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Varre Appa Rao

Energizer · DISC type I
Chief Human Resources Officer at HCL Technologies
📍 Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Varre Appa Rao is a former senior executive at HCLTech with a unique career blending business leadership and human resources. He progressed from managing a $500M P&L in the BFSI sector to serving as Chief Human Resources Officer and later Chief Delivery Officer. He holds a Master of Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee.

He is described by colleagues as a commercially savvy and bold leader with a "can do" attitude, skilled in sales, opportunity management, and senior client relationships.

He was a lead innovator of the patented and highly successful Alt Application Support and Maintenance (Alt ASM) framework at HCLTech.

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Experience
28 Years
Current Role
Chief Human Resources Officer
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Personality Overview

How Varre shows up

Believer
Informal
Imaginative

They excel at seeing the bigger picture, and the long-term impact of their decisions. They are not always early adopters but can be pursuaded by leveraging strong relationships. Unlike C or D types, they are vocal with their opinions but not so much with their questions.

Priorities

Topics Varre cares about

Business-Led HR
His career uniquely transitioned from P&L and global delivery head for BFSI to the Chief Human Resources Officer role, focusing on aligning HR with strategic business goals.
Employee Upskilling
Spearheaded a collaboration with BITS Pilani to create programs for upskilling, reskilling, and enabling employees to pursue higher education while working.
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Career

Work history

11-2017
Chief Human Resources Officer
HCL Technologies
10-2016
Corporate Vice President
HCL Technologies
7-2009
Global Delivery head, Capital Markets & wealth mgmt
HCL Technologies
10-2012
Executive Vice President
HCL Technologies Ltd.
8-2006 - 6-2008
Vice President and Integrated Service Delivery Head, Skandia
HCL Great Britain Ltd.
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Education
1982 - 1986
Master of Engineering (M.Eng.)
Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee
1977 - 1982
B.Tech
VR Siddhartha College of Engineering
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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Influence (I)

Influence (I) reflects the degree to which a person prefers to work by influencing or persuading others. Those scoring high tend to be people oriented, motivated by social recognition and building relationships.

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