Pune, Maharashtra, India, April 2026 – Rinki Sharma has joined Bharat Forge Limited as Associate Vice President – Human Resources, strengthening the company’s HR leadership as it advances its next phase of growth under the BFL 2.0 transformation journey.
In her new role, Rinki will be responsible for driving people strategy, enhancing organizational capability, and aligning HR initiatives with business transformation goals, particularly as Bharat Forge focuses on scaling operations, leveraging digital technologies, and strengthening its global engineering footprint.
Prior to joining Bharat Forge Limited, Rinki Sharma served as AVP – HR at Onward Technologies Limited, where she played a key role in leading HR strategy, talent management, and organizational development initiatives across the organization.
Earlier at Onward Technologies, she held the position of General Manager – Human Resources, contributing significantly to employee engagement, workforce planning, and building scalable HR processes to support business growth.
Before this, Rinki spent over a decade with Neilsoft, where she progressed through multiple leadership roles, including BU Head HR and Senior Human Resources Business Partner. During her tenure, she led HR operations, talent acquisition, leadership development, succession planning, and employee lifecycle management, aligning HR strategy closely with business objectives.
She also held a leadership role at Tata Communications as Human Resource Lead, where she was instrumental in driving HR shared services transformation, process automation, payroll management, and workforce analytics frameworks, improving efficiency and governance across the organization.
Rinki began her career with Kumar Properties, building a strong foundation in core HR operations and employee management practices.
With over two decades of experience, she brings deep expertise in HR transformation, talent management, HR analytics, organizational development, and strategic workforce planning.
Bharat Forge Limited is a Pune-based Indian multinational and global leader in high-performance, safety-critical components and engineering solutions, serving industries such as automotive, aerospace, defence, oil & gas, rail, and construction.
With a strong global manufacturing footprint across five countries, Bharat Forge combines advanced metallurgical capabilities with end-to-end engineering expertise, delivering solutions from concept design to validation. Through its BFL 2.0 transformation, the company is focusing on automation, digital innovation, and engineering excellence, contributing to India’s Aatmanirbhar Bharat and Viksit Bharat 2047 vision.
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