Bengaluru, May 2024 – ACT FIBERNET is excited to announce the appointment of Avantika Susan Nigam as the new Chief People Officer. With over two decades of strategic HR experience across various industries, Avantika is ready to lead ACT FIBERNET’s HR strategy and build upon the legacy of her predecessor, Shefali Mohapatra.
“I’m very excited to share that I’m starting a new position as Chief People Officer at ACT FIBERNET! Looking forward to taking over a powerful legacy from Shefali Mohapatra over the next couple of months as she charts out her next adventure,” said Avantika. “I feel privileged to work with a phenomenally talented leadership team under Bala Malladi.”
Avantika brings a wealth of experience from her illustrious career. Prior to joining ACT FIBERNET, she spent over a decade at PepsiCo in various HR leadership roles, most recently as Senior Director HR, PepsiCo Strategy & Transformation. In this role, she guided the organization through strategic HR initiatives. She also served as Director HR at PepsiCo and Associate Director for Asia, Middle East, and North Africa in the Total Rewards division. Additionally, she managed HR functions for the Food Sales team in India and led the HQ functions as an HRBP.
Before PepsiCo, Avantika was with Aon for nearly six years, where she held senior consulting positions, providing strategic HR solutions to clients in the Consumer, Pharma, and Retail sectors. Her earlier career includes roles at NIIT Limited as HRBP, and Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories as PMO in the CHRO’s office.
About ACT FIBERNET
ACT (Atria Convergence Technologies Ltd.) was born in 2000 with a vision to become India’s most admired provider of in-home entertainment, education, and interactive services. Based in Bangalore, the company operates in Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, and Delhi. Serving nearly 1.5 million customers, ACT FIBERNET is India’s third-largest ISP in the wired broadband category and the largest non-telco ISP in the country.
With its cutting-edge Fiber-To-The-Home (FTTH) technology, ACT offers high-speed broadband services, Digital TV, and HDTV. Backed by True North and TA Associates, ACT FIBERNET is committed to bringing world-class internet services to every Indian home.
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