{"url":"https://newsforagent.com/news/2026-11-14/natwest-vidya-sagar-vedanabhatla-talent-acquisition","markdown_url":"https://newsforagent.com/news/2026-11-14/natwest-vidya-sagar-vedanabhatla-talent-acquisition.md","title":"NatWest Names Vidya Sagar Vedanabhatla VP of Talent Acquisition","headline":"NatWest Group Appoints Vidya Sagar Vedanabhatla as Vice President – Talent Acquisition in India","description":"NatWest Group has appointed Vidya Sagar Vedanabhatla, who brings more than 17 years of experience, as Vice President.","section":"Leadership","published_at":"2026-11-14T06:18:44+00:00","modified_at":"2026-11-14T06:18:44+00:00","author":"News Desk","key_takeaways":["NatWest Group appointed Vidya Sagar Vedanabhatla as Vice President – Talent Acquisition, with more than 17 years of professional experience.","Vedanabhatla was previously Head of Talent Acquisition and Senior Manager – Global Capability Centre at Bridgestone Americas, based in Bengaluru.","Vedanabhatla will lead talent acquisition in India, supporting NatWest Group's recruitment priorities."],"companies":[{"name":"NatWest Group","is_primary":true,"profile_url":"https://akta.pro/company-profiles/00004qc/natwest-group","website":"https://natwestgroup.com"}],"source":{"publisher":"Hrtoday","title":"NatWest Group Appoints Vidya Sagar Vedanabhatla as Vice President – Talent Acquisition","url":"https://hrtoday.in/natwest-group-appoints-vidya-sagar-vedanabhatla-as-vice-president-talent-acquisition/"},"other_sources":[],"tags":["Leadership","NatWest Group"],"body_markdown":"NatWest Group has appointed Vidya Sagar Vedanabhatla as Vice President – Talent Acquisition, a role in which he will lead talent acquisition in India. [Hrtoday](https://hrtoday.in/natwest-group-appoints-vidya-sagar-vedanabhatla-as-vice-president-talent-acquisition/) reported the appointment in November 2026. Vedanabhatla brings more than 17 years of professional experience across talent acquisition, strategic hiring, workforce planning, HR operations and people management.\n\n## Vedanabhatla's Path From Bridgestone to NatWest\n\nBefore joining [NatWest Group](https://akta.pro/company-profiles/00004qc/natwest-group), Vedanabhatla served as Head of Talent Acquisition and Senior Manager – Global Capability Centre at Bridgestone Americas, based in Bengaluru. He previously spent more than four years as Global Manager – Talent Acquisition and Attraction at A.P. Moller – Maersk. Earlier, he was Manager – Talent Acquisition at Anheuser-Busch InBev, also based in Bengaluru.\n\nHis career includes nearly eight years at IBM, where he progressed through roles as HR Delivery Process Owner and HR Delivery Manager. Vedanabhatla began his listed professional career at HSBC as an MIS Analyst. He holds a Master of Business Administration in Human Resources Management and Services from GITAM.\n\nIn the new position, Vedanabhatla joins NatWest Group's talent acquisition function at a time when financial services organizations continue to focus on attracting specialized capabilities and strengthening their workforces, according to the report. His experience in global recruitment, strategic hiring and HR delivery provides a foundation for supporting the group's talent priorities.\n\n## NatWest's Lending and Branch Investment Plans\n\nAccording to akta.pro [company records](https://akta.pro/company-data), NatWest Group committed in June 2026 to not closing any more bank branches until at least 2029, and plans to invest £50 million over 2026/2027 to modernize locations and expand mobile and flexible banking options. In May 2026, the group committed £20 billion to support economic growth in the North of England over the next ten years, announced at the Great North Investment Summit, to fund regional infrastructure including energy, transport, regeneration and housing. The same records show a £10 billion commitment to UK social housing by 2028.\n\n## Earlier NatWest Leadership and Share News\n\nOn November 10, 2026, NatWest Group delivered ordinary shares to seven senior executives under its 2024 Employee Share Plan, [The future of trading](https://akta.pro/news-signals) reported. Group CEO Paul Thwaite received 51,332 shares, retaining 27,169 after tax withholding, while CFO Katie Murray received 34,999 shares, retaining 18,524. On October 28, 2026, the trustee of NatWest Group's Buy As You Earn Share Plan purchased 24 ordinary shares on behalf of PDMR James Holian, Chief Customer & Operations Officer, at £6.3786 per share on the London Stock Exchange, TradingView reported.\n","publisher":{"name":"News for Agent","url":"https://newsforagent.com"}}