HR industry veterans Vindya Cumaratunga and Bakhtiar Pahroraji to lead the charge
Global HR technology provider MiHCM stepped into 2026 by announcing a new era for the group, with the launch of MiHCM Consulting – a new consulting practice within the MiHCM Group designed to deliver end-to-end HR transformation, change management, and advisory services for organisations across South Asia and Southeast Asia, aligning organisations towards the future of work.
MiHCM Consulting expands MiHCM’s regional footprint beyond technology into strategic advisory and execution and positions MiHCM as a regional HR transformation leader, combining deep HR expertise with digital HR, Work Tech, analytics, AI-driven insights and AI agents.
Commenting on the launch of the new business unit, MiHCM Group CEO Harsha Purasinghe said: “I’m incredibly excited to launch MiHCM Consulting as a natural and powerful extension of our mission. For years, our customers have trusted MiHCM with their most critical people systems. With MiHCM Consulting, we now bring together world-class HR technology and proven transformation expertise to help organisations reimagine HR, accelerate change, and truly prepare for the future of work.”
“I’m also absolutely thrilled to welcome two highly respected HR industry veterans – Vindya Cumaratunga and Bakhtiar Pahroraji – to lead this journey. Their depth of experience, regional insight, and passion for transformation will be instrumental in helping our clients turn ambition into measurable outcomes,” he added.
Cumaratunga heads MiHCM Consulting South Asia, while Bakhtiar is MiHCM Consulting’s Regional General Manager for Asia.
Cumaratunga is a seasoned strategic HR professional with close to three decades of experience. An HR practitioner with a strong business focus and proven capability to strategise and deliver HR projects to meet business goals, she has functioned in many senior roles and is a dynamic thinker and leader who consistently harnesses world-class exposure in HR business partnering to shape teams and achieve corporate goals across teams, companies, domains, and generations.
Cumaratunga has worked at top corporates in Sri Lanka during her stellar career, including John Keells, Virtusa, Millennium IT Software/LSGEG Technology, and Senok Group of Companies, where she was Director – HR prior to joining MiHCM Consulting.
With over three decades of experience, Bakhtiar has led human capital teams and developed people strategies across various industries, including Oil & Gas, Insurance, Information Technology, Offshore Construction, Shared Services, and food industries.
In his last role, he was HR & Culture Head at MSM Malaysia Holdings Berhad – a leading sugar producer in Malaysia. A performance-driven, hands-on professional law graduate turned strategic people architect, Bakhtiar excels in translating business objectives into tactical human resources plans and driving performance while building a culture of excellence.
Commenting on the launch of MiHCM Consulting, Cumaratunga said: “Organisations today are under pressure to reimagine HR – not just as a support function, but as a strategic driver of growth, productivity, and culture. Our focus is on practical, value-driven transformation—aligning people, processes, and technology to business outcomes, while ensuring change is sustainable and people-centric.”
Bakhtiar said: “Across South and Southeast Asia, we see organisations at very different stages of HR maturity. MiHCM Consulting meets clients where they are – whether they’re defining a multi-year HR strategy, preparing for digital HR implementation, or driving adoption post go-live. Our strength lies in combining regional context, proven frameworks, and deep MiHCM platform expertise to deliver results, not just recommendations.”
With MiHCM Consulting, the MiHCM Group brings together strategy, technology, data, and change to help organisations move from intent to impact – building future-ready HR functions that scale with the business and deliver lasting value.
MiHCM is a global HR technology provider delivering enterprise-grade HR, payroll, talent, analytics, and AI-powered workforce intelligence solutions across Asia and beyond. Built in Asia, MiHCM empowers organisations to power the future of work through human-centred, intelligent technology.
MiHCM Group CEO Harsha Purasinghe
MiHCM Consulting South Asia Head Vindya Cumaratunga
MiHCM Consulting Regional GM for Asia Bakhtiar Pahroraji
