Details on Pawar’s next move remains unknown, but industry sources indicate he would most likely be headed to an organisation, where he would be in the driving seat of a transformative people agenda.

After close to three years as a Partner & Head of People for KPMG, Unmesh Pawar has decided to move on to pursue opportunities outside the firm.

 According to BW People’s sources, internal communication to the firm, informing of the development, stated that while “he steps down as the Head of People, he will continue to support critical projects till he leaves the firm”. 

The internal memo further stated that during his tenure with KPMG, “Pawar has successfully led a transformative people agenda, done an excellent job of elevating its talent brand in the marketplace building pride and inclusion in the Firm. He has played an important role in the progressive evolution and future readiness of the firm while strengthening the HR function and building an outstanding team. Many of the outstanding achievements of the team have been recognised through several prestigious industry awards and are a testimony of Unmesh’ s leadership.”

Details on Pawar’s next move remains unknown, but industry sources indicate he would most likely be headed to an organisation, where he would be in the driving seat of a transformative people agenda.

Prior to his stint at KPMG, Pawar was leading talent management at Accenture India. He exited the company as its Global Managing Director for Human Resources - Products Operating Group after spending 17 years in various HR leadership roles. His earlier experiences (1994 and 2001) were with firms such as Mastek and Tata Share Registry.