Thilak Rao has joined Bandhan Bank as Vice President and Zonal HR Business Partner, bringing more than 21 years of experience in human resources, talent acquisition, employee relations and workforce management across banking and financial services.
In his new role, Rao will support the bank’s zonal HR priorities, focusing on talent management, employee engagement, workforce planning and HR operations to align people strategies with business objectives.
Before joining Bandhan Bank, Rao spent around 4 years at Kotak Mahindra Bank, where he most recently served as Vice President – Talent Acquisition, Commercial Bank. During his tenure, he held several senior positions, including Head of Talent Acquisition – Commercial Bank, Deputy Vice President – Human Resources and Associate Vice President – Human Resources.
Earlier, Rao worked as Assistant Vice President – Business HR at Equitas Small Finance Bank for nearly 4 years, supporting the organisation’s human resources functions.
He also spent more than 5 years at IIFL (India Infoline Group) as Zonal Head – HR, overseeing recruitment, employee relations, HR operations and compliance.
Rao began his career in financial services HR and went on to hold management roles at Omega Capital Consultants / Amsec Securities, Nirmal Bang Securities, Way2Wealth Securities and Sykes & Ray Equities.
His experience across financial services organisations has given him expertise in managing HR operations, recruitment and employee relations, which he will bring to his new role at Bandhan Bank.
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