Mumbai, 22nd December 2025: API Holdings, India’s largest digital healthcare platform, has appointed Shashi Tiwari as its Chief Human Resource Officer (CHRO), further strengthening its leadership team as the group continues to scale its healthcare businesses.
In his new role, Shashi will lead the people strategy for API Holdings, with a focus on strengthening organisational capability, elevating people practices, and building a future-ready organization.
With two decades of cross-industry HR leadership experience across global organisations like Infosys Ltd and Glenmark Pharmaceuticals, Shashi brings deep expertise in talent strategy, HR transformation and fostering inclusive culture that drive business success. Over the course of his career, Shashi has led large-scale transformation initiatives and supported business expansion across multiple geographies.
An alumnus of SCMHRD (Symbiosis Centre for Management and Human Resource Development), Shashi holds a postgraduate diploma in management and a Bachelor of Engineering from the University of Mumbai.
Expressing his enthusiasm for the new role, Shashi Tiwari, Chief Human Resource Officer of API Holdings, stated, “API Holdings is at a very exciting phase of its growth journey and its mission of simplifying healthcare deeply resonates with me. I look forward to partnering with the leadership team to build a strong, people-first organisation where talent can grow, teams can do their best work and business continues to create meaningful impact in healthcare.”
Rahul Guha, Managing Director and CEO of API Holdings, said, “As we continue to build and scale our healthcare ecosystem, having strong people leadership is critical. Shashi brings a thoughtful and experienced approach to building high-performing organisations. His understanding of talent, culture, and transformation will be an important enabler as we strengthen our teams across API Holdings’ portfolio of businesses.”
API Holdings’ portfolio includes PharmEasy, Thyrocare, Ascent and Aknamed. With his appointment, the company reinforces its focus on building robust people capabilities to support its long-term growth and continue delivering exceptional value to customers, partners, and stakeholders alike.
