Everest Group has announced the appointment of Swapna Allapur as chief people officer.
Allapur, based in Bengaluru, India is responsible for the human resources strategy and operations of the firm, which employs nearly 400 people across the U.S., Canada, Europe, India, and Latin America.
“We are tremendously excited to have Swapna join us and contribute her deep acumen in human resources to our growing firm,” said Peter Bendor-Samuel, founder and CEO of Everest Group.
Peter added, “Her multinational experience and her expertise in leadership development will be particularly valuable to Everest Group as our workforce continues to expand across the globe.”
“Everest Group is well respected by its Global 1000 client list for its depth of expertise,” said Allapur.
“The firm already has a strong foundation in hiring great people from a wide variety of backgrounds, which has no doubt contributed to its rapid growth in recent years, even as talent shortages have adversely impacted enterprises across the globe.” She said,
“It’s an exciting and challenging time to join this organization as chief people officer, and I look forward to applying the best people strategies and technology to help Everest Group succeed in building an unparalleled workforce.” She added.
Allapur is a global HR professional with more than 25 years of multinational experience, she will direct all aspects of the Everest Group people strategy and function, including acquiring, nurturing, and retaining talent. She will also oversee the firm’s application of technology to transform its HR operations in a distributed environment.
Prior to joining Everest Group, Allapur was associated with Deloitte Consulting in multiple senior roles. She was instrumental in driving large-scale HR transformation in talent management, global mobility, and talent acquisition.
Her previous international stints have included roles with Sun Life Financial and Hexaware Technologies in the U.S., Satyam Computers, Mascon, and HMT.
She also has extensive experience enabling organizational capabilities through leadership development, succession planning, and brand-building initiatives.
Allapur is a certified Global Professional in Human Resources (GPHR) and holds a master’s degree from Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai, and an HR certification from Carnegie Mellon University.
