Kumkum Aggarwal in

Kumkum Aggarwal

Inquirer · DISC type cd
Director Talent Acquisition at Vedanta Group
📍 Gurgaon, Haryana, India

Kumkum Aggarwal is the Director of Talent Acquisition at Vedanta Group, bringing over 22 years of experience in global hiring and executive search. An alumna of IIM Calcutta, she specializes in CXO-level engagement and leadership hiring, having previously held senior roles at Korn Ferry, Randstad, and Kelly Services.

She won the prestigious "APAC ACHIEVERS AWARD FOR YEAR 2009" during her tenure at Kelly Services.

Read the full overview →
Experience
23 Years
Current Role
Director Talent Acquisition
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Gurgaon, Haryana, India
Personality Overview

How Kumkum shows up

Demanding
Hard To Convince
Judgemental

They focus on objectivity in a pitch and pay little attention to bells and whistles. They don’t always try to control the conversation but neither do they like yielding it fully. They can be nudged to make faster decisions by offering what they value.

Priorities

Topics Kumkum cares about

Leadership Hiring
Her core focus is spearheading talent acquisition strategies for CXO and senior leadership roles across geographies for a global natural resources conglomerate.
Diversity and Inclusion
Identifies as a DEI expert and is deeply passionate about fostering inclusion, with a special emphasis on recruiting senior women leaders into key roles.
+5 more topics Login to view topics
Career

Work history

9-2024
Director Talent Acquisition
Vedanta Group
10-2022 - 9-2024
Talent Search Partner
Korn Ferry
1-2020 - 11-2022
Vice President - Professional Search and Selection
Randstad
11-2018 - 1-2020
General Manager- Professional Search and Selection
Randstad
9-2013 - 11-2018
Vice President, Gi Group
Gi Group
In the press

Media appearances

Vedanta Group appoints Kumkum Aggarwal as Director - Talent Acquisition. Featured in Economic Times – HR
See now
Kumkum Aggarwal Joins Vedanta Group as Director of Talent Acquisition. Featured in HR Today
+1 more appearances Login to view media
Education
2009 - 2010
Business Management
Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta
Education details unavailable
Aptech Computer Education
Social presence
in
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.

Other Vedanta Group Employees

Explore more public profiles from related professionals.

EG
Elizabeth G.
Head of Finance
Vedanta Group

More profiles

Discover additional public profiles from our index.

Mohuya Roy Chowdhury
Mohuya Roy Chowdhury
TechExactly
Full-time
 Rashi Ramani
Rashi Ramani
Care Insurance
9 yrs 7 mos
 Dr. Amit Pareenja
Dr. Amit Pareenja
Group Head Human Resources(Talent Management , HRIS & OD)
Somany Impresa Group
 Aarti (Marwaha) Upadhyay
Aarti (Marwaha) Upadhyay
Chief Human Resource Officer
Unlock the full playbookSee exactly how to sell to Kumkum. Free, 10 seconds.