Pine Labs appoints ex-Amazon India HR Head as its chief people officer

Prior to Amazon, Vijayalakshmi Swaminathan was a founding partner at CoCoon Consulting, a cross-sectoral boutique HR consulting firm

Pine Labs, a leading merchant commerce platform, said it has appointed Vijayalakshmi Swaminathan as the company’s new chief people officer. She joins Pine Labs from Amazon India where she was heading the Human Resources function.

Prior to Amazon India, Swaminathan was one of the founding Partners at CoCoon Consulting, a cross-sectoral boutique HR consulting firm with expertise in solutions for organisational and leadership transformation and growth. CoCoon, over the last 20 years, has worked with organisations across Asia, Europe, and Latin America. She has also worked with FMCG major Unilever where, in her last role, she was responsible for bolstering