Priyanka Anand named new HR head for Ericsson

Priyanka Anand, on Monday, was appointed as the vice president and head of human resources for Ericsson in market area south-east Asia, Oceania, and India (MOAI).

As part of her new role, Priyanka will be responsible for leading the HR function across markets like India, Australia, New Zealand, Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, Myanmar, Philippines and Bangladesh amongst others.

Priyanka brings with her more than 19 years of experience in HR, out of which she has spent over seven years at Ericsson.

"Ericsson is a knowledge-based company with people being our core asset. To maintain our leading position we have to attract, develop and retain top talent. I am confident that Priyanka with her rich experience will make a significant contribution to our people strategy and processes," said head of MOAI at Ericsson, Nunzio Mirtillo.

Priyanka leads an HR team of 60 resources spread across more than 10 countries, driving HR strategy across different countries within the market area.

She collaborates with business leaders in developing and implementing benchmark HR practices that inspire employees to achieve outstanding business results.

"This opportunity to interface and work with HR teams and stakeholders from different nationalities will go a long way towards building the best in class HR strategy within the market area. My main focus will be towards enhancing Ericsson winning culture while further developing and retaining world-class talent," said Priyanka Anand.

Priyanka has been the VP and head, HR Global Operations at Ericsson between April 2014 to January 2018.

Between July 2010 and April 2014, Priyanka was VP and head of HR at Ericsson Global Services, where she was pivotal in the growth of the organization from its establishment in India to creating an employee base of 15,000.