagZ Foods with Mr. Ashneer Grover at Shark Tank India.

After graduating in 2006, Mr. Roy has worked with many prestigious organizations like The Coca-Cola Company, Nokia, and HealthifyMe before starting his own venture, TagZ Foods. TagZ crafts uber-premium snacking experiences for urban genZ consumers. Tagz uses cutting-edge food tech to craft premium and innovative snacking experiences. The company is set to step towards #SustainableSnacking by recycling 100% of the plastic that they generate.

We heartily congratulate and applaud him for this tremendous feat and wish him the best for the future.

Mr. Anish Basu Roy,

Currently the Country HR Director for Unilever Sri Lanka, Ms. Ananya Sabharwal is a seasoned HR professional with over 13 years of experience in diverse Unilever markets across India, US, UK, Netherlands and now Sri Lanka. Having joined Unilever as a Management Trainee as part of the Unilever Future Leaders Program, Ananya has subsequently gained extensive experience across multiple aspects of HR such as Strategic HR Business Partnering, Employer Branding, Talent Acquisition & Management, Change Management, Capability Development, Culture Transformation & Leadership Development. Ananya has led Employer Branding and Recruitment for Unilever India and North America, been the Change Management Leader for many worldwide Unilever transformations including the Digital Transformation in Unilever Supply Chain. She has also played Global HR leadership roles for Unilever Engineering, Quality, Planning organizations. Currently she leads the HR Function for Unilever Sri Lanka, partnering the business to fuel growth by driving the end-to-end People Agenda with numerous industry people practices.

Ananya is a purposeful and business-focused HR leader who is a big advocate of Wellbeing, Inclusion and Conscious leadership. She has been practicing Yoga and Meditation for over 2 decades and spends considerable time volunteering. She has a passion for traveling, photography and healthy conscious living through Ayurveda. She truly believes that purposeful and conscious people, power sustainable growth for businesses and nations. And so, she thrives on making individuals, teams and businesses discover their unique adventurous truths.

SCMHRD is proud of her accomplishments and wishes her the best for her future endeavours.

Ms. Ananya Sabharwal,