BetterPlace Appoints Mohana MD As Chief People And Culture Officer

Prior to joining BetterPlace, Mohana was the Head of HR at Global Business Services (GBS) Standard Chartered in Bengaluru where she drove the Future Workplace, Now program which helped the bank’s global employee base adapt to the changing workplace environments during the pandemic

BetterPlace, a full-stack tech platform for frontline workforce management has appointed Mohana MD as the Chief People and Culture Officer. With over 15 years of experience in BFSI and IT sectors, she has led large-scale talent transformations in companies like SAP and Fidelity Investments. Prior to joining BetterPlace, Mohana was the Head of HR at Global Business Services (GBS) Standard Chartered in Bengaluru where she drove the Future Workplace, Now program which helped the bank’s global employee base adapt to the changing workplace environments during the pandemic.

Welcoming Mohana onboard, Pravin Agarwala, Co-founder and Group CEO at BetterPlace said, “In the last 15 months we have grown more than 3x in terms of headcount and have acquired four companies. Expecting to grow geographically and in terms of our business lines, it has become essential for us to prioritize cultural integration with our acquired companies while at the same time focusing on expanding our employee base to continue adding exponential value to our customers. Mohana’s transformative and impactful experience with global companies would help us immensely to not only tackle some of the challenges that startups like us face when we reach the next level of growth but also drive transformational practices that would make us the employer of choice for top tech talent globally.”

At BetterPlace, Mohana would be focusing on building a participative inclusive culture which would act as a catalyst to BetterPlace’s journey of growth. She would be leading initiatives to build a common currency of trust, innovation, and oneness across BetterPlace employees working out in different geographies.

On joining the BetterPlace team, Mohana MD, Chief People and Culture Officer, BetterPlace said, “Great organizations are built by great teams and BetterPlace’s rapid growth journey has been built mainly by their people. However, as the organization is now reaching the next level of growth, I am excited to be part of this journey to enable them to build teams which are driven by inclusion, innovation, and employee nurture.”

BetterPlace aims to build its tech team globally by the end of this year. It aims to grow by 4X in terms of revenue by the end of FY23.