L&T group IT firm Mindtree on Tuesday announced the appointment of Suresh Bethavandu as its chief people officer.

An industry veteran with over three decades of experience, he worked with Cognizant and Wipro prior to this in various roles, including global head of talent acquisition, talent supply chain, corporate HR, and workforce management.

He will be responsible for all key dimensions of the talent lifecycle spanning recruitment, performance management, compensation, operations, learning and development, leadership development, career design, competency development, workforce planning, resource management, and organization development.

Bethavandu holds Master’s degrees in Human Resources Management from Madras School of Social Work and in Business Administration from Loyola Institute of Business Administration, Chennai, India. A certified coach, Suresh also holds a diploma in Training and Development from the Indian Society for Training and Development.

Mindtree Ltd is an Indian multinational information technology and outsourcing company, headquartered in Bangalore, India. It is a part of the Larsen & Toubro Group. Founded in 1999.