Amadeus, the travel technology company has roped in Poornima Kamath to play head of people and culture, APAC. Kamath moves from Fi where she has been serving as head of people and culture since 2022.
A commerce graduate from Bangalore University and an alumna of Symbiosis Institute of Management Studies, technical recruiting and talent management are Kamath’s forte.
She comes with about 25 years of experience, having started her HR journey with Mysis Healthcare in 2001, as an HR executive. She then joined Microsoft three years later.
At Microsoft, she began with global talent acquisition – university & lateral, in 2005, based out of Bangalore. For over six years, she responsibly handled talent acquisition of industry hires for the Global Technical Support (GTSC)business in Bangalore. She contributed to the successful hiring of over 400 professionals in GTSC.
By 2012, she was elevated to HR manager / site lead – services global delivery. For the next three years, she was responsible for driving the people agenda for infrastructure practice for service global delivery business across multiple regions in India, the Middle East, South Africa and Eastern Europe. During this assignment, she was responsible for designing and executing the talent strategy for the organisation. By 2017, she became HR manager / site lead – research, India, APAC services, based out of Bangalore. She spent a total of almost 13 years at Microsoft.
Her next stop was Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages, where she joined as national head – HR, corporate & services. Two years into the role, she was elevated to chief diversity and inclusion officer. In 2021, she became head – sales and commercial HR.
Poornima Kamath joined Fi in September of 2022, as head of people and culture, contributing to the culture of the company as it revolutionised the way the next generation of Indians handled their money.
Now, Kamath is “incredibly excited to join Amadeus” and is “looking forward to collaborating with teams across regions to create meaningful, people-first experiences—ones that reflect what I’ve learned, and stretch me to learn even more”. HRKatha wishes her all the best in this endeavour!
