HR heads on the move; HCL, MindTree, Yahoo to have new executives

BANGALORE: With the financial year ending, there have been a number of HR Heads of IT and product services firms who have changed loyalties. HCL, MindTree, Yahoo are some of the firms who will have new lot of executives at the helm handling their workforce.

Aparna Ballakur, who was the HR head for Yahoo! India for the last three years left the firm. Before Yahoo! India, she headed HR for Adobe's India and China operations for five years.

IT firm HCL has roped in Prithvi Shergill to lead the company's HR on the global front. Shergill was earlier the Lead, Human Resources for Accenture in India and joined HCL few weeks back.

HCL lost its Senior Vice president for HR Ravi Shankar to Bangalore-based IT services firm MindTree. Ravi Shankar was appointed asExecutive Vice President & Chief People Officer for MindTree.

"There is a demand from new age companies which are in growing phase for HR professionals from similar or young technology companies to bring in HR practices and systems to support workworce who have or will join the organisation. This would be the best times to hire senior professionals to add value for their future plans to attract talent and control attrition," says Srinivas Nanduri, partner board & leadership hiring, Maxima Global Executive Search.