Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles Appoints Sitaram Kandi as CHRO
Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles Limited has revealed a shift in its upper management, as Chief Human Resources Officer Anjali Byce will resign from her position, with Sitaram Kandi appointed as the new CHRO effective July 1, 2026.
In a regulatory filing from May 14, 2026, the company announced that its board sanctioned the modifications following the suggestion of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee. Byce’s resignation will become effective at the end of business hours on June 30, 2026.
The company announced that Byce chose to exit the organization to explore career opportunities beyond Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles.
In her letter of resignation to CEO and Managing Director Shailesh Chandra, Byce expressed her appreciation for her experience with the company's people and culture initiatives and thanked the board, leadership team, and colleagues for their assistance.
Kandi, set to take on the position starting July 1, brings more than thirty years of expertise in human resources and industrial relations from organizations such as GE, Monsanto, TE Connectivity, and Bosch, as stated in the filing.
Prior to this appointment, he was overseeing HR for Tata Motors' passenger and electric vehicle divisions, as well as managing industrial relations and skill development aspects. The document stated that Kandi began working with Tata Motors in 2019 after being employed by international firms both in India and abroad.
Kandi pursued mathematics, economics, and statistics at Osmania University and earned a master’s degree in labor laws and labor welfare from Symbiosis. He has also finished a business analytics course at the Indian Institute of Management Kolkata.