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Mahalakshmi R

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Head HR South East Asia at Mondelēz International
📍 Singapore, Singapore

Mahalakshmi is a global HR leader with over 25 years of experience at companies like Mondelēz and Airtel, specializing in shaping people strategy to drive business growth. An MBA from SCMHRD, her expertise spans talent management and total rewards across Asia, Africa, and the UK. Colleagues describe her as enthusiastic, analytical, and a people-centric professional.

She is a vocal advocate for diversity and inclusion, particularly for empowering women in leadership roles. She believes senior leaders have a responsibility to pay it forward by mentoring and developing others, and she actively works to challenge and break systemic barriers to create more equitable workplaces.

For the second consecutive year, Mahalakshmi was recognized as one of the ET HR Icons in SouthEast Asia.

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Experience
27 Years
Current Role
Head HR South East Asia
Location
Singapore, Singapore
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Women in Leadership
Actively promotes female leaders and celebrates that three of the five Country GMs in her South East Asia region are women.
Employee Experience
Publicly celebrates her team's awards for employee experience, learning, and career development, showing a deep focus on workplace culture.
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Career

Work history

7-2021
Head HR South East Asia
Mondelēz International
9-2015 - 6-2021
Head HR India
Mondelēz International
11-2014 - 9-2015
Senior Vice President & Global Head of Talent
airtel
12-2012 - 10-2014
Global Head Rewards and Organisation Effectiveness
airtel
10-2008 - 11-2012
Vice President & Head Group OD (Including M&A)
airtel
In the press

Media appearances

ETPWLA 2021: Leadership Masterclass with Mahalakshmi R, Mondelēz International. Featured in The Economic Times (ET Now)
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