Divya Puri

Head of HR at MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company

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Divya Puri is the Head of Human Resources at MSC (Mediterranean Shipping Company), the world’s largest shipping company, where she leads the people strategy across regions. With over 17 years of experience across geographies and industries, she has consistently built, transformed, and scaled HR functions to drive business growth.

An Engineer by education and MBA in HR, Divya holds Chartered CIPD (UK), GPHR (HRCI – USA), and SHRM-SCP (USA) credentials and is a trained ICF Coach, blending strategic insight with operational expertise in human capital management.

Throughout her career, she has approached her roles with two priorities: delivering tangible commercial value and enabling the organisation to thrive across revenue, culture, talent, and quality. From TCS to Intertec Systems and now MSC, she has focused on developing people’s strengths, nurturing leadership pipelines, embedding performance-driven frameworks, and integrating technology to optimise HR functions—always aligning people strategy with business outcomes.Known for her solution-driven mindset, Divya turns challenges into opportunities, fostering a culture of respect, professionalism, and continuous growth while contributing directly to the company’s bottom line.