New Delhi, Delhi, India, August 2025 — Latika Taneja has been appointed as Head of Corporate Communications, Corporate Affairs & CSR at Hero MotoCorp, where she will be responsible for shaping the brand’s narrative, fostering stakeholder engagement, and steering sustainability and CSR initiatives in alignment with the company’s commitment to purposeful growth.
Latika brings more than two decades of experience across global organizations, specializing in corporate communications, government relations, and stakeholder strategy. She currently serves as Head of Corporate Relations at Shell, where she has led integrated communications, policy engagement, and sustainability strategies for the India market.
Prior to Shell, she was with Mastercard for nearly six years, serving as Director of Public Policy and Government Relations – South Asia, and previously as Director of Corporate Communications. In these roles, she significantly contributed to policy advocacy and reputation management.
Earlier in her career, Latika spent five years at DuPont, where she managed media relations, employee communications, leadership messaging, and social impact campaigns as Public Affairs Manager for South Asia. Her work there included developing strategic outreach across multiple platforms and aligning marketing communications with business objectives.
She also held leadership positions at Alcatel-Lucent India Ltd. as Manager – Marketing Communications, and at MetLife as Manager – Corporate Communications India, where she executed internal and external campaigns to enhance brand positioning and business visibility. She began her career at Genesis Burson-Marsteller, managing key accounts in the insurance sector.
Latika’s appointment reinforces Hero MotoCorp’s dedication to governance, sustainability, and long-term stakeholder value creation at a time of transformation in the global mobility landscape.
About Hero MotoCorp
Hero MotoCorp, the world’s largest two-wheeler company, serves over 120 million customers across 48 countries. Since its founding in 1984, the company has redefined mobility with innovations like the VIDA electric mobility brand and Surge S32, recognized as one of TIME’s Best Inventions of 2024. Headquartered in India, with advanced R&D centres in India and Germany and green manufacturing across three countries, Hero MotoCorp exemplifies sustainable business leadership. The company’s global collaborations—including its partnership with Harley-Davidson—further its premium offerings, while its robust CSR and ESG performance have earned recognition from TIME and the Dow Jones Sustainability Index.
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