Bharti Airtel has appointed Srikanth Karra as director of Human Resources (HR) for its India and South Asia operations. Srikanth, who will be a member of the Airtel Management Board, will report to company MD and CEO Gopal Vittal.
“Srikanth will be responsible for bringing in business-focused and innovative HR systems and processes, institutionalizing global benchmarks, delivering strategies and providing overall leadership to the HR function,” the company said.
“We are delighted to have Srikanth on board. I am confident that his rich experience will help create a significant impact on our people strategy and processes as we enter an exciting phase of growth led by the growth of new services like data and mobile commerce,” Vittal said.
Srikanth has held several leadership positions across business sectors including Head of HR for Hewlett Packard India, Global Head of HR for Syntel Inc and head of HR for GECIS-India.
