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Devender Gupta

Editor · DISC type CS
Head -HR & ER at Trident Group India
📍 Gurugram, Haryana, India

Devender Gupta is the Head of HR & ER at Trident Group, bringing over 27 years of experience from leadership roles at Haldirams and Dabur. An alumnus of Panjab University (MBA), he specializes in people-centric transformation and data-driven HR. His recent certifications include "Using AI to Improve Human Resources Practices" and "Generative AI. "

He played an instrumental role in merging Haldiram Snacks (Delhi) and Haldiram Foods (Nagpur) into a single, unified cultural and business entity.

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Experience
11 Years
Current Role
Head -HR & ER
Location
Gurugram, Haryana, India
Personality Overview

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Late Adopter
Fact-Driven
Slow Buyer

They do not like taking risks at all and go for proven options in the end. They are heavily focused on quality and prefer doing things the right way, even if it takes time. Being observant comes to them naturally.

Priorities

Topics Devender cares about

AI in HR
Holds recent certifications in using AI for HR and applying Generative AI to recruiting, showing a focus on modernizing people processes.
HR Transformation
He focuses on shaping a "bold, exciting and data-driven future" and views business integrations as cultural transformations, as seen with the Haldiram's merger.
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Career

Work history

11-2025
Head -HR & ER
Trident Group India
8-2023 - 9-2025
Group CHRO
Haldiram Snacks Pvt.Ltd.
1-2020 - 8-2023
Vice President - HR
Dabur India Limited
7-2017 - 1-2020
Sr. General Manager - HR
Dabur India Limited
7-2014 - 6-2017
General Manager - HR
Dabur India Limited
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Education
1995 - 1997
Master of Business Administration - MBA
University Business School, Panjab University
1990 - 1994
Bachelor of Technology - BTech
National Institute of Technology Hamirpur-Alumni
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

C

Calculativeness (C)

Calculativeness (C) reflects the degree to which a person is likely to be cautious, systematic and analytical. Those scoring high tend to emphasise quality and accuracy.

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