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Vinayak Deshpande

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Chief Human Resources Officer at Parle Products Pvt. Ltd
📍 Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Vinayak Deshpande is the Chief Human Resources Officer at Parle Products, bringing over 20 years of experience from leadership roles at Amazon, PepsiCo, and Kerry. He specializes in strategic HR leadership, talent acquisition, and fostering employee engagement. Colleagues describe him as a reliable, dedicated, and passionate professional with excellent interpersonal skills.

Vinayak is committed to creating collaborative, multicultural work environments that drive growth. This was evident when he led a Diwali celebration for a diverse team at Amazon in Luxembourg. He also enjoys developing leaders and has facilitated workshops on "Crucial Conversations" for senior management.

He possesses significant international M&A experience, having headed HR for mergers and acquisitions across the Middle East, India, and Africa while at Kerry.

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Experience
24 Years
Current Role
Chief Human Resources Officer
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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Strategic HR
His career is defined by strategic human resources leadership, shaping people strategies at multinational corporations like Amazon, Kerry, and PepsiCo for over two decades.
Talent Management
A core focus of his role involves strengthening talent systems and leveraging talent acquisition to align with organizational objectives and drive growth.
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Career

Work history

4-2025
Chief Human Resources Officer
Parle Products Pvt. Ltd
7-2022 - 4-2025
Head Human Resources - UK & Europe
Amazon
3-2021 - 7-2022
Regional Lead Human Resources
Amazon
8-2020 - 3-2021
Director Human Resources, SWA and Mergers & Acquisition HR Head, Middle East, India & Africa
Kerry
2-2016 - 3-2021
Director & Head of Human Resources, South West Asia
Kerry
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Education
2000 - 2002
MBA
The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda
10-2024 - 12-2024
Certification of Operation - HORECA
Chamber of Commerce Luxembourg
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