Nimrata Randhawa Kapoor has taken on the role of chief human resources officer (CHRO), Plaksha University. Prior to this, Kapoor was running her own HR advisory for over nine years.
An alumna of XLRI Jamshedpur, Kapoor holds a BA (Hons) degree in Math from MMV, Banaras Hindu University.
Kapoor began her career at Reliance Industries as an HR generalist, in the year 1998. For two years at Reliance, she managed 400 people in treasury, finance, excise and procurement functions. In 1999, she was elevated to the role of executive assistant-HR and reported to Mukesh Ambani, till May 2000.
She joined Headstrong, in 2000, as its head-people development. In this capacity, she was responsible for providing software solutions to leading investment banks. She managed to grow the division significantly from 10 employees to 1500 in six years. Furthermore, she was the project leader for implementation of People Capability Maturity Model (PCMM) in India.
In 2006, Kapoor joined JP Morgan as its VP-HR. That was the longest tenure of Kapoor’s career. At JP Morgan, she spearheaded crucial initiatives such as leading APAC learning and development for investment banking, serving as the Bangalore site HR leader, and driving talent identification and development agendas.
Furthermore, she played a pivotal role in fostering diversity and inclusion through initiatives such as Women In Networking (WIN), partnering with senior management to define India-specific strategies aligned with global HR strategies and JPM culture.
After spending six years with JP Morgan, she moved to Randstad in August 2018 for a stint that lasted over five years.
Known to be a diligent and committed HR professional, talent acquisition and management, business excellence applications, OD and change management, PMS, employee engagement and HR analytics are her forte.
“Back to a full time enabling role and looking forward to playing a small part in realising the big vision of Reimagining Higher Education,” Kapoor shares on social media, announcing her new role.
