Vivek Punekar

With over 26 years of experience in various functions, Vivek is presently the Chief Human Resources Officer of the company. Vivek joined HCL Infosystems in 1986 as a trainee engineer. Over the years, Vivek has been an integral part of the growth story of HCL Infosystems. He is credited with innovative HR initiatives that have made HCL among the best companies to work for, year after year.

Vivek gained intricate knowledge of the business as he held various positions including Area Manager and Regional Manager out of Bangalore in System Support and Sales functions. From 1995 to 2001, Vivek was a part of the successful Strategic Initiatives Group (SIG) of the company that tracked and hunted down new business opportunities. Parallely Vivek was also involved in HR roles and functions for his excellent acumen for managing employees and their needs. Vivek was instrumental in successfully setting up the training and development centre in Hyderabad in 1995 within a very short deadline. His appointment as the Chief HRO was a natural progression when he took over the function in 2002.

Vivek initiated various innovative HR practices such as hiring a complete batch of non IT executives to bring in a fresh perspective and impetus to the business sales team. He introduced a new model of recruitment whereby HCL Infosystems tied up with state governments like the Government of Punjab. Such an arrangement also generated job opportunities for talented individuals from small towns. Vivek was also instrumental in conceptualizing and implementing a new and innovative structured training programme - the four dimensional framework for learning and training HCLites. The innovative programme married organizational needs with individual goals and needs. The programme is based on three strong learning platforms - iLearn - Technical & Domain trainings, iWin – Sales Training Academy and iLead - Leadership Development. HCL is such a large part of Vivek’s life that his loved ones often say that he was born and brought up at HCL! Vivek is an avid cricket buff.

Vivek Punekar is the Chief Human Resources Officer at HCL Infosystems, based in India, Asia. With a background in Information Technology, Vivek Punekar has a rich history of leadership and innovation. Explore their detailed professional journey, key connections, and contributions to the industry on our platform.