Hetal G.

About Hetal G.

I lead People & Culture with a simple conviction — businesses sustain when performance systems and human systems are designed with equal rigor.Over the past 18+ years, I have partnered closely with leadership teams to scale, stabilize, and restructure technology-driven organizations. I have led workforce expansion of 100% during growth phases and later navigated structured employee transitions during M&A integration — ensuring business continuity while preserving trust and dignity in the process.My approach is both strategic and grounded.I build performance architecture — designing management systems, succession pipelines, and compensation frameworks that drive accountability and clarity. At the same time, I focus on retention, engagement, and transparent communication so that growth does not come at the cost of culture.Some of the impact areas I have led include:• Building a Performance Management System from scratch with 90% workforce coverage• Establishing succession planning for 50% of critical roles• Reducing early-career attrition by 25% through structured retention strategy• Improving Hi-Potential retention by 20%• Delivering 40% operational efficiency through in-house HRIS automation• Leading workforce restructuring during M&A with governance and empathyI believe HR is not a support function — it is a business function. It exists to align people capability with organizational ambition, while creating systems that are fair, transparent, and sustainable.

Experience

1. Regional Head of Human Resources

   Buchanan Technologies

   Dec 2022 — Present

Education

• University of Madras

  Management, Business Administration and Management, General

  2001 — 2004