Serentica Renewables, a leading renewable energy company in India, has announced the appointment of Annapurna J as its Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO). Based in Mumbai, she will report to the Group CHRO and will play a key role in strengthening the company’s people strategy as it scales its operations.
Ms Annapurna brings over 24 years of experience across diverse industries, including listed companies, large conglomerates, and high-growth organizations. Her expertise spans organisational transformation, talent management, leadership development, and culture integration. She has also led initiatives in M&A integration, employee value proposition design, digital HR systems, and enterprise-wide change management.
Prior to joining Serentica Renewables, she served as Group Head – Talent Management at Mahindra & Mahindra, where she was instrumental in enhancing leadership pipelines, strengthening succession planning frameworks, and advancing diversity and inclusion efforts. Earlier in her career at Vodafone Idea Ltd, she played a pivotal role in building digital HR capabilities, redesigning employee value propositions, and supporting post-merger cultural integration. Her work in organisational transformation has also been recognised in a Harvard Business School case study.
Welcoming her to the organization, Ruhie Pande, Group CHRO & CMO, Serentica, Resonia and Sterlite Electric, said that Ms Annapurna’s experience in building future-ready organisations and driving impactful people strategies will support the company’s next phase of growth. She emphasized that people and culture remain central to Serentica’s mission of accelerating India’s clean energy transition.
Commenting on her appointment, Annapurna J said that she looks forward to contributing to Serentica’s vision of enabling industrial decarbonisation through sustainable energy solutions. She highlighted the importance of building a strong organisational culture, empowering talent, and creating agile systems to support business growth in a rapidly evolving sector. Annapurna holds a PGDM from Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar, and a B.Com (Hons) from the University of Calcutta.
Founded in 2022, Serentica Renewables is a renewable independent power producer focused on delivering firm dispatchable renewable energy solutions to energy-intensive industries. The company has achieved 1,700 MW of renewable energy capacity and is developing projects across multiple states using a mix of solar, wind, and energy storage technologies. Backed by a $650 million investment from KKR, Serentica aims to supply over 50 billion units of clean energy annually, contributing to the reduction of carbon emissions and supporting India’s transition to sustainable power.
