Prabhakar is a Talent Acquisition & Compensation Management professional with a progressive career in multi-cultural & matrix environment, a specialist with functional skill with over 17 years of experience, spanning the entire gamut of Talent Acquisition and Compensation Management. With a blend of working in both MNC and Consulting organizations and a career span predominantly focusing on talent acquisition PAN India and South East Asia, Prabhakar has designed and deployed Talent Acquisition Strategy to meet the talent growth needs while making sure that it is executed effectively. He has handled setting up recruitment processes and development of recruitment tools & technology for many Brownfield and Greenfield Projects. At CEO, Prabhakar plays a crucial role in building and managing recruitment teams and has enhanced recruiter capability by various innovative interventions.

Ramprasad Jade is a HR specialist with over 24 years of experience and specializes in designing & implementing performance management systems, managerial competency assessment & development centers, HR processes including rewards & recognition schemes. He holds a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from NIT Karnataka (formerly known as REC Suratkal) , and a master’s in HRD from the TA Pai Management Institute.

He has been an assessor for over 1000 Assessment and Development Centres conducted for various companies in India and abroad. He has also worked in Competency Mapping assignments for a number of clients. Ramprasad has been involved in building performance management systems for a large business house, Poly Group, in West Africa (Ghana and Nigeria), which included Balanced Scorecard implementation, Performance Management Systems and associated HR Processes such as Reward and Recognition. He has also been involved in setting up HR Processes in QSoft Solutions, and Viables Asia (Garments)

Ramprasad has been involved in conducting Organisational and Employee Satisfaction Surveys (ESS). ESS for Officer’s Association of Corporation Bank across India and Dubai First, Dubai, HRD Survey and implementation of recommendations for MARS Automobiles in Muscat, Oman. Also involved in HR Process Documentation for Global Village, Dubai. Ramprasad has associated with CII as a lead faculty in conducting workshops on Balanced Scorecard and Competency Mapping and Assessment Certification Programs and has taken many other faculty roles.P

⦿ Executive coach- Marshall Goldsmith Certified Coach- SCC Certified

⦿ Hogan Certified Coach
⦿ Board of Advisor – BRUHAT Insights Global
⦿ Chief Consultant – Avatar Career Creators

Kannan was Senior Director HR with PepsiCo for over 21 years till March 2018, including 8 years in Vietnam & APAC. Prior to PepsiCo, he has 12 years experience working in manufacturing, service and Indian MNC.

Kannan has a Bachelor Degree in English from Madras Christian College, India and Associate degree in Personnel Management from The Madras school of Social work, India. Has studied Advanced HRM at the Michigan University – Ross Business School.

Kannan is the recipient of the PepsiCo  Harvey C Russell  – Diversity and Inclusion Award in 2004 and 2014 . Chairman’s Award for Corporate Social Responsibility in 2006 and Chairman’s Award for business performance in Vietnam in 2014

Kannan is passionate about Diversity & Inclusion, developing talent, organization values and culture.

He has coached several executives during his career both in PepsiCo and outside.

Wilson has over 35+ years of leading People Transformation Projects as HR doyen in Manufacturing Industries. He believes in connecting Business and People through HR strategy, structure and systems. Wilson has managed large groups up to 25000+ workforce across various geographies, transforming rural youth into technicians to manufacture micro-precision watch components

• Set up 5 Garment Export Units for Arvind Exports with 20,000 workers
• Enhanced Employer Value Proposition through Community Projects, Corporate Social Responsibility and Public Relations
• Received recognition and awards for HR Best Practices from NHRD, India, the Asia HRD Congress
• Conceptualized and Designed Epic University — a Learning

Academy to transform associates into technical professionals and Supervisors to Professional Managers through behavioral and skill development program.

Wilson has a Masters in Social Work (MSW) ,has done Diploma in Strategic Management in IIM, Calcutta and Advanced Human Resource Management in IIM, Ahmedabad

N Balachandar, fondly called Bala, has over 30 years of deep and rich experience with Asian Paints, Hewitt Associates as a Consultant in setting up Ford green field car project, (Chennai) and Restructuring of Apollo Tyres.

He then spent over 8 years with GE Healthcare promoting positive employee relations in the manufacturing hubs (supervisor less factory), worked in Buc facility in Paris for two years and three years with GE Capital based in Tokyo on several M&A / integration assignments.

