Ipsos India ramps up HR Team – hires Shallet D’Silva as HR Director

Global Market Research Company, Ipsos has reinforced its HR Team in India with the hiring of Shallet D’Silva as HR Director. She reports to Sanskrati Pathak Sail, Country HRD Lead, Ipsos India.

“For a vibrant and growing market like India where people acquisition, engagement and other HR specialties are the need of hour, D’Silva is a great addition in the Ipsos India HR organistaion . I am excited as she will work closely with me on HR Strategies and lead the implementation of other macro plans for Ipsos in India,” said Sanskrati Pathak Sail, Country HRD Lead, Ipsos India.

Amit Adarkar, CEO, Ipsos India believes the pandemic has further increased the importance of the HR Function in people management, “Human Resources has played a key role in managing the mental and physical wellbeing of our employees during the prolonged pandemic. And as we end another tough year, we firmly believe that a robust HR team with varied skillsets is extremely important for an organization like ours where it is employees led.”

D’Silva moves from IQVIA and has previously worked with Travelex and KPMG in full time and consulting roles.  Her experience spans India, South Asia and the UK.

Her work experience of 16 years spans talent acquisition and management, performance management, leadership development, compliance and governance, diversity and inclusion, among others. In the past, she’s worked in the areas of mergers, rehauling of policies, transition, automation, coaching and mentoring, compensation and rewards and succession planning etc.

An alumnus of Cardiff University with post graduation in Human Resources,  she also holds a BA degree in Economics Honours from Mumbai University.