Wishing Ms. Abhishikta Das greater responsibilities and exciting challenges in this impressive new chapter!
Mahindra and Mahindra Limited [Automotive and Farm Equipment Business] has announced the appointment of Abhishikta Das as Vice President – Human Resources for its Automotive Business. In her new role, she will lead the HR strategy for the automotive division, focusing on talent management, organizational transformation, and workforce engagement as Mahindra strengthens its global mobility and farm equipment leadership.
Abhishikta most recently served as Regional HR Director, South Asia at Reckitt, where she led HR transformation initiatives across India, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka. She managed multi-geography, cross-cultural teams while shaping future-ready talent strategies, optimizing organizational design, and fostering cultural integration.
Earlier, she spent over five years at The Hershey Company in leadership roles. As HR Director for India and AEMEA (Asia, Middle East, Africa, and Europe), she developed global sourcing and succession strategies and led transformative change across international teams. As HR Director for Hershey India, she implemented a three-year HR strategy to support ambitious growth through targeted hiring, capability building, and optimized compensation structures.
Abhishikta’s career also includes over 12 years with Colgate-Palmolive, where she held diverse HR leadership roles, including Head HR – Commercial for India, Regional Lead for Change Management for HR 2020 Asia, Lead for Talent Management and Organizational Development, and Country HR Manager for Vietnam. She also served as Regional Lead for Latin America in Global Compensation and HR Lead for Change Management at the Center of Business Services in Mumbai and Mexico. She began her career as a Management Trainee at Colgate, progressing through roles in learning and development, HR business partnering, and plant HR leadership.
Abhishikta holds a Master’s degree in Personnel Management and Industrial Relations from the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), where she also served as General Secretary of the student body.
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