Tarun N P Varma

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Global Chief Human Resources & Sustainability Officer at Tata Consumer Products

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Overview

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.

Personality Overview

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.

Topics They Care 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.
Corporate Transformation
He describes his current role as helping a young, ambitious organization steer through significant growth and transformation across categories, countries, and capabilities.

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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Tata Consumer Products appoints Tarun N P Varma as Global Chief Human Resources Officer. Featured in Tata Consumer Products (official website)

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Work History

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

Education

1997 - 1999
MA from Tata Institute of Social Sciences
1993 - 1997
BE from National Institute of Technology Jamshedpur

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Exp : 18 Location : Bengaluru, Karnataka, India Job Level : Leadership Designation : Global Chief Human Resources & Sustainability Officer at Tata Consumer Products
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Insights For Selling To Tarun N P

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Make sure that you circle back fast on any action items, it wins their trust
  • When negotiating terms, help them build an impression that they are the ones calling the shots
  • Get to the point quickly instead of spending time doing small talk

DONT's

  • Do not back off when challenged, respond with a confident, objective answer instead
  • Avoid being a storyteller and don’t try to oversell
  • Do not hesitate from asking counter questions, just avoid challenging their authority

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Tarun N P is

  • Confidence in impact is paramount to them, followed by a sense of achievement and ROI.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Tarun N P

  • If they are not convinced, they will have no hesitation in telling you the same.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Tarun N P move?

  • They can reach decisions fairly quickly if they are convinced.
  • Can Tarun N P take some risk or not?

  • They don’t mind risks but can be quite binary about them.

You And Tarun N P

Personality Compatibility


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