Edtech major BYJU’s has appointed former senior executive Infosys, Richard Lobo, to drive the company’s human resource functions.
Infosys former HR head, and executive vice president, Richard Lobo resigned from the company on Friday, August 4, 2023. Earlier, he was moved to a special projects team under Parekh and Sushanth Tharappan replaced him as head of HR.
In his new role, Richard Lobo is responsible for actively guiding Byju’s management. He is closely working on organizational change and transformation, to create an outstanding workplace for its employees.
Byju Raveendran, founder, and chief executive officer, and Divya Gokulnath, co-founder, Byju’s said, “Lobo’s experience and leadership in HR will be instrumental in further enriching the work culture and ensuring that the welfare of our team members remains at the core of every decision they take.”
“Byju’s has been built by its people; it is an ecosystem where talent can thrive and grow,” said Raveendran and Gokulnath”, Byju Raveendran, founder and chief executive officer, and Divya Gokulnath added.
“Having Richard on board reassures us that Byju’s will evolve into a best-in-class global workplace, where merit and growth flourish hand in hand”, they added.
“I’m excited to take on this pivotal role and work closely with the team at Byju’s to build on their achievements and help transform the organization to be future-ready,” said Richard Lobo.
“I look forward to working with the leadership to scale global organizational design, innovate people practices, and help strengthen the foundation of the enterprise to support its next phase of growth as a global market leader”, Richard Lobo added.
Richard Lobo is an alumnus of Xavier’s Institute of Management and a mechanical engineer from the Manipal Institute of Technology.