Thiru Nagarajan

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Vice President & Head of Human Resources, IBM Asia Pacific

Thirukkumaran (Thiru) Nagarajan is the Vice President and Head of HR for IBM APAC. He is responsible for the people strategy, leadership, skills, engagement, employee services, and diversity & inclusion of the workforce across the APAC region. 

With over 20 years at IBM, Thiru brings deep expertise across market-facing and international leadership roles. In his recent tenure as the VP and Head of Human Resources, IBM India & South Asia, he played a vital role in driving growth across the region—expanding into emerging cities and building impactful skilling partnerships with industry and academia. A strong advocate of IBM’s client zero approach to AI-led HR transformation, Thiru’s leadership has been instrumental in cementing IBM’s position as a Top Employer 2025 in India.