Mr. Parag Paranjpe is a renowned HR Professional with over 36 years of experience in some of the best Multinational and Indian Conglomerates.

Until recently, he was working as the Group CHRO at RJ Corp, parent company of Varun Beverages (Largest bottler of Pepsi outside USA), Devyani International, franchisee of Yum Foods (KFC /Pizza Hut), Costa Coffee and Vaango. It also owns Creambell Ice cream brand.

Mr. Paranjpe completed his post-graduation in Personnel Management & Industrial Relations from Tata Institute of Social Sciences, (TISS) Mumbai in 1988.Thereafter he has worked with companies such as Cadbury India, Thomas Cook, Bunge, ICICI Venture. Prior to joining RJ Corp, he was working with Aditya Birla Group, initially as the Group Head for Talent Staffing and ER and later as CHRO of GRASIM (Pulp and Fibre business).

Mr. Paranjpe has also been invited various academic and management Institutions to teach and share his experiences. He was a visiting Professor at Welingkar Institute of Management, Mumbai for over 5 years among others.