Tredence elevates Rekha Nair to chief human resources officer

In her new role, Nair's key focus areas will be scaling training across practices, upskilling, and creating growth opportunities in data science, data engineering, prescriptive AI, and generative AI.

Tredence, a data science and AI solutions provider, has promoted Rekha Nair to chief human resources officer (CHRO) effective July 1, 2024.

Nair is an HR leader with over 20 years of experience in the consulting industry. She joined Tredence in 2021 as the HR head for India and spearheaded its talent management program to develop its data science, data engineering, and AI capabilities.

Overseeing 4X hiring growth, Nair has helped develop a workforce of 2,500 data scientists and data engineering professionals, Tredence said in a statement.

In her new role, Nair's key focus areas will be scaling training across practices, upskilling, and creating growth opportunities in data science, data engineering, prescriptive AI, and generative AI, the statement added.

Before Tredence, Nair held leadership roles at Capgemini, Mphasis, and HCL Tech, heading HR for global business units and overseeing talent management, learning, and transformational HR initiatives.

“Rekha has been a transformative force in shaping our team and culture at Tredence over the past three years. Her appointment to CHRO is a testament to her exceptional leadership and alignment with our strategic vision. The executive leadership team has absolute confidence that she will continue to elevate our global team and its skills, building our brand as a company that delivers the best AI innovations and partners with leading enterprises to operationalize these capabilities and create breakaway competitive advantage,” said Shub Bhowmick, CEO and Co-founder of Tredence.

“Stepping into this role at Tredence is a tremendous privilege. We have built a great company that embodies a people-first approach, valuing every individual’s contribution and creating a culture of continuous growth. Our teams embody our company’s ACE framework, serving as advisors to clients, coaches and captains to our teams, and entrepreneurs to the business, enabling enterprise clients to accelerate business transformation and improve outcomes. I am confident that we can strengthen Tredence’s position as a data science and AI leader, providing them with fresh insights and innovative business solutions,” said Rekha Nair, CHRO of Tredence.