Lighthouse Canton has announced the appointment of Shalini Thakur as Vice President – HR & Head – Talent Acquisition (Global – India, Middle East, UK), strengthening its people leadership team as it continues to expand across global markets.
In her new role, Thakur will lead talent acquisition initiatives across India, the Middle East, and the United Kingdom for Lighthouse Canton and its AI-powered wealth-tech platform, Keenai Global. She will work closely with business leaders to enhance talent strategies, build leadership pipelines, and drive both lateral and campus hiring programs.
Her appointment reflects the company’s focus on attracting top talent and supporting growth across wealth management, asset management, and financial technology businesses.
Before joining Lighthouse Canton, Thakur served as Lead – Talent Acquisition (Manager) at CRISIL Limited, where she managed end-to-end recruitment across ratings and corporate functions while leading a team of talent acquisition professionals.
Earlier, she spent more than 3 years at JPMorgan Chase & Co., progressing from Associate – Talent Acquisition (Technology) to Associate (AVP) – Talent Acquisition (Technology). During her tenure, she supported technology hiring and talent strategies for one of the world’s leading financial institutions.
Prior to her corporate leadership roles, she worked as an Independent Talent Acquisition Consultant and served as a Consultant at Vito India Advisors, specializing in executive search and leadership hiring across financial services, healthcare, pharmaceuticals, manufacturing, and consumer sectors.
Thakur also brings entrepreneurial experience, having served as Co-founder and Director of Healthpaedia Pvt. Ltd., a preventive healthcare management venture.
Earlier in her career, she held leadership and business development positions at Purple Squirrel Eduventures, Godrej, NIIT IFBI, and i2i Consulting. These roles provided her with experience in talent development, business growth, stakeholder engagement, corporate communications, and strategic partnerships.
She holds an Executive Development Program in Human Resource Management (EDPHRM) from XLRI Jamshedpur and a PGDM in Marketing from the New Delhi Institute of Management.
With expertise spanning talent acquisition, executive search, leadership hiring, stakeholder management, and business development, Thakur brings a strong combination of HR and commercial experience to her new role. Her leadership is expected to support Lighthouse Canton’s continued expansion while strengthening its global talent ecosystem.
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