Khokha has expertise in shaping organisational culture, nurturing progressive employee relations and also talent & organisational development, having over 20 years of experience in various facets of human resources.
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Viekas K. Khokha appointed as the head-HR at Dhanuka Agritech. Previously, Khokha was the director-HR at Zimmer Biomet, a medical device company that manufactures aluminium splints.
At Zimmer Biomet, he spearheaded the HR component of the business strategy by planning, developing, and implementing initiatives that positively impacted the productivity, capability and effectiveness of customer groups.
Speaking to HRKatha on his new role at Dhanuka Agritech, Khokha says, “The role brings in the opportunity to create a talent pool, which needs to keep circulating in the industry. As an HR leader, I will contribute towards the creation of this talent pool through awareness generation, employee value proposition and employees happiness,” Khokha told HRKatha while speaking on his new role at Dhanuka Agritech.
Khokha started as a product executive at Ascom Holding AG in 2001, where he was responsible for end-to-end business partner management. Right from identifying new partners and providing product training, to monitoring and reporting on partner performance, he handled it all.
He joined Bharti Airtel as manager – sales in 2000, after working at Ascom Holdings for two years, and went on to become the general manager- HR. He was a part of Bharti Airtel for almost a decade, wherein, he was instrumental in rolling out enterprise-wide key HR policies, ensuring financial efficiency and developing a culture of ‘One Airtel’.
His sales background has helped him engage well with business managers and develop the HR agenda effectively with ROI-based interventions.
Khokha has expertise in shaping organisational culture, nurturing progressive employee relations and also talent & organisational development, having over 20 years of experience in various facets of human resources.
Entering Dhanuka Agritech at such a crucial time will be a challenge, as he will have to keep the staff motivated through the changes taking place at the workplace and in the manner of working.
Currently, Dhanuka Agritech is looking at HR transformation and consolidating all the changes in terms of processes, policies and people practices.