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Celebrating Excellence: The Top 30 Talent Leaders of 2025

Forbes India & Indeed present Top 30 Talent Leaders of 2025 concluded on a high note, celebrating 30 exceptional leaders who are redefining the future of work in India. The evening brought together some of the most influential minds in talent, HR, and people leadership—leaders who are driving transformation through purpose-led strategies, innovation, and human-centric thinking.

From navigating AI-led disruption to building resilient, inclusive workplaces, the felicitation recognised individuals who are shaping organisations and careers at scale. The event served as a powerful platform for exchange of ideas, peer recognition, and inspiration, reinforcing the evolving role of talent leaders as strategic business partners.

The 2025 cohort truly represents a new tribe of leaders—bold, future-ready, and impact-driven.

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Top 30 Talent Leaders of 2025

Abhilash Nair
Sr. Director - Talent
Zscaler Cybersecurity
Adhar Jain
Talent Acquisition Leader
GlaxoSmithKline
Ashish Mishra
AVP Human Resource - TA
Cvent.Inc
Atul Sahgal
SVP & Global Head - TA
Cognizant
Chetana Patnaik
Chief Human Resources Officer
LTIMindTree
Darshana Radhakrishnan
Head of Employer Brand and Recruitment Marketing
Thoughtworks Technologies (India) Private Limited
Karan Bakshi
Director Talent Acquisition India & Pacific
Cummins Inc
Lavanya Nandakumar
VP & Global Head of Talent Acquisition
Prodapt
Loly Vadassery
Chief HR Officer
Datamatics Business Solutions Ltd
Mukul Sah
Global TA Head and India BHR
Tech Mahindra Ltd
Nivedita Tomar
Director - Global Talent Acquistion
Biocon Biologics
Padmini SharathKumar
Chief Talent Officer
Intellect Design Arena Ltd.
Pankaj Kalass
Vice President
Delhivery Limited
Poonam Yadav
Group Head Talent Staffing
Aditya Birla Group
Prakrithi Shetty
Director & Head HR - India & Middle East
TE Connectivity
Prashantt Sinha
Head, Talent Acquisition - GSC India
7-Eleven
Prateek Dubey
Global Chief Human Resources Officer
Mankind Pharma
Priti Kataria
Chief Human Resources Officer
Birlasoft
Priyanka Anand
VP & Head HR, Southeast Asia Oceania and India
Ericsson India Private Limited
Rajat Adhikari
VP - Talent Acquisition and Workforce Management
Mastek Ltd
Rekha Narendra
Head HR India
RealPage
Sanjay Singh
Chief Human Resources Officer
CMS Infosystems
Sarika Pradhan
Chief Human Resource Office - APAC & HR HEAD
CGI Information Technology Services Private Limited
Satyadeep Mishra
Chief Human Resources Officer
R Systems International Limited
Shivani Negi
Head - Human Resource and Administration
Tata Realty
Shweta Mohanty
Vice-President / Head of People & Culture
SAP
Supriya Ahuja
VP – Talent Acquisition & Campus Relations
Sony Pictures Networks India
Tathagata Basu
Chief Talent Officer
Piramal Pharma
Tiyash Mazumder Bagchi
Head HR
Dr Reddys Foundation
Yogesh Kumar Rustagi
VP - Human Resource
Concentrix Daksh India Services Pvt. Ltd.

Meet the Jury

Vijay Sethi
Founder & Chief Mentor
Mentorkart
Dr. Ankita Singh
Chief People Officer & Board of Director
Relevance Lab
Savitha Shivshankar
Chief Human Resource Officer
Asian Paints
Subir Verma
Chief Human Resource Officer & Executive Director
RP Sanjiv Goenka Group
Rajkamal Vempati
Group Executive & Head Human Resource
Axis Bank
Sudeep Mitra
Founder
HR Labs

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