FreeCharge names Mayank Kapoor as new HR head

NEW DELHI: India’s digital payments platform FreeCharge has announced the appointment of Mayank Kapoor as its new head of Human Resources vertical.

Mayank who was previously leading the Learning and Development portfolio at Snapdeal has more than 16 years of experience in people development, behavioural& leadership training, talent management & transformation across Hospitality, IT, Telecommunication and e-Commerce industries.

In the new role, Mayank will leverage on his previous experience to nurture and develop a strong talent pipeline commensurate with FreeCharge’s journey of becoming India’s leading digital payments service provider.

“Our employee and talent base has been the key for the product innovations and growth we have witnessed in the past one year. Human resource management is the key enabler to further build on this growth we have been witnessing. Mayank and his team will thus be playing a key part in our growth story and we are absolutely delighted to have him on-board on this journey. ” said Sudeep Tandon,Chief Business Officer, FreeCharge.

Speaking on his appointment, Kapoor, added, “The digital payments landscape in the country is very promising right now ushering in a great growth potential for us. The focus will hence be on moulding HR strategies to help infuse and retain a talent mix which can deliver sustainable and aggressive growth for FreeCharge in the days to come.”

Mayank is a post graduate from XLRI, Jamshedpur specializing in Human Resource Management and is a Hotel Management graduate from IHM, Pusa, New Delhi. He holds globally renowned certifications like Human Resource Management Professional (HRMP), SHRM – Senior Certified Professional (SHRM – SCP) & Harvard Future Leaders Program (Harvard Business School).