In the contemporary business landscape, Human Resources (HR) has transcended its traditional support role and evolved into a strategic partner influencing every facet of organisational functioning. Amid technological disruptions driven by artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML), HR leaders are not only adapting but innovating novel approaches to execution and performance management. Against the backdrop of an economy grappling with productivity challenges, India's HR luminaries converged at the 5th Edition of BW People HR 40 Under 40 Awards. This distinguished gathering not only exchanged invaluable insights and experiences but also outlined a visionary perspective on the transformative shifts expected in market dynamics, ushering in a new wave of opportunities in the foreseeable future.
Dr. Annurag Batra, chairman & editor-in-chief, BW Businessworld and founder, exchange4media group with his power-packed address inaugurated the BW 40 Under 40 awards, along with other HR industry veterans sharing the limelight with him.
After careful evaluation of over 100 nominations, the jury selected and recognised the top 40 HR professionals for their exceptional contributions. The esteemed jury consisted of luminaries like:
Name | Designation | Organisation | |
Dr Annurag Batra | Chairman and Editor-in-Chief BW Businessworld and Founder exchange4media | BW Businessworld | |
Mr Paul Dupuis (Jury Chair) | Global Leadership Coach, Ex CEO Randstad and External Advisor Bain & Company | CEO, Take-5 Global | |
Mr Vikram Tandon | Advisor to Group Chairman, Ex CHRO | Adani Group | |
Mr Prem Singh | President - Group HR , President NHRDN | JK Organisation | |
Ms Nitu Bhushan | CHRO | Pernod Ricard, South Asia | |
Mr Sarma Chillara | CHRO & Board Member | Skoda Auto Volkswagen India Pvt Ltd | |
Dr Pradyumna Pandey | Manufacturing HR Head | Hero MotoCorp | |
Ms Simin Askari | Senior VP-Corporate HR & Business Excellence | DS Group | |
Dr Rajorshi Ganguli | President & Global HR Head | Alkem Laboratories | |
Mr Dharm Rakshit | Head HR | Hero MotoCorp | |
Mr Deepak Bharara | Board of Directors Hartek Group, Ex CHRO GMR Group & Lanco | Director People A2Z | |
Mr Mahipal Nair | MD Trellix India and Head of HR APAC | Trellix | |
Mr Pradeep Hatgaonkar | Country Head HR | Hitachi Astemo | |
Mr Sumit Taneja | VP Human Resources | Wipro | |
Mr Chinmay Sharma | CHRO | Glaxo Smithkline Pharmaceuticals Ltd | |
Mr Manish Menda | Head HR- International Hubs | NatWest Group | |
Mr Gaurav Saini | CHRO – APAC and MEA | Wadhwani Foundation | |
Mr Amit Sharma | Group CHRO | Gokaldas Exports Ltd | |
Mr Hoshie Ghaswala | CEO | BW Engage | |
Mr Ved Shukla | Founder & CEO Mylomart and Advisor | BW Retail World | |
Ms Meha Mathur | Sr. Associate Editor | BW Businessworld |
Further, there was in-person award celebrations of all the winners which aimed at recognising insightful and talented 40 Under 40 HR professionals having the zeal to bring about a change in the industry.
The Elite List of BW People 40 Under 40 Achievers 2024:
| Name | Designation | Organisation |
| Ayesha Dsilva | Deputy Vice President - Talent Management | IndiaFirst Life Insurance Company |
| Bagisha Jha | Vice President HR | Mahindra Finance |
| Debjit Basu | Regional Manager - Human Resources | Infosys |
| Gunjandeep Kaur | Director, HR Business Partner | Model N |
| Divya Sangani | Assistant Vice President | IndiaFirst Life Insurance Company |
| Isha Kalia | Deputy Manager – Human Resources | Makemytrip |
| Karishma Arora | Vice President- HR | NatWest Group |
| Kaveri Chauhan | HR Leader Domestic North India | Kyndryl |
| Kriti Anam | Head –Work Force Planning, Performance & Analytics | Future Generali India Insurance Company |
| Manika Dhamija | Associate Director-Human Resources | MakeMyTrip |
| Geetanjali Khanna | Head – HCM & Administration | AIPL |
| Monesh Pandey | DGM- HR | Jindal Steel & Power |
| Mrigannk Agarwwal | General Manager - HR | Reliance Consumer Products |
| Nivedita Krishna Kumar | Practice Lead – Employee Experience | Infosys |
| Padmavathy Subramanian | Senior Manager – HR | Infosys |
| Purbali Chakraborty | Senior Manager - Human Resources | MakeMyTrip |
| Raj Kumar Vushakoyala | Associate Director - HR | Virtusa Consulting Services |
| Rajesh Rajan D | Associate Vice President - HR | Vedantu Innovations |
| Rajitha BR | AVP, HR - People Operations | Synchrony International Services |
| Rituparna Swain | GM - Rewards Solutions | Schneider Electric |
| Ruchira R N Ghormare | Lead- Performance, Systems & Analytics | Zydus Wellness |
| Saumya Tuteja | Senior Manager – Human Resources | MakeMyTrip |
| Prashant Kumar Vaishnava | Chief Human Resources Officer | VGCB, Vedanta Group |
| Shaan Vats | Senior Practice Lead | Infosys |
| Rahul Varma | VP, HR - Technology & Operations, India Hub HRM | Synchrony International Services |
| Sukanya Bose | Senior Unit Manager -- BPHR | Infosys |
| Tarun Khattar | Vice President – Reward Partner | NatWest Group |
| Udita Agarwal | SVP, Learning & Talent Development | HSBC Bank |
| Ajanta Tyagi | AVP – HR & Operations | Eicore Technologies |
| Anjan Das | Vice President - Human Resource | Pristyncare |
| Archna U | Regional HR | Kinaxis India |
| Vijayabaskar Sekar | Head HR | CES IT |
| Vineeta Bajaj | People & Culture Associate Director | BDO RISE |
| Kumar Vinit | Senior Manager, C&B | Oracle India |
| Vishal Gera | HR Director | Archetype Agency |
| Vishal Makkar | Head-Talent | Zydus Wellness |
| Deepti Pathak | Assistant General Manager- (People & Culture) | Aurore Life Sciences |
| Jitender Kumar | Head HR- Plant | Remsons Industries |
| Sahil Sharma | Chief Human Resources Officer | RateGain |
| Mohit Verma | Sr. HR Business Partner | Siemens EDA |
