Ola Electric names former GE executive Balachandar as chief HR officer

Ola Electric, the ride-hailing firm’s electric vehicle arm, has hired N Balachandar as chief human resources officer. In his new role, Balachandar will accelerate Ola Electric’s journey to becoming a world-class talent organization, with a focus on people and culture globally.

“As we work on driving growth and building a global EV company, we are ramping up our focus on building a world-class people organisation,” said Bhavish Aggarwal, chairman and group CEO, Ola. “Bala’s (Balachandar) over three decades of experience across various consumer-facing segments will help us ensure we rapidly scale up the organisation’s structure, capacity, and capability to meet our global growth ambitions”.