March 2023: Talent leaders today play a more significant role than ever. They are critical to revitalising enterprises by putting a greater emphasis on personnel. Forbes India, in partnership with Indeed, developed a list of the ‘Top 30 Talent Leaders of 2023’, wherein they recognised talent leaders for their unwavering commitment to fostering a talent-first strategy within their organisations. These leaders were commemorated at the Forbes India presents Top 30 Talent Leaders of 2023 powered by Indeed,
The winners of the list were announced at a grand event held on 22 February at Leela Palace, Bengaluru. The list includes prominent talent leaders from various sectors, who constantly raise the bar with innovative ideas when it comes to people management. The winners were felicitated by eminent personalities like Harichandan Arakali, Editor – Tech & Innovation, Forbes India; Rohan Sylvester, Talent Strategy Advisor, Indeed; Kanchan Mukherjee, Professor & Chairperson, OBHR Management & Chairperson; R. Swaminathan, Chief People Officer, WNS Global Services; Krishna Raghavan, Chief People Officer, Flipkart; Naini Thaker, Forbes India; Anil Kumble, former Indian cricketer and coach; Vinita Bali, Independent Director on Global and Indian Boards; and Sashi Kumar, Indeed India.
Below are the winners of “Forbes India presents Top 30 Talent Leaders of 2023 powered by Indeed”
| Name | Designation | Company |
| Artee Puri | Head Talent -India & SEA | Girnarsoft – Cardekho group |
| Deepti Vij | Director Talent Acquisition and Diversity | Honeywell |
| Farhat Umar | President Global Human Resources | Mankind Pharma Limited |
| Gautam Shetty | Regional Head, Talent Attraction & Acquisition – APAC | A.P. MOLLER MAERSK |
| Harpreet Kaur | Senior Vice President & Head, Personnel & Administration Department | Godrej & Boyce Manufacturing Co. Ltd |
| Madhu Menon | National Head – Talent Acquisition | Deloitte |
| Manav Chhabra | Head of Talent Acquisition | Ericsson India Global Services Pvt. Ltd |
| Mastanrao Gatram | Vice-president HR | Servion Global |
| Meera Narayanan | Director, Stores TA APAC S MENA | Amazon Development Centre India Private Ltd |
| Munish Vasudeva | Vice President, People & Organization Country Head Talent Acquisition, Head HR | Siemens Energy & Siemens Limited |
| Nikhil Rajaram Natekar | Senior Vice President – Talent & Transformation | Publicis Groupe |
| Pooja Bhardwaj | Sr. Manager Global Talent Sourcing | Autodesk |
| Rajeev Menon | Vice President – Global Head of TA | Wipro |
| Rajiv Khatri | Vice President – Recruitment | Genpact |
| Rambabu Srinivas | SVP Global head TA & RMG | TATA Technologies |
| Rohit Pratap Singh | Head of Talent Acquisition & AP Operations Leader | Lenovo |
| Sabeena Ladak | Head HR – Corporate, Talent Acquisition & Employer Brand | Cipla |
| Salil Mathew | Vice President | Capgemini India Pvt Ltd |
| Satej Mehta | General Manager – HR | Wockhardt Limited |
| Satish Rajarathnam | SVP HR & Global Head Talent Transformation | Mphasis |
| Satyen Subhash Kulkarni | Vice President, Global Head of Talent Solutions (RMG and TA) | LTIMindtree |
| Shyamakant Mishra | Head Talent Acquisition India and APAC | Amdocs Development Center India LLP |
| Siji Kuruvath | Associate Director – Talent Acquisition | EY |
| Simon Avinash | VP, Employee Recruiting | Salesforce |
| Sonal Singh | Vice President- Country lead for Talent Sourcing | Deutsche Bank |
| Subir Verma | Head HR (T&D Cluster companies) | Tata Power |
| Varadharaj Venkataram | SVP and Global Head – Talent Acquisition | Infosys Limited |
| Vijaya Priyadarshini | Vice President – HR | JSW Steel Limited |
| Vipin Sharma | Head HR – Talent Acquisition & Employer Branding | Tata Steel |
| Vivek Thukral | Senior Director and Global, Head of Talent Attraction | Pega |