AkzoNobel India today announces the appointment of Neelima Kataria as the Country HR Manager for India sub-continent in its Indian management team.
Elaborating on the appointment, Rajiv Rajgopal, Managing Director, AkzoNobel India said, “At AkzoNobel, we know that to achieve our ambitions, we need a leadership of high performers that is as diverse and inclusive as our customer base,”
“To this end, I am delighted to welcome Neelima –very strong leaders who enrich the organization with their sheer breadth of domain expertise, entrepreneurial passion to innovate, cross-sectoral experience, and people-centric approach.” He added.
As the Country HR Manager, Neelima will work closely with the India Leadership Team and Board of Akzo Nobel India towards crafting a meaningful employee experience that augments its business growth ambitions for India.
Among her key priorities will be to drive AkzoNobel’s HR strategic plan to attract the right talent, develop high-performance teams in a fast-evolving business landscape, helm people-centric policies, oversee rewards & recognitions, and embrace employee wellbeing, diversity, and inclusion to strengthen AkzoNobel as an employer of choice.
Neelima brings with her over two decades of HR expertise and best practices across geographies and industries. Before joining AkzoNobel, she was the Head of Human Resources at Apollo Tyres for Asia Pacific, Middle East, and Africa.
Previously, she has worked with HT Medias, Fullerton Securities, Bharti Walmart, IBM Daksh, and TNT Express in HR leadership roles.
