Mridula Shukla Varghese
About Mridula Shukla Varghese
Mridula Shukla Varghese is the Director of Human Resources at Procter & Gamble in Mumbai, overseeing Equality & Inclusion initiatives for the Asia, Middle-East, and Africa regions.
Title and Current Role
Mridula Shukla Varghese serves as the Director - Human Resources at Procter & Gamble. She has held this role since 2020 and is based in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. In this capacity, she leads various HR functions, overseeing critical areas such as talent management and organizational design.
Professional Experience
Mridula Shukla Varghese has an extensive career at Procter & Gamble. She began as an Associate Manager in Human Resources, based in Baddi, Himachal Pradesh, from 2008 to 2010. She then progressed to Manager roles, both in Himachal Pradesh and later in Mumbai, until 2014. By 2014, she advanced to Senior Manager positions, operating in Hyderabad and Mumbai. From 2017 to 2020, she was the Senior Manager overseeing Human Resources in Mumbai before ascending to her current Director role in 2020.
Education and Academic Background
Mridula earned her Masters in Human Resource Management from the Tata Institute of Social Sciences between 2006 and 2008. Prior to that, she completed a Bachelor's degree in Hotel Management from the Welcomgroup Graduate School of Hotel Administration, Manipal, between 2000 and 2004. This strong educational foundation has underpinned her career in Human Resources.
Initiatives and Leadership
In her capacity as Director - Human Resources at Procter & Gamble, Mridula leads the Equality & Inclusion initiatives for regions across Asia, the Middle East, and Africa. She also oversees the Talent Practice for P&G's Indian Sub-continent. Her leadership is marked by a strong emphasis on change management, building high-performing teams, and executive coaching.
Early Career
Mridula started her career in the hospitality industry as a Marriott Executive Trainee with Marriott International in Mumbai from 2004 to 2005. She then worked as an Assistant Lecturer at the Manipal Academy of Higher Education in Karnataka for six months in 2005, before transitioning into the human resources field.