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Tarun N P Varma

Judge · DISC type Dc
Global Chief Human Resources & Sustainability Officer at Tata Consumer Products
📍 Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Tarun is the Global Chief Human Resources & Sustainability Officer at Tata Consumer Products, with a two-decade career across FMCG, Energy, and Telecom. A mechanical engineer by training with an MA from TISS, he focuses on steering organizations through growth. Colleagues describe him as analytical, insightful, and supportive.

Outside of his corporate roles, Tarun identifies himself as a son and dad, emphasizing the importance of balancing professional ambition with personal priorities like parenting and partnering. He considers himself a resourceful human and a lifelong student of diversity in all its forms.

His leadership journey has spanned 21 Indian States, giving him a unique perspective on diverse cultures and workforces.

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Experience
18 Years
Current Role
Global Chief Human Resources & Sustainability Officer
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Personality Overview

How Tarun shows up

Quality Focused
Features Driven
Objective Thinker

More than the product, they care about the impact of the product. They prefer to be the ones controlling the conversation or defining the terms. They take a lot of pride in personal achievements.

Priorities

Topics Tarun cares about

HR & Sustainability
As the Global Chief Human Resources & Sustainability Officer, he is responsible for integrating people strategy with planetary well-being at a major FMCG company.
AI in HR
He recently completed certifications in "AI and Data-Driven Decision-Making for HR, " indicating a strong interest in leveraging technology for people analytics and workforce planning.
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Career

Work history

1-2023
Global Chief Human Resources & Sustainability Officer
Tata Consumer Products
8-2021 - 1-2023
Vice President H R - Global Technology Division
Shell
10-2015 - 8-2021
Vice President H R - Shell Group of Companies in India
Shell
1-2014 - 9-2015
Vice President - Performance, Rewards & Recognition
Vodafone
10-2012 - 9-2015
Associate Vice President - Performance , Rewards & Recognition
Vodafone
In the press

Media appearances

Tata Consumer Products appoints Tarun N P Varma as Global CHRO. Featured in Economic Times – HR
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Tarun NP Varma moves from Shell to TCP, as global CHRO. Featured in HRKatha
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Education
1997 - 1999
MA
Tata Institute of Social Sciences
1993 - 1997
BE
National Institute of Technology Jamshedpur
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

D

Dominance (D)

Dominance (D) reflects how goal and task oriented a person is, and their ability to accomplish results irrespective of how demanding the circumstances might be. Those scoring high tend to be motivated by winning, competition, and success.

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