After a long and successful tenure of over 17 years at HDFC, Niranjan Kumar has now joined Karnataka Bank as chief human resources officer (CHRO).
In the initial years of his professional journey, Kumar served as deputy manager-HR, at Apollo Global Projects Consultancy. Based out of Chennai, he was the youngest HR head of the Mysore unit for over six years.
It was in April of 2007 that his association with HDFC Bank began. He joined as regional head HR-South & East. This role saw him working out of Chennai for 15 years. Then, in May 2022, he relocated to Mumbai when he was elevated to the position of lead corporate HRBP. For the next year and a half, he led HR for the wealth, NRI, product & overseas businesses. For about seven months, he successfully handled partner-led recruitment too.
By October 2023, he was elevated to the role of head-HRBP.
Kumar, who has studied organisational leadership at Harvard Business School, holds an MSW degree from PSG College.
Known to be a well rounded manager with abilities to work in challenging situations, Niranjan Kumar is a perfect blend of intelligence, authority, aggression, and professionalism.
HRKatha wishes him all the best in his latest assignment at Karnataka Bank.
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Mr.Niranjan Kumar, our heartiest congratulations on your appointment of chief human resources officer of Karnataka bank and hope to reach many more steps in the years to come all the best and God bless you. M.P.KRISHNAIAH ADVOCATE, and one the shareholders of the bank since a long time.
Many many happy returns on your success. May you lead up to Maximum height of success further.
Laborious and focused mind is always rewarded with god’s blessings.