Amid job losses, tech companies appoint new HR heads

As the tech and startup industry struggles with issues like delayed onboarding of freshers, lack of enough employees on bench, layoffs and massive churn at senior leadership levels, new HR heads have been appointed in companies like Tech Mahindra, Cognizant, Infosys, Mphasis, KPIT, Byju’s, Freshworks and others.

Last week, Tech Mahindra appointed former HR head and executive vice president of Infosys, Richard Lobo, as its chief people officer. He’s not alone. In the last 10 months, about five new HR heads have joined Indian firms.