About

Girish Kanitkar is a seasoned Talent Acquisition Professional with over 18 years of experience in the field. He has a strong background in Business HR and Recruiting, having worked in various domains such as Telecom, BFSI, Retail, Healthcare, and Technology. Currently serving as the Talent Acquisition Leader at Medline India, Girish is responsible for driving the India Talent Acquisition function. Girish's expertise lies in Campus, Lateral, and Leadership hiring, Process Automation, Building Talent Acquisition COE, and Creating Employer Branding and Value Proposition. He has worked with renowned brands like Amdocs, Affinity Express, Tata AIA Life, Tata Trent, Fiserv, SLK Global, and XPO, gaining global hiring exposure. In his previous role as India Talent Acquisition Leader at XPO Logistics, Girish built the Talent Acquisition Capability for India, responsible for Tech and Financial Shared Services-Lateral and Leadership hiring, Branding, Campus Hiring, and TA Processes Standardization Automation. As Program Director Talent Acquisition at SLK Software, he headed Talent Acquisition for West Zone- Pune + Kolhapur, hired multiple Leadership roles, and played a pivotal role in vendors' assessments for Recruitment Automation and Virtual Assessment tools. Girish holds an Executive MBA in Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration from MIT College of Management and a PGDHR in HR from Symbiosis. He strongly believes in "Be the change, to bring the change!!!" and is passionate about giving wings to talent. Overall, Girish Kanitkar is a versatile Talent Acquisition professional with a strong track record of success in building and leading high-performing teams and driving business results.