Bhargavi Kakunuri
About Bhargavi Kakunuri
Bhargavi Kakunuri is the HR Director for the India Procter & Gamble Consumer Health Organization, with extensive experience in various HR roles at Procter & Gamble and a strong educational background in commerce and management.
Current Position at Procter & Gamble
Bhargavi Kakunuri currently serves as the HR Director for India's Procter & Gamble Consumer Health Organization. She has held this role since 2021 and is based in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. In this position, she is responsible for managing human resources functions specific to the consumer health division in India.
Previous Roles at Procter & Gamble
Before her current role, Bhargavi Kakunuri has held several other HR roles at Procter & Gamble. In 2021, she was the HR Director for Supply Chain, India & AMA W Supply Network Operations for 7 months. From 2019 to 2020, she served as the HR Director for Sales and Supply Network Operations for the Indian Subcontinent. She was the HR Manager for Sales from 2016 to 2019 and served as the HR Transition Leader for the India Wella divestiture from 2015 to 2016. Additionally, from 2014 to 2016, Bhargavi was the HR Operations Manager for P&G India and the HR Business Partner for F&A, Corporate Functions. Between 2012 to 2014, she was the HR Business Partner, Supply Chain at P&G Baddi. She started her journey with Procter & Gamble as an intern in Singapore in 2011.
Early Career at CAG
Before joining Procter & Gamble, Bhargavi Kakunuri worked at the Indian Audit and Accounts Department, Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) as an Assistant Audit Officer from 2006 to 2010. During her 4 years in this role, she was based in Hyderabad, India, where she gained significant experience in auditing and accounts.
Educational Background
Bhargavi Kakunuri has an extensive educational background. She holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Personnel Management and Industrial Relations from XLRI Jamshedpur, which she completed from 2010 to 2012. She also earned the ICWA certification after studying Cost and Works Accountancy at the Institute of Cost and Works Accountants of India from 2006 to 2008. Additionally, she pursued a Master of Commerce (M.Com) in Commerce from Osmania University between 2005 to 2007. Earlier, she completed her Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com) in Accounting and Finance from Osmania University, graduating between 2002 and 2005.