Artech, a global provider of talent, technology and delivery solutions, has appointed Samriti Malhotra as Head – HR, India & APAC. With more than 25 years of experience in human resources leadership, talent management and organisational transformation, she will lead the company’s HR operations across India and the Asia-Pacific region.
Malhotra brings extensive experience in strategic HR business partnering, employee engagement, organisational design, workforce development and HR transformation. Her professional journey spans multiple industries, including technology services, financial services, telecommunications and professional services.
Before joining Artech, she served as Chief Human Resources Officer at UDS Group from January 2025 to September 2026. In this role, she handled senior HR leadership responsibilities, with a focus on organisational design and employee value proposition.
Prior to that, she spent more than 10 years at Denave as Vice President – Human Resources, from October 2014 to January 2025. During her tenure, she worked on diversity and inclusion, organisational transformation and workforce management, supporting the company’s broader business and people priorities.
Earlier, Malhotra served as Country Lead – Human Resources at Environmental Resources Management (ERM) from March 2013 to October 2014, where she managed country-level HR responsibilities and contributed to talent strategy and management.
Her previous experience also includes working as an HR Business Partner at Barclays from December 2010 to August 2012, where she focused on HR solutions and talent development. Before that, she worked with Bharti Airtel Limited as HR Manager from December 2001 to January 2009, contributing to HR transformation and employee engagement. She began her professional career at Sterlite Industries, where she worked as an Executive from November 2000 to October 2001.
Across these roles, Malhotra has developed expertise in strategic HR management, organisational development, talent acquisition and management, diversity and inclusion, employee value proposition and change management. Her experience across different business environments has strengthened her ability to align people strategies with organisational goals.
She has also completed the CHRO Leadership Program at Cornell University and holds an MDBA in Human Resources from Symbiosis Institute of Business Management, Pune.
In her new role at Artech, Malhotra will bring her cross-industry experience and HR leadership expertise to strengthen the company’s people strategy and workforce capabilities across India and the Asia-Pacific region.
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