Vinay Jaswal is new HR head, InterContinental Hotels Group

Jaswal comes with varied experience in the telecom, BFSI, education, aviation and hospitality sectors.

Vinay Jaswal, well-known HR leader with expertise in business building and culture transformation, stepped down from his position as associate VP-HR, airport operations and customer services, Indigo, on May 15, 2020. He has now joined InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG®), as HR head – South West Asia.

Having successfully anchored HR initiatives in the areas of business restructuring, talent management, shared services and succession planning in the telecom, BFSI, education, aviation and hospitality sectors, Jaswal is backed by rich experience and varied exposure of twenty five plus years.

Jaswal’s association with InterGlobe for nearly a decade provided him rich experience in business partnering with a diverse mix of businesses in Aviation and Hospitality space. At InerGlobe he successfully anchored the HR activities for nearly 15,000 blue-collared and 13,000 white-collared employees.

An alumnus of the National Defense Academy, Khadakwasla, Pune, and XLRI, Jamshedpur, the initial 28 years of Jaswal’s life were dedicated to the Indian Army, while the last 16 odd years have been well spent in the corporate world. His entry into the corporate space was through Hughes Communication India, where he was the head, talent, sourcing and development in the year 2005. From there, he moved on to Aviva Life Insurance as regional HR head-North. In 2011, he joined InterGlobe Air Transport (IGAT) as head-HR. His last stint was with Indigo, which came to an end on May 15, 2020.