Tech Mahindra ropes in Infosys former veteran Richard Lobo as Chief People Officer

4 Jan 2024 , 03:08 PM

Tech Mahindra announced on Wednesday that Richard Lobo has been named as the company’s Chief People Officer, effective January 3, 2024.

In a BSE filing, the IT behemoth also revealed that Harshvardhan Soin, Chief People Officer, will take over as President – Asia Pacific and Japan on January 3, 2024, and will continue to be classified as Senior Management Personnel.

‘We would like to inform that Richard Lobo has assumed the role of Chief People Officer within the company, effective January 3, 2024, and has been officially designated as Senior Management Personnel,’ stated the company in its filing.

Lobo has over two decades of broad expertise managing the development of businesses’ people functions. He excels in strategically aligning personnel throughout enterprises to generate a people advantage for businesses as a seasoned HR executive.

He was the Executive Vice President and HR Head of Infosys Ltd. before joining Tech Mahindra. He formerly served on the boards of Infosys Consulting and Infosys China.

Lobo initiated his career with the Godrej group in 1996.

At around 3.06 PM, Tech Mahindra was trading 0.25% higher at Rs 1,247.35 per piece, against the previous close of Rs 1,244.20 on NSE.

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