Leading People And Cultural Agenda
Savitha Shivsankar, an alumna of Tata Institute of Social Sciences, has over 20 years of experience spanning various industries and diverse aspects of the HR function.
Shivasankar joined Mondelez International in 2012 as an AVP-HR. She stayed with the organisation for four years and was elevated to the position of VP-HR in 2014. She then joined Novartis in 2016, as the head of the people function for India. She climbed up the ranks and was elevated to the role of head, talent, organisational development and inclusion in 2020.
In the recent hat that she has adorned, Shivasankar will be leading the people and culture agenda of Asian Paints globally.
(This excerpt appeared in the June issue of BW People publication and has be penned down on Savitha Shivsankar, Chief Human Resources Officer, Asian Paints)
