SAP has brought Bhrigu Joshi back to India to lead its People & Culture function, following his recent role overseeing the company’s human resources operations in the UK and Ireland. His appointment marks a new phase in his career, building on his experience at SAP and Google.
Joshi announced the move through a LinkedIn post, highlighting India’s important role in SAP’s global innovation, research and business growth. He also expressed his enthusiasm for working with the company’s leadership team, People & Culture colleagues and employees in India.
Before this appointment, Joshi served as Market HR Leader for India at Google. Prior to that, he worked as Vice President and Head of People & Culture for SAP in the UK and Ireland for nearly 2 years, from December 2023 to November 2025.
His earlier roles at SAP included leading global people initiatives and overseeing HR business partnering for the company’s Technology & Innovation board area across India and Singapore.
Joshi brings experience across several human resources functions, including talent acquisition, rewards, performance management, learning and organisational development. His professional background also includes roles at MakeMyTrip and HSBC.
At MakeMyTrip, he served as Director of Human Resources from April 2015 to August 2019. During this period, he managed HR business partnering, compensation, learning, performance management and talent acquisition for the company’s online business.
Joshi holds a master’s degree in Human Resource Management and Labour Relations from the Tata Institute of Social Sciences. He also earned a bachelor’s degree in Power Engineering from the National Power Training Institute.
His return to SAP India brings together his experience in international HR leadership, global people initiatives and talent management.
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