Saurabh Sharma takes charge as Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) at Mrs Bectors Food Specialities, the Ludhiana-headquartered FMCG company behind the Cremica and English Oven brands, effective November 2026.
His mandate covers the HR function for the company, which operates across biscuits, breads and bakery categories in India and international markets. He will be based in Gurugram, Haryana.
Sharma brings over 23 years of HR experience spanning the food, FMCG, pharmaceuticals, chemicals and automotive sectors, with expertise in corporate HR business partnering, learning and organisational development, talent management, performance management and change management.
Before joining Mrs Bectors Food Specialities, Sharma served as Head, Corporate HR Business Partnering, Learning and Organisational Development at Zydus Wellness from September 2022 to November 2026. During the four-year tenure, he worked across corporate HR partnering, change management, and learning and development.
Prior to Zydus Wellness, Sharma spent six years and three months at Bunge in Mumbai, from July 2016 to September 2022, as AGM, Talent Management Lead (Centre of Excellence), and HR Business Partner, Manufacturing.
From December 2012 to June 2016, Sharma was Human Resources Manager at Sun Pharma. There, he served as the HR business partner for the entire API business, responsible for talent acquisition, performance management, manpower budgeting, and strategy.
Between January 2011 and December 2012, Sharma was Plant HR Head at Raychem RPG. He was responsible for recruiting critical positions in the Energy Meters and Transformers business up to senior manager level, campus recruitment of graduate engineer trainees, and policy design.
His earlier assignments include Manager, Organisation Development at Piramal Enterprises from September 2009 to January 2011, and an associate role in organisation development and sourcing at Cadbury India. Sharma began his professional career as an Executive, HR at Sona Koyo Steering Systems in 2004, where he worked until 2008.
