Pune, Maharashtra, India, June 2026 — Kraft Heinz GCC India has announced that Priya Tikhe has joined the organization to lead its People & Performance (HR) team.
Tikhe is a highly accomplished strategic people leader with nearly two decades of experience across Global Capability Centers (GCCs), multinational corporations, and startups. Her expertise spans talent management, organizational development, leadership advisory, workforce transformation, employee engagement, HR digitalization, culture building, and capability development.
Prior to joining Kraft Heinz GCC India, she worked independently as a Strategic People Leader – Growth, Culture & Capability, focusing on consulting assignments related to talent management, leadership advisory, AI HR product optimization, talent acquisition, and psychometric assessment initiatives. During this period, she also pursued advanced learning through a Master’s degree in NLP and participation in the Post Development Program with ISABS.
Earlier, Tikhe served as Site HR Leader at Allstate India, where she played a critical role in shaping and executing people strategies aligned with global business objectives. She led Global HR Shared Services in India, managed HRBP and talent advisory teams, drove culture and employee experience initiatives, and spearheaded HR operational excellence programs. She also led the localization and rollout of Workday while strengthening talent acquisition, leadership development, DEI initiatives, and workplace engagement.
Before Allstate, she worked with Nuvolo as Director of People, where she successfully built a highly engaged organizational culture aligned with company core values. During her tenure, she led workforce planning initiatives supporting global growth, strengthened employer branding, launched talent management frameworks, and enabled strategic HR interventions that supported the company’s rapid expansion and Series C investment process.
Her extensive career journey also includes multiple leadership roles at Zensar Technologies, where she served as Director HR (HRBP), Head – Internal Communications and HR, Territory HR Head, and Senior Manager – Corporate Social Responsibility. Across these roles, she contributed significantly to business transformation, HR digitalization, employee engagement, leadership development, global HR integration, organizational restructuring, and strategic workforce planning across multiple international geographies.
Earlier in her career, Tikhe worked with Black & Veatch as Regional HR Manager, overseeing talent acquisition, succession planning, compensation benchmarking, global mobility, and employee engagement initiatives. She also held HR roles at Suzlon Wind Energy Corporation (SWECO), Zensar, and Ma Foi Management Consultants Ltd. (Randstad Company), gaining extensive expertise in recruitment, talent advisory, HR operations, behavioral assessments, and organizational capability building.
Known for her strategic leadership in people transformation, organizational culture, HR innovation, and capability development, Tikhe is expected to play a pivotal role in strengthening Kraft Heinz GCC India’s people strategy and talent ecosystem as the organization continues to expand its operations and global capabilities footprint.
About Kraft Heinz
The Kraft Heinz Company is one of the world’s largest food and beverage companies, with eight billion-dollar brands and global annual sales of approximately $25 billion. With a legacy spanning more than 150 years, the company produces and markets high-quality food and beverage products across more than 40 countries worldwide.
Its portfolio includes globally recognized brands such as Kraft, Heinz, Oscar Mayer, Philadelphia, Lunchables, Velveeta, Maxwell House, Capri Sun, Kool-Aid, Jell-O, Classico, and several others across categories including condiments, dairy, meals, beverages, meats, and nutrition products.
Driven by a vision to sustainably grow by delighting consumers globally, Kraft Heinz continues to focus on innovation, operational excellence, sustainability, and people-centric growth while empowering its workforce of more than 37,000 employees worldwide.
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