IT transformation firm Microland has appointed Ramya Sampath Sharma as its new chief people officer.

Microland, which has offices and delivery centers across Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, and the Middle East, selected Ramya for her extensive background in human resources and business growth.

Ramya will be based at Microland's corporate office in Bangalore and will be responsible for leading the human resources function and partner with the business leadership to build an organization for a future, that is versatile and adaptable, with a distinctive culture that drives business performance and productivity.

"I am glad to welcome Ramya to Microland. In the last few years, Microland has successfully worked towards providing enhanced employee experience by leveraging the power of digital, further reiterated by our campaign of making digital happen,” comments Microland founder, chairman, and managing director Pradeep Kar.

“With Ramya's appointment as our chief people officer, we are confident of sustaining this philosophy with ever greater focus and continue being an employer of choice in the marketplace."

Ramya brings a career that spans 24 years to her new role. She also brings multifunctional HR experience and a proven record of driving HR solutions focused on business growth. Her extensive experience also includes leading multicultural teams in complex global environments.

Prior to joining Microland, Ramya was at Accenture as managing director, human resources - talent strategy where she was responsible for crafting the people strategy to enable the technology business and deliver a broad spectrum of talent management products and solutions for its workforce.

Prior to Accenture, she was with Intel Corporation for 14 years as HR director and head of HR for Asia Pacific and Japan where she led a multifunctional team of human resource professionals supporting businesses in the APAC - Japan regions.

Commenting on her appointment Ramya says, "I am excited to join Microland as the company looks to catalyze and scale on its digital aspirations. I strongly believe that people are integral in enabling this growth and I look forward to working closely with the leadership in building a next generation digital workforce to provide transformational customer and employee experiences."

The company recently appointed Anupam Pandey as its new chief information officer.

“As CIO, Anupam will lead our global information technology strategy that powers our endeavor in ‘Making digital happen'. With his global experience across consulting and professional services organizations and his prolific experience in human capital management and applied technology, Anupam is well positioned to leverage digital to meet client needs,” concludes Pradeep Kar.