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KPMG PARTNER & HEAD OF PEOPLE UNMESH PAWAR QUITS
Unmesh Pawar, Partner & Head of People, KPMG steps down to pursue
opportunities outside the firm, effective from March 2021. According to media
sources, internal communication to the firm, informing of the development, stated
that while “he steps down as the Head of People, he will continue to support critical
projects till he leaves the firm”. Prior to KPMG, he was working with Accenture India as
Managing Director of Human Resources -Products Operating Group (Consulting). The Group
serves clients in consumer goods & services, air, freight, travel services; automotive; industrial
equipment; infrastructure & transportation services; life sciences; and retail industries.

ARVIND FASHIONS APPOINTS SHAILESH CHATURVEDI AS CEO
Arvind Fashions Ltd has appointed Shailesh Chaturvedi as the Managing Director and Chief
Executive Officer of the company with effect from February 1, 2021. Chaturvedi, previously
the Managing Director (MD) and CEO, PVH -Arvind brands — a joint venture that houses
eminent brands Tommy Hilfiger and Calvin Klein — and also led the Arrow brand for Arvind
Fashions, will take over from J Suresh, the current MD and CEO who will be retiring later this
year.Commenting on the change in leadership, AFL Chairman and Non-Executive Director
Sanjay Lalbhai said under Suresh’s leadership over the past 15 years, Arvind Fashions has
built some of India’s most aspirational brands which are poised to grow rapidly in the years to
come.

NEELAM SHARMA JOINS CAPCO INDIA AS HEAD HR
Capco, the global management and technology consultancy, announces the appointment of
Neelam Sharma as Head of Human Resources for its India operations. Neelam is responsible
for HR strategy, organization culture, HR governance, HR transformation through digitalization
and automation, India capability building, and creating an HR structure and framework that
supports growth, scale, and diversity. With almost 15 years’ experience working in the HR
space, Neelam joins Capco from global software company Infor, where she was Bangalore Site
HR Head. Prior to that role, she has held HR specialist and generalist positions at Infosys and
Kingfisher Airlines, where she gained in-depth knowledge and hands-on understanding of the
strategies, operating dynamics, and issues impacting human resources within organizations.

ADIDAS HAS APPOINTED AMANDA RAJKUMAR AS NEW HEAD-
HUMAN RESOURCES
Adidas has appointed Amanda Rajkumar, an executive from French bank BNP Paribas, as
its new Head of Human Resources after employee complaints about racism at the German
sportswear company led to the departure of Karen Parkin in June. Parkin stepped down as HR
head after a group of employees called for an investigation over her handling of racism at the
company which she had described last year as “noise” only discussed in America. Rajkumar, a
48-year-old British national, was most recently head of human resources for the Americas for
BNP Paribas. She previously worked for JP Morgan for almost a decade. She will take up her
new job at Adidas in 2021.

UBS APPOINTS UDAY ODEDRA AS NEW COUNTRY HEAD FOR INDIA
Swiss banking major UBS has announced the elevation of Uday Odedra as the country head
of India operations, which employ over 6,700 people. It has created a new post of chairman
for India and made Harald Egger, who holds the post at present, as the chairman, as per an
official statement. Odedra has been with the bank for two decades and was based in London
before joining the founding team of India operations in 2015, it said. UBS-Business Solution
Centers employs over 6,700 people in Pune, Mumbai, and Hyderabad, and provides services
to UBS businesses globally, the bank’s statement said.
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