The wow Bandwagon!

Passionate about linking strategy and HR and translating this into measurable delivered results, Ms. Aparna Ballakur has over 15 years of experience with companies such as Adobe Systems, McAfee Software and Sasken Communications. After B.E. from the University of Mysore, she has completed an Executive Leadership Program from Cornell University and the Strategic Human Resources program from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.

Q. What drew you towards HR? Also, share your experience working with companies like Adobe and McAfee.
A. I started my career as an R&D engineer and entering into HR was a stroke of serendipity. I chose to stay on because I enjoyed the work and the learning that came along. What caught my attention was that there is a lot of functional expertise within the HR which a lot of people outside the profession are not aware of.

My experience in the two companies was very different. McAfee – my first company – gave me experience and understanding of what it meant to work in a multinational environment. They were just starting their operations in India when I joined; there I got an opportunity to build the R&D centre.

At Adobe, I was managing India and China operations. I got an opportunity to set up the centre in China and learnt how things work there. Culturally, both the nations are very different. Read more...

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