Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, July 2026 — Triveni Turbine Limited has appointed Shashwat K Mitra as its Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) Designate. In his new role, he will lead the company’s people strategy, organizational capability, leadership development, talent management, culture transformation, and human capital agenda as Triveni Turbine continues its global growth across the industrial energy and turbomachinery sectors. He joins the organization with over two decades of experience spanning engineering, business transformation, strategic human resources, sustainability, organizational development, and global people leadership.
Immediately prior to joining Triveni Turbine Limited, Shashwat was on a sabbatical, during which he authored the non-fiction book “People We Could Be”, advised startups and Global Capability Centers (GCCs) on business and people strategy, and supported organizations navigating India market entry and growth challenges. Simultaneously, he continued serving as an Advisor, Mentor & Guest Faculty (Professor of Practice) across institutions in India and Australia, mentoring leaders, advising startups, contributing to Boards of Academics, and supporting organizations on people, business, and transformation initiatives.
Before his sabbatical, Shashwat served as Vice President & Global Head of Human Resources at KPIT, where he was a key management professional responsible for leading the global people function, sustainability, and corporate social responsibility. He led a global HR organization supporting more than 14,000 employees across over 25 countries, driving strategic people initiatives, organizational capability, leadership development, and culture transformation. Prior to KPIT, he was Director of Human Resources at AppDirect, where he partnered with global leadership on people strategy, board governance, India compliance, CSR, policy frameworks, financial controls, executive coaching, and scaling a high-growth technology business.
Earlier in his career, Shashwat served as Head of HR Strategy & HR Leader for the Global Capability Center at Cummins Inc., where he led long-term HR strategy for a workforce of more than 10,000 employees across multiple legal entities and manufacturing locations in India while also leading HR for the Global Analytics and Capability Center and serving as an Ethics Investigator. Before Cummins, he spent over four years with Eaton in global HR leadership roles across Pune, Prague, and Cleveland, leading global talent strategy, HR business partnering, HR analytics, campus branding, and supporting the establishment of a global engineering technology center.
Prior to transitioning fully into human resources leadership, Shashwat spent nearly eight years with Mahindra Rise, where he held progressively responsible roles spanning engineering, product development, capability building, HR transformation, organizational development, talent management, HR strategy, and mergers & acquisitions integration. As Manager – Human Resources and Leader of Mahindra Technical Academy (MTA), he established the academy from the ground up while driving capability development and HR transformation initiatives across the Mahindra Group. Earlier, he contributed to the development of the mHawk turbo diesel engine programme for the Mahindra XUV500, gaining valuable experience across engineering, product development, customer insights, and business management before moving into strategic HR leadership.
Shashwat K Mitra holds a qualification in Human Resources, Personnel Management and Industrial Relations from XLRI Jamshedpur, completed between 2011 and 2013.
About Triveni Turbine Limited
Triveni Turbine Limited is a global leader in the 30 MWe steam turbine segment, with over six decades of expertise in advanced turbomachinery solutions. Established in 1968 in Peenya, Bengaluru, the company has evolved from a turbine reseller into a comprehensive turbomachinery solutions provider serving customers across 22+ industries in more than 80 countries. Its portfolio includes custom-engineered Industrial Power Generation (IPG), API 611, and API 612 turbines, aftermarket parts and services, and refurbishment solutions for turbines of any age and manufacturer. With over 16,000 turbines installed globally, generating more than 16 GW of energy, Triveni Turbine continues expanding its capabilities to support power generation requirements of up to 100 MWe and beyond.
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