Core Strength
I believe that passion, focus on deliverables, and taking the team along have helped me be successful as a leader, with my core strengths being the underlying values of integrity and fairness.
Greatest Achievement so far
Rising to the Layer 3 Leadership role of a Fortune 500 Company but being based in Hyderabad and being a Director on the board, I consider as a wonderful recognition of my contribution to the organization, and a testimony of my competence and character. I firmly believe that nothing comes served on a platter. One needs to have the confidence to step up and be a player to reckon with by delivering against all odds, so that one is not only noticed, but also recognised and rewarded.
I oversee more than 35 countries spanning the geographies of Europe, Middle East Asia and Greater Asia (China, Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia, Japan, Korea, ASEAN and India) as the Corporate Vice President, Human Resources, for Greater Asia and EMEA, AMD. My major contribution in this role is to help business shape the talent strategy. The cultural knowledge I have gained while working with so many markets, and the same knowledge which I have helped develop in my team members has been a phenomenal experience which cannot be taught in the best universities in the world.
Major Decisions
Crafting the horizontal and focusing on its significance among multiple business verticals, in order to build synergy among diverse business groups, is considered to be a very relevant and significant process. In the complex matrix structures multinational companies’ deal with, this is instrumental in creating harmony. This constant focus encourages collaborators and moves the organization towards building a robust culture and healthy talent retention.
Vision on Indian IT
The Indian IT market has grown rapidly in the last two decades, and is currently on the path of consolidation, given shrinking margins and profitability. The IT services and engineering talent from India has made its mark across the globe. As the saying goes, ‘The proof of the pudding is in its eating’ – several of Indian IT Services majors such as TCS, Infosys, Wipro, Cognizant and Tech Mahindra, offer IT talent and IT services for a majority of Fortune 500 Companies. Similarly, the ‘Make in India’ campaign by the Government of India is creating the right ripples of excitement in the landscape, to broaden the start up hunger among millennials in India, and also tap into the potential for building the right ecosystem.
