Hari Thalapalli

Hari Thalapalli (Hari T) serves as the Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) and Chief People Officer (CPO) of Mahindra Satyam. He has over two decades of experience in the IT industry and has been with Mahindra Satyam for the past 11 years - playing vital roles in the organization’s growth and during its turbulent phase in the recent past.
In his role as CMO, Mr. Thalapalli’s understanding of consumer behavior helped drive service innovation and brand enhancement programs for the organization.
As the CPO, Mr. Thalapalli frequently raised the performance bar to help the organization scale new heights while leveraging human capital. Mahindra Satyam has been repeatedly acknowledged for its innovative and path-breaking HR practices in many national and international forums (Hewitt and Mercer’s “Best Employer” recognitions and ASTD and Training & Development’s Global Ranking among them).
Background
Prior to Mahindra Satyam, Mr. Thalapalli had worked in a couple of India based IT firms - both of which were in a fledgling stage at the time of his joining. He played a key role in defining and establishing HR policies and frameworks.
Active in various professional forums, he has also been on the governing body of multiple educational institutions. He received the HT Power Jobs award for “HR Excellence” in 2004 and was featured in Human Capital Asia as one of the top 40 HR professionals in Asia. In 2007, he was named as the “HR Professional of the Year” by the Asia Pacific HRM Congress.
Hobbies and Interests
Beyond his day-to-day responsibilities, Mr. Thalapalli enjoys adventure sports and traveling and keenly involves himself in mentoring, budding professionals.

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