By Enersider Desk | New Delhi
Renewable energy firm Serentica Renewables has appointed Annapurna J as its chief human resources officer (CHRO). The company said Annapurna will report to the group CHRO and be based in Mumbai, where she will oversee people strategy, organisational development and talent transformation across the business.
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The appointment comes as Serentica accelerates capacity build-out in the renewable energy space, positioning itself as a supplier of firm dispatchable renewable energy to industrial customers.
According to the company, Annapurna brings more than 24 years of experience across listed companies, conglomerates and high-growth organisations, with a focus on organisational transformation and workforce strategy. Her areas of expertise include mergers and acquisitions integration, employee value proposition design, digital HR systems, succession planning and enterprise-wide cultural change.
Before joining Serentica, Annapurna served as Group Head – Talent Management at Mahindra & Mahindra, where she worked on leadership pipeline development, succession governance and diversity initiatives. She previously held a senior HR leadership role at Vodafone Idea, where she contributed to digital HR infrastructure development and employee value proposition redesign. Her work on post-merger cultural integration at the telecom operator was later featured as a Harvard Business School case study, according to company disclosures.
Welcoming the appointment, Ruhie Pande, Group CHRO & CMO at Serentica, Resonia and Sterlite Electric, said Annapurna’s experience would support the company’s long-term talent strategy.
In a statement, Annapurna said she was joining Serentica at a time when India’s energy transition is reshaping industrial demand and infrastructure development. She said the company’s focus on decarbonising energy-intensive industries presents an opportunity to build an agile and purpose-driven organisation aligned with sustainability goals.
Annapurna holds a postgraduate diploma in management from the Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar, and a Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) degree from the University of Calcutta.
