Martha Desmond, Chief Human Resources Officer, Apollo Tyres
Martha Desmond has been appointed as the Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) at Apollo Tyres Ltd. She has replaced Tapan Mitra, who retires as the Chief of Human Resouces by the end of this year.
Martha Desmond will be responsible for all aspects of HR in the organisation, in addition to being a member of the company’s Management Board.
Her last assignment was with Genel Energy, where she worked as Human Resource Director based out of Turkey. Prior to that, she was associated with BG Group as Human Resource Director and later, in Mumbai, as Deputy Managing Director for the group’s Exploration and Production Division. She has also worked with RWE Thames Water, HFC Bank and Resourcing Solutions in various capacities based out of UK, giving her professional expertise in all aspects of HR at senior levels.
Martha will be based out of the company’s office in London and will report to Neeraj Kanwar, Vice Chairman & MD.