Over last ten years he been working with Indian entrepreneurs on scaling up & building professional global firms. Specifically, Bala helped build the green field Injectable factories in Bangalore and initiated the Self Managed Team concept at Strides Arcolab.

Post that he has been with the Coffee Day Group scaling up CCD, Cold Chain logistics green field, Coal mining / MDO green field, and furniture business.

He is passionate about working with “the base of the pyramid”, supervisor less shopfloor and building high performance work teams.

Sreetharan brings in over 35 years of experience in the field of human resources.  His work areas include Strategic HR/Industrial Relations Policies, Employee Relations. His key achievements include, Long Term Wage settlements, handling industrial unrests, Disciplinary Matters and Labour Compliance. He has provided his expertise to a broad variety of organizations like Kasturi and Sons Limited (The Hindu), Pricol Limited, TTK – LIG Ltd, Murugappa Group and many others. He is an alumnus of Madras School of Social Work

A senior HR Professional and a OD Consultant with rich experience in Leadership, HR & OD with extensive experience in numerous businesses such as IT, Software, Engineering, R&D, Services, Manufacturing, Telecom, Automotive and Consumer Electronics. In his career spanning more than 3 decades, Girinarayan has held Senior Leadership Roles in Human Resource Management across large Indian and Multinational Companies including Siemens, Mercedes Benz, TATA Group, GE India and Terex corporation. He is a member of Board of Studies in one of the Leading Business Schools.

Girinarayan specializes in Organization Development, Organization Diagnostic Study, 360° Feedback based Leadership Development programs, Assessment & Development Centre, Developing and coaching leaders, Culture and HR Audits, PMS & Talent Management, Mergers & Acquisitions, Design and HR Policies, Processes and Systems.

EDUCATION

• Masters Degree holder in Public Administration from the University of Madras
• Bachelor of Law (LLB), from Bangalore University
• Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com) from Bangalore University
• Post Graduate Diploma in Industrial Relations & Personnel Management
• Post Graduate Diploma in Public Relations

Kangkan is a dynamic HR leader with over 13 years of experience in HR consulting, specializing in Organization Development, Change Management, and Learning & Development. He has a proven track record of planning, coordinating, and executing successful interventions that drive organizational success. His expertise lies in nurturing High-Performance Teams, developing Performance Scorecards, and implementing Reward Systems and Skill-Based Progression Systems.

With a Master’s in Human Resources from Anna University, Chennai, Kangkan excels in strategic planning, team leadership, and project management, aligning HR efforts with business goals. Known for his proactive and collaborative approach, he has an excellent understanding of requirements gathering, client consultations, and project scope development, consistently delivering excellence in fast-paced environments.

Kangkan has led successful projects for esteemed clients, including Saint-Gobain Chennai, Saint-Gobain Bhiwadi, Visteon, and Tata Marcopolo, among others. Currently, along with his role as Chief Operating Officer, he also heads the Recruitment and HR function at CEO, contributing to organizational growth and success through his leadership and innovative HR strategies.

Driven by passion, integrity, and values, Kangkan is committed to optimizing processes, bridging skill gaps, and fostering continuous improvement through tailored learning plans and development initiatives.

M V RAVI is an Engineering professional with P.G. in management studies. He has over 30 years of experience in the industry, spanning across manufacturing and BPO. He has worked with XEROX, WHIRLPOOL, Tube Investments, Spheris and Omega Health Care in areas of Operations Management, Quality, Process Engineering, Project Management, Operational Excellence, Customer Service and Technical training at senior positions. Experience with MNCs and major Indian industries both in India and international.

With this vast experience, he is associated with CEO since 2009, helping organizations overcome their limitations and improve their bottom line, delivery performance, customer satisfaction and employee satisfaction through need-based, varied & customised change initiatives. Key initiatives include Productivity Improvement, Man power optimization, Organisation Restructuring, People Engagement & Empowerment, Skill & Capability development, Problem Solving & Process Improvements, technical scoping and self-managed team implementations.

