Ankita Tiwari

CEO

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India24 yrs 5 mos experience

Highly Stable

Key Highlights

20+ years of HR leadership experience.
Expert in driving cultural transformation and business growth.
Proven track record in strategic HR alignment.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a strategic HR leader with expertise in organizational development and cultural transformation.

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Skills

Core Skills

Strategic Human Resources LeadershipHr StrategyEmployee Benefits DesignPerformance ImprovementCompensation & BenefitsChange ManagementLearning & DevelopmentTalent ManagementEmployee Engagement

Other Skills

Soft SkillsHuman Capital ManagementCulture ChangeAnalytical SkillsSuccession PlanningOrganizational LeadershipHR TransformationStrategic LeadershipStrategic ThinkingExecutive CoachingTraining and Development (HR)Performance ManagementEmployee RelationsHuman ResourcesPerformance Appraisal

About

Seasoned CHRO with 20+ years of leadership across HR Centers of Excellence and HRBP roles, known for driving workforce strategies that accelerate business growth, operational excellence, and cultural transformation. I have a proven record of designing and delivering enterprise-wide people solutions—from organization development and leadership capability building to performance architecture and talent transformation. With cross-cultural experience in Manufacturing, Specialty Chemicals, Logistics, and IT–Telecom, I excel at aligning HR frameworks with complex business environments and global workforces. Recognized for enabling business strategy through people-centric solutions, change leadership, and building high-performance cultures.

Experience

24 yrs 5 mos

Total Experience

4 yrs 5 mos

Average Tenure

2 yrs

Current Experience

Dtdc express limited

Chief Human Resources Officer

Jun 2024 – Present · 2 yrs · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India · On-site

Pidilite industries limited

Vice President Human Resources

May 2022 – May 2024 · 2 yrs · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Leading Talent Management, DEI, Employee Engagement, Field-force HR, Compensation, Benefits, Operations, Policies & HRBP (B2B) for the organisation. Steering the function towards greater automation, digitisation, agility and strategic business alignment.

Strategic Human Resources LeadershipSoft SkillsHuman Capital ManagementCulture ChangeChange ManagementAnalytical Skills+6

Basf

3 roles

Head, C&B, India and HRBP - R&D, Legal and Procurement

Oct 2021 – May 2022 · 7 mos

Performance ImprovementStrategic Human Resources LeadershipEmployee Benefits DesignStrategic LeadershipStrategic Thinking

Head, Compensation & Benefits and Performance Management, South Asia & COE, Asia Pacific

Oct 2018 – Sep 2021 · 2 yrs 11 mos

Facilitated employee experience, engagement, policy & process realignment (including agile policy adoptions, changes and introductions during the pandemic)
Complete revamp of Compensation structure and benefit policies for internal global and external market alignment, organization cost effectiveness and ROI as well as upcoming new wage code for India. Change management & communication of the changes through employee roadshows.
Simplify, digitalize & increase transparency on compensation principles, organisation policies and processes.
Part of Asia Pacific Center of Excellence for C&B and Performance Management.

Performance ImprovementStrategic Human Resources LeadershipEmployee Benefits DesignStrategic LeadershipStrategic ThinkingCompensation & Benefits+1

Head-Learning & Development and Performance Management, South Asia

Apr 2013 – Oct 2018 · 5 yrs 6 mos

As the Head for Learning and Development at BASF, I worked on enabling the cultural change and talent management roadmap for the South Asia region. This was facilitated by working closely with strategic stakeholders across businesses, levels and geographies to ensure that the learning and talent practices are strongly aligned to business needs and goals.
Also facilitated early adoption of changing workforce dynamics and needs like DEI, digitisation and automation and other innovative tools that helped BASF evolve into a learning organization.
Lead the performance management framework change including local assimilation, adoption and communication.

Performance ImprovementStrategic Human Resources LeadershipCulture ChangeSuccession PlanningExecutive CoachingStrategic Leadership+4

St-ericsson

HRBP and L&D Lead

Apr 2010 – Dec 2012 · 2 yrs 8 mos · Greater Noida, NCR

Responsible for organization culture building, Learning, Talent Management and Business Partnering.
Initiated and implemented various strategic people metrics on talent, engagement & retention in close partnership with the leaders.

Performance ImprovementCulture ChangeSuccession PlanningTraining and Development (HR)Learning & DevelopmentTalent Management

Maersk line

HRBP, TA, TM, L&D-OD (Manager) Human Resources

Aug 2003 – Apr 2010 · 6 yrs 8 mos · Mumbai & Gurgaon

Led and institutionalized the Talent Acquisition function at Maersk India.
Led the teams for culture integration post an M&A by deploying OD and Learning Interventions. Worked with business leaders to facilitate employee engagement, strategic talent review, retention and talent management.
Business Partnering to facilitate and lead the people management agenda.

Succession PlanningTraining and Development (HR)Talent ManagementEmployee Engagement

Larsen & toubro limited

HR Trainee / Executive-HR

Jun 2001 – Jul 2003 · 2 yrs 1 mo · Mumbai Area, India

Coordination of Assessment Centers for Leadership Programmes and Job evaluation exercise.
Compensation & Benefits process and policy review, restructuring and administration.