Cornerstone India appoints Nishchae Suri as managing director

Adaptive HR solutions company Cornerstone OnDemand today announced the appointment of Nishchae Suri as managing director at Cornerstone India.  

In his new role, Suri will lead the overall business of Cornerstone in India and will be responsible for spearheading strategic growth, operations and leading Cornerstone’s local 1600 plus team to deliver strong results.

“We are very pleased to welcome Nishchae in the new role. This role will be key to advancing and strengthening the company’s strategic focus in India,” said Himanshu Palsule, CEO Cornerstone. 

“With over 25 years of global experience in the industry, coupled with his deep understanding of the India market and customers, Nishchae has great experience and unmatched expertise in helping organisations in India get their workforce ready to Learn, Grow, Experience & Transform,” added Vincent Belliveau, Cornerstone chief international officer EMEA & APJ.

In his previous roles Suri has held many leadership positions including president at EdCast (acquired by Cornerstone in 2022); senior partner, KPMG in India; managing director & CEO at Mercer and global partner at Hewitt Associates. 

“India is one of the fastest growing economies in the world where organisations are demanding more innovative, adaptive and scalable solutions for their talent and skill development initiatives that enable personalized learning, re- and upskilling plus career mobility. Given the sheer breadth and depth of our capability and intellectual capital in HR Solutions, at Cornerstone we are uniquely poised to help modernise HR systems and empower organisations with a future ready workforce that allows them to contribute to business success,” said Suri talking about his new role.

A Doon School, SRCC and Symbiosis alumni, Suri is known for his customer centricity and innovative solution-oriented approach.