Krishna Kumar Bakshi is a Mechanical Engineer and a Management Graduate with over 36 years of experience in various facets of Manufacturing Operations in companies such as BHEL, Tata Motors, TVS, Whirlpool of India, Larsen & Toubro, Thermax, Murugappa Group and BorgWarner Morse TEC India. He held several positions of key responsibilities, significant among them were Director-Operations at Whirlpool of India, General Manager at Murugappa Group and Managing Director at US-based auto component major BorgWarner Morse TEC’s Indian operations.

Post the above experience, he is associated with CEO since 2009 as Principal Consultant leading implementation of High Performance Team Based Work System in organisations, Coaching & Mentoring senior management personnel and helping organisations in carrying out improvements in operations.

A Tooling  Engineer  from NTTF (1976-80)  turned in to a passionate Trainer cum HR Consultant, serving the entire cross section of the working professionals beyond levels , categories , designations etc .,

Being one of the Founding Directors of CEO SKILL FOUNDATIONS PRIVATE LTD .,  dedicated and committed to Work integrated ,  employment oriented , Training programs conducted  at the Industries as Industry – Institute partnership , across the country in many domains .

Mahindhra better known as “Mahe” is a technical savvy turned into a HR professional. With more than two decades of rich experience in the industry and consulting, Mahe is the most creative and influential personalities of the CEO family. His hands-on experience in implementation of High Performance work systems, HR practices as a consultant across various industries in India blended with his burning appetite for innovation and technology resulted in the birth of the HR automation wing of CEO.

His project clientele include Pepsi, Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories, Cavinkare, Take Solutions, GRO, MM Forgings, PHI Seeds and Matrix Laboratories. Nurturing High Performance Teams, Organization Surveys, Performance Management System, Skill Based Progression System and Talent Selection are his passion areas.

Deenadayalan alias Deen is the founder of Centre for Excellence in Organization Pvt. Ltd., India and Vice-Chairman of CEO-Vietnam Co. Ltd. He has over 30 years of experience in enabling the ordinary to become extraordinary and his team in India has created unique success stories in India, Malaysia, Indonesia, Hong Kong, Ghana, Nigeria. He specializes in Self-Managed Teams, Competency frames both in Technical and leadership Space and unique skill building at bottom of the pyramid.

Deen is a Graduate in Sociology and has Post Graduate Diploma in Social Work. He has been trained in US and Canada on High Performance Work System. He has been awarded the “Best Community Outreach Award” by Dupont –USA.

Formerly, he was Director (Business Services & HR), Dupont and has held leadership positions as Vice President (HR) – ITC, and G.M (HR) – Titan Industries.

Chitra is a Civil Engineer turned HR & BD Professional, with over 12 years of extensive experience in Construction Industry handling various projects with specific experience in cost & budget management, vendor management for client and tender & contract management.

She has been associated with CEO since 2016, drawn by the immense potential in CEO’s unique services focused on unleashing people potential. In CEO, she has been involved in Brand development, positioning and engagement, digital marketing strategy development and implementation, has been crucial in driving many offline branding events and has managed many of CEO’s events and programs (both offline & online).

Chitra manages CEO’s client relationships, assists business leaders in drafting business plans, sales pitches, commercial proposals, presentations, reference material, and other documents as required, handles business portfolio management and to identify new business opportunities and partners. She truly believes in the immense possibilities of human potential and loves every opportunity to learn and grow.

Avin is a keen Learning & Development enthusiast who believes in harnessing Individual  human potential for better Employee satisfaction and Business growth.

He is one of  few certified trainers in the concept of Self Directed Work Teams (SDWT), one of the central themes in Modern Organizational Development for creating and sustaining superior performance. He has conducted numerous SDWT Programs for various multi- national and Indian companies.

He is an accredited Psychometric tools (MBTI, Team Role Audit) trainer who uses these tools to bring out the best in individuals and in teams. He has also facilitated and co-facilitated many outbound training programs over the last two decades and has a tremendous passion for Nature

Anand Gopalan, is a  Barrister from Middle Temple London and second generation lawyer. He has done his Masters from Cardiff University, Wales. He has been representing employers for the last 20 years across the country before the Supreme Court, High Court, Tribunal and Labour Court.

He is an active participant in various policy level discussions with the State Government of Tamil Nadu on various labour laws. He is the Chairman of the Expert Committee in Labour Laws and Legal Committee of the Madras Chamber of Commerce & Industry