Paras Health has named Balkishan Sharma as its chief human resources & business transformation officer, signalling a strategic leadership move as the hospital network strengthens its focus on operational excellence and long-term growth. Based in Gurugram, Sharma will oversee both the people agenda and enterprise-wide transformation efforts.
Sharma joins Paras Health after a nearly seven-year tenure at Max Healthcare Institute, where he served as senior vice president and head-HR operations. In that role, he led human resources for eight hospitals with a combined capacity of about 2,100 beds. His responsibilities spanned business strategy, change management, talent development, compensation, employee relations and organisational culture.
With more than 18 years of experience in healthcare HR, Sharma brings deep sector expertise to his new mandate. Prior to Max Healthcare, he held senior leadership roles at BLK Super Speciality Hospital and Fortis Healthcare. His work included overseeing workforce planning, building talent frameworks and managing HR operations across multi-speciality hospitals in cities such as Delhi, Jaipur, Dehradun and Raipur.
Notably, this appointment also marks a return to Paras Health for Sharma, who earlier spent over six years with the organisation in an HR leadership capacity. During that period, he contributed to manpower planning, performance systems, compensation design and employee engagement while helping establish foundational HR processes.
Paras Health operates a multi-city hospital network across North and East India and has been increasing its focus on infrastructure, digital capability and care- delivery systems. Sharma’s combined HR and business transformation portfolio reflects the organisation’s intent to align workforce strategy with operational priorities as healthcare providers navigate rising demand and increasing competition for specialised talent.
An MBA in Human Resources from Madurai Kamaraj University, Sharma has also completed an executive leadership programme at the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad. His appointment places an experienced healthcare HR leader at the centre of Paras Health’s next phase of expansion and organisational development.
