Varroc Engineering Limited, a global tier-1 automotive components supplier, has appointed Avijit Roy as Group Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO), effective April 10, 2026. Roy will report directly to Arjun Jain, Whole Time Director and CEO — Business I.
In the new role, Roy will oversee Varroc's group-wide human resources strategy, with a focus on organizational capability, talent transformation, and building a high-performance culture aligned with the company's expansion goals across India and international markets.
Roy brings over 27 years of experience in HR leadership within the automotive and manufacturing sectors. Most recently, he served as Senior Vice President — Global Human Resources at the Aditya Birla Group, where he led people strategy and organizational transformation for a multi-billion-dollar business operating across 14 countries and 19 locations. Prior to that, he held regional HR leadership roles across Asia, overseeing workforce planning, industrial relations, and business expansion initiatives including market entry into China.
Roy succeeds Kavita Kulkarni, who held the CHRO position for seven years. During her tenure, Kulkarni led initiatives spanning talent development, leadership building, and workforce planning, and is credited with strengthening Varroc's organizational resilience and global talent pipeline.
Commenting on the appointment, Arjun Jain said that Roy's ability to build agile, future-ready organizations and align talent strategy with business priorities would support Varroc's next phase of growth.
Roy stated that he looks forward to building an organization where human insight and evolving technologies work in synergy, and to nurturing a culture that drives performance and long-term value.
The company employs more than 6,100 people across 37 global manufacturing facilities, supported by seven R&D centres, and has filed over 120 patents.