Bharti Airtel names Srikanth Karra as HR Director for India & South Asia

He'll be responsible for HR systems, institutionalising global benchmarks, delivering strategies and presiding over the HR function in India and South Asia

Bharati Airtel, the country's largest telecom operator by subscribers, has appointed Srikanth Karra as Director- Human Resources for India and South Asia.Karra will report to Gopal Vittal, Bharti Airtel's Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer for India and Asia, and will also be a member of the Airtel Management Board, the company said in a statement.

Karra will be responsible for HR systems, institutionalising global benchmarks, delivering strategies and presiding over the HR function in India and South Asia, the statement added. Karra hasearlier worked as Head of HR for Hewlett Packard India, Global Head of HR for Syntel Inc and Head of HR for GECIS - India. He holds a Masters in Personnel Management and Industrial Relations from TISS and Bachelor of General Law from Mumbai University.