Our Leadership

Founding Team

Four visionaries who built the platform that powers 2.8 million employee records today. Their leadership, expertise, and shared ambition created the foundation that continues to grow and strengthen with every passing year.
Founder & Managing Director

Prasad Rajappan

Prasad sets ZingHR's vision and growth strategy, steering the development of intelligent, outcomes-driven HR technology. A recognized HRTech thought leader, he is focused on the future of work and on helping organizations become more agile and people-centric.

Co-Founder, Director Technology & Delivery

Ravi Bajaj

Ravi brings three decades in enterprise technology to ZingHR, where he leads customer success, onboarding, and partner-ecosystem development. He is focused on turning technology into real gains in workforce productivity and employee experience.

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Co-Founder, Director Process Quality & HR

Venkat Balan

Venkat has helped build and scale ZingHR since its inception, with deep expertise in process excellence, quality management, and organizational transformation. He continues to drive operational rigor and business excellence across the company.

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Co-Founder

Jitendra Sahastrabudhe

Jitendra leads strategic programs and cross-functional transformation, drawing on deep techno-functional expertise in HR technology. He plays a pivotal role in aligning product evolution and organizational growth with ZingHR's long-term vision.

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Governance

Board of Directors

Five visionary leaders whose capital, governance, and industry wisdom have guided ZingHR at every milestone on its journey to global HCM leadership.

Pradyumna Dalmia

Triton Investment Advisors

Pradyumna Dalmia is Managing Partner and Fund Manager at Triton Investment Advisors, a Mumbai-based venture capital firm focused on early-stage B2B and technology companies. An MBA from London Business School, he oversees Triton's investments, divestments, and investor relations, and represents the firm on the ZingHR board.

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Anand Jhaveri

Mumbai Angels

Anand Jhaveri is an angel investor and founder of Rave Technologies, with earlier roles at Fractal Analytics and AMD. Associated with Mumbai Angels, his portfolio spans technology companies including InMobi and ZingHR. He is a long-standing board member and early backer of ZingHR.

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Sanjay Chaudhary

Tata Capital Growth Fund

Sanjay Chaudhary is a Partner at Tata Capital Growth Fund, with around two decades of experience across private equity and strategy consulting. An IIT Roorkee and Columbia Business School alumnus, he has held board positions at companies including ZingHR and Sai Life Sciences, and represents Tata Capital Growth Fund on the board.

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Shailesh Haribhakti

Board Member

Shailesh is a distinguished business leader, Chartered Accountant, ESG advocate, and author with decades of governance and board experience. He brings strategic insight that supports ZingHR's commitment to innovation, responsible growth, and future-ready leadership.

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K Sudarshan

EMA Partners International

K Sudarshan is Chairman & Managing Director of EMA Partners India and APAC Chair of EMA Partners International, with over two decades in executive search across India, Singapore, and the Middle East. He leads the firm's Board and CEO practice and is a widely quoted voice on leadership and talent in Indian business media.

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Trusted Experts

Advisory Board

Three respected industry leaders who bring deep practitioner wisdom and forward-looking perspective to ZingHR. Their guidance shapes how we think, build, and grow.

Dr. Prasanth Nair

Mentor & Thought Leader

Dr. Prasanth Nair holds a doctorate from IIM Ahmedabad and has headed HR at Thomas Cook and Cipla, after starting his career with the RPG Group. He was part of the team that scaled ZingHR and currently serves as CHRO of Crompton Greaves Consumer Electricals, bringing senior CHRO perspective on talent and people practices.

Lt. Gen. Shokin Chauhan

Lt. Gen. Shokin Chauhan

Lt General Shokin Chauhan (Retd.) is a decorated Indian Army veteran whose four-decade career included command of a Strike Corps and tenure as Director General of the Assam Rifles, followed by his role as Chairman of the Cease Fire Monitoring Group. A recipient of multiple Presidential awards, he holds a PhD on India–Nepal relations and brings strategy, leadership, and governance perspective to ZingHR.

Abhijit Bhaduri

Mentor & Thought Leader

Abhijit Bhaduri is a globally recognized talent and leadership strategist, bestselling author, and keynote speaker. Wipro's first Chief Learning Officer and a former Partner and Global L&D leader at Microsoft, he has also led HR teams at PepsiCo, Colgate, and Tata Steel. He advises ZingHR on talent, culture, and the future of work.
Meet Our Leaders

Leadership Team

The leaders driving ZingHR's growth across every region, every function, and every client partnership. Together they champion innovation and human impact at enterprise scale.

Executive Operations

Chandrasekar Subramanian

Chief Growth & Operations Officer — EMEA

Chandru leads growth, strategic partnerships, and market expansion across EMEA. His focus is on helping organizations achieve sustainable growth through digital HR transformation and innovative workforce solutions.

Rajat Luthra

Chief Operating Officer — Southeast Asia

Rajat drives business growth, customer success, and workforce transformation across Southeast Asia. A former start-up co-founder, he partners with organizations to accelerate talent, technology, and employee-experience outcomes through modern HR solutions.

Rohan Menon

Chief Operating Officer — South India & Sri Lanka

Rohan leads regional operations, growth, and customer success across the customer journey. Drawing on experience from aerospace to enterprise software, he helps organizations build resilient, future-ready workplaces.

Mayank Jain

Chief Financial Officer

Mayank leads ZingHR's financial strategy, governance, and business performance. He partners closely with leadership to drive sustainable growth, operational excellence, and long-term value creation.

Functional Leadership

Dr. Rohit Goswami

Head — Centre of Excellence

A surgeon-turned-product leader, Rohit drives product innovation and AI strategy across the ZingHR platform. He is focused on intelligent, user-centric solutions that redefine employee experience and shape the future of work.

Dr. Anupama Iyer

Director, Human Resources

Anupama brings over two decades across HR leadership, consulting, and academia. She is passionate about building people-first workplaces and enabling growth through talent, culture, and workforce transformation.

Prerna Prasad

Director - Strategy, Branding & Sustainability

Prerna leads sustainability, strategic branding, and corporate-impact initiatives at ZingHR. Her work aligns business growth with purpose-driven innovation and responsible leadership.

Archana Gautam

Director, Digital Experience

Archana helps organizations accelerate workforce transformation through intelligent HR technology and digital innovation. She focuses on elevating customer experience and delivering measurable business outcomes through strategic partnerships.

Shweta Pathak

Leadership Team

An award-winning HR and branding influencer, Shweta leads growth marketing, brand visibility, and thought leadership at ZingHR. She is recognized among India's leading voices in HR and the future of work.

Technology & Platform

Lokpal Vora

Solution Architect

An architect who thinks in outcomes. Lokpal designs ZingHR's most ambitious enterprise implementations, mentors teams on enterprise patterns, and delivers solutions built to scale from day one.

Hemant Meena

Solution Architect

Hemant focuses on reliability, performance, and delivery excellence for high-scale ZingHR implementations, bringing technical precision that earns client confidence at every deployment stage.

Prashant Mehta

Chief Information Security Officer

Safeguarding the trust of 2.8 million people every day. Prashant leads ZingHR's security, risk and compliance with deep enterprise expertise, ensuring every client deployment meets the highest standards.

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