Aditya Birla Capital elevates Prasad Kakkat to Head of Human Resources and Administration of Aditya Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund, to strengthen its leadership team.
In his new and expanded role, Kakkat will be responsible for leading the firm’s HR and administrative functions, with a focus on talent development, governance, workforce planning, and aligning people priorities with business objectives across the mutual fund’s operations.
He served as Head of Corporate HR & Talent Staffing at Aditya Birla Capital Ltd., where he was responsible for HR strategy, talent acquisition, and workforce planning across the businesses.
Kakkat brings over 25 years of human resources experience across financial services, technology, consumer goods and manufacturing sectors.
He spent more than a decade with Aditya Birla Sun Life Insurance Company, holding senior HR leadership roles and supporting organisational transformation, talent strategy and performance initiatives. Early in his career, Kakkat held key HR positions at Samsung India Electronics, Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages and V-Guard Industries, gaining broad cross-industry experience in HR operations, employee relations and organisational development.
