Savitha Shivsankar joins Asian Paints as Global CHRO

Mumbai-headquartered Asian Paints has appointed Savitha Shivsankar as its global Chief Human Resources Officer. 

Shivsankar, an alumna of Tata Institute of Social Sciences, has over 20 years of experience spanning various industries and diverse aspects of the HR function.      

She was earlier the talent head -organisational development and inclusion, at Swiss pharmaceuticals company Novartis, and based in Singapore.  

She has had a stellar career, with stints at organisations such as Diageo, Mondelēz International, ITC , and Castrol India.