Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, September 2025 – Aarti (Marwaha) Upadhyay has been appointed as the Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) at IIFL Home Loans, one of India’s leading fintech-driven housing finance companies focused on affordable and sustainable housing. In this pivotal role, Aarti will be responsible for driving HR strategy, talent development, and people-first initiatives aligned with IIFL’s long-term mission of inclusive growth.
Aarti brings nearly two decades of experience in human resources leadership, with a strong track record of building agile HR frameworks and aligning talent with business outcomes. Most recently, she served as Chief People Officer at Devyani International Limited, where she led the people function across prominent brands like KFC, Pizza Hut, Costa, Vaango, and Airports, driving operational HR excellence and employee engagement across the enterprise.
Before her stint at Devyani, Aarti was Head of Human Capital – Offline Business at Lenskart.com, where she supported rapid retail expansion and organizational transformation. Earlier, she spent over 11 years at Walmart India, where she rose to the position of Vice President Human Resources, overseeing talent acquisition, HR business partnering, diversity, and leadership development across the retail business.
She has also held HR leadership positions at Religare Enterprises, Jindal Steel & Power Ltd., and Reliance Communications, where she played key roles in recruitment strategy, performance management, and organizational design. Her deep expertise spans employee engagement, post-merger integration, diversity and inclusion, and scalable HR operations.
At IIFL Home Finance, Aarti will work closely with the leadership team to strengthen talent pipelines, accelerate employee-centric innovation, and build a robust HR foundation to support the company’s expansion across India’s housing finance sector.
About IIFL Home Loans
IIFL Home Finance is a leading, digitally-driven fintech service provider dedicated to unlocking affordable, sustainable housing and fostering all-inclusive growth. Designed to empower lower-income and economically weaker sections, the company offers home loans and secured business loans with minimal documentation and approvals in just 30 minutes*.
Aligned with its commitment to sustainability, IIFL Home Loans has made loan processes 100% digital and paperless. Supporting the Government’s #HousingForAll mission, the company facilitates the Government Scheme under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana, making homeownership a reality for many across India.
Further driving innovation in housing, IIFL launched Kutumb—a unique platform to promote and educate about sustainable, affordable housing—and introduced the handbook Building Green: IIFL Home Loan’s Guide to Sustainable Affordable Housing to guide future-ready housing solutions.
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