Kirloskar Oil Engines has promoted Kiran Bhagnure-Khapre to Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO).
“I’m happy to share that I’m starting a new position as Chief Human Resources Officer at Kirloskar Oil Engines Limited!” Bhagnure-Khapre shared on LinkedIn.
Bhagnure-Khapre has been a part of Kirloskar Oil Engines for over two years. She joined the company in March 2023 as HR Head – Power Generation Business and Kagal Plant. In September 2023, she was appointed as Head – C&B, Talent Acquisition and HR Operational Excellence. Thanks to her skills in areas like HR transformation, compensation and benefits, employer branding, talent acquisition, and much more, Bhagnure-Khapre has climbed the corporate ladder with impressive speed.
Before Kirloskar Oil Engines, Bhagnure-Khapre worked with Behr Hella Thermocontrol (BHTC) as their India HR Head from May 2021 to February 2023.
From July 2007 to April 2021, Bhagnure-Khapre was a part of Cummins. She joined Cummins India in July 2007, became HR Manager in August 2011, and Executive Manager – HR in January 2013. In March 2015, she became a part of Cummins Technologies India as HR Leader – CTCI Corporate Functions and HR Leader – CRTI and CTCI Lab Operations in March 2015.
In June 2016, Bhagnure-Khapre took up the role of HR Leader – ITO Corporate Functions at Cummins Technologies India. She switched to Cummins Incoporated in November 2017 as HR Leader – ABO Line Functions and retained the role until April 2021. Bhagnure-Khapre has a Master of Business Administration (MBA) in HR from Savitribai Phule Pune University.