Human Resources Council — India

Council Co-Chair

Bijay Sahoo
President and Chief People
Officer Reliance Retail Ltd.
Bijay Sahoo, President and Head of Human Resource Function of Reliance Retail, is the newly-elected co-chair of the HR Council — India. He has 20 years experience in HR strategies, HR processes, HR technology, change management and leadership development for global corporations.

Council Co-Chair

Nancy Reisig
Vice President, Human Resources,
Ford India
As Vice President HR, Nancy Reisig is responsible for the human resource practice across Ford organisations in India, including the manufacturing plant, Ford Business Centre (a business process centre for Ford's global operations), and Ford Technology Services, the hub for the company's IT and engineering initiatives in India and the Asia-Pacific region.

Council Senior Advisor

Vivek Paranjpe
Council Senior Advisor
Advisor, Reliance Industries
Vivek has over 32 years of experience, both in India and abroad, in the areas of HR, business strategy, quality, business excellence, mergers, acquisitions and divestitures. He is currently engaged as an advisor in India to Reliance Industries, and also serves as an expert on the HR committee of the directors of Punjab National Bank.

Council of Corporate Governance and Risk Management — India

Council Chair

V. Balakrishnan
Chief Financial Officer,
Infosys Technologies Limited
V. Balakrishnan has over 31 years experience in all facets of HR and strategic management in a global environment. He is currently Chief Financial Officer of Infosys Technologies Limited and was previously Company Secretary and Senior Vice President — Finance.