Mr. Jalaj Gupta

 















Head - Sales & Marketing LCV, Ashok Leyland

Mr. Gupta has over 17 years of top ranking sales and marketing performance, revenue and profit generation, business management and channel management. His Specialties are in Strategy Formulation, Business Planning and Implementation, Brand Promotion, Business Acquisition, New Marketing Initiatives to maximize Business Profitability, Boosting Turnovers with an ability to Stimulate Relationships with Customers, Key Account Management, Product Management, Advertising,

Channel Management, Operations. He is heading  the Light Vehicle Division of Ashok Leyland, I handle All India Sales & Marketing which includes Sales, Sales Planning, Marketing, New Product Introduction, Fully built vehicles and Logistics as well.

Mr. Shashank Bhushan

Senior Director – Human Resource & Admin & COO, BMC Software

With an experience of over 16 years in HR, Mr. Bhushan has worked across a wide spectrum of industries like the Media & Entertainment, Consumer Electronics, Engineering and Information Technology and have had in depth exposure to almost all the areas of Human Resources with a focus on being a HR generalist.

Mr. Anupam Jauhari

Vice President & Global Head- Human Resources,  Infogain 

Mr. Anupam Jauhari is the Vice President & Global Head- Human Resources at Infogain India Pvt. Ltd, Noida. He brings with him around 19 years of significant exposure in HR.

His expertise include over-all management of HR functions and change management. At Infogain he spearheads initiatives to build a best-in-class HR organization that delivers value to employees while driving business results and growth.
An alumnus of University of Allahabad, India, Anupam brings with him vast experience and a phenomenal understanding of the human resources function. He is a Graduate in Commerce and holds a Post Graduation Degree in Human Resources and Personnel Management.  He is an active member of various HR forums and associations. Anupam has worked on key assignments with companies like NIIT Technologies Ltd, Reliance Industries, Syntel Software Ltd and Metamor Global Solutions (also known as Keane India). His special areas of interest include music and cooking. He is also a keen sports enthusiast and has played cricket, and soccer at competitive levels within university and inter-state championships.

Mr. Suraj Chettri

Head HR European Aeronautic Defence and Space (EADS) / Airbus – India.

Mr. Chettri is from Ranchi, Jharkhand. He completed his Bachelors in Sociology from Ranchi University and PGDPM from XISS in Ranchi where he secured 3^rd rank in the Class of 1991 – 1993.      

 He started his career with Bata India and served in the capacity of Assistant Manager – Personnel in their Retail North Zonal Office at New Delhi. He then took up a job with Bosch India (MICO) based out of Bangalore. He left them to join General Motors as General Manager – Human Resources, heading the HR function at General Motors Technical Centre – India, which housed the Engineering Services and the India Science Lab at Bangalore and was part of the Project Leadership Team responsible for setting up their operations in India.

In January 2006 Suraj joined Textron India in Bangalore, India, as Director Human Resources

A year ago Suraj joined EADS – India as Head of HR – India and in his capacity as Director Human Resources is responsible for all EADS HR Operations for EADS, Eurocopter, Cassidian, Astrium and Airbus. Mr. Chettri, has an overall experience of 20 years in the aerospace, automotive sales and marketing and manufacturing sectors and is located out of Bangalore.

Ms. Deepa Sapatnekar

Head Corporate Communications - managing India, Korea & MENA region, LinkedIn

Ms. Sapatnekar has 8+ years marketing and communications experience working with companies like IBM, HSBC and LinkedIn. 
Her professional career expanses over a decade with experience across the fashion, shipping, and IT industries before joining LinkedIn India. She has been a Business Analyst with Indoglobal Group of Companies and Corporate Communications Consultant at HSBC Global Technology. Moving on to leadership roles, she headed Marketing Communications at Compulink Systems Limited and also at Network Solutions, an IBM Company.

Mr. Amer Jaleel

National Creative Director, Lowe Lintas & Partners

Mr. Jaleel is National Creative Director with Lowe Lintas & Partners, overseeing the creative product along with Arun Iyer across all 9 offices in India.Prior to joining Lowe Lintas, Amer had worked with Clarion Bates and Mudra Advertising, where he handled brands like Essar, Minolta, ITC Hotels, McDonalds, Kinetic, Reliance & Indian Oil. Mr. Jaleel joined Lowe Lintas in 2002 as Creative Director. Having created path breaking campaigns on Idea Cellular, Bajaj Discover, ICICI Prudential, Lifebuoy, Micromax and Tata Tea, He is very passionate making both his brands and his team famous.

Mr. Saurabh Nigam

Mr. Saurabh  Nigam is the Vice President – Human Resources, Beroe Inc, 

He is at Beroe which is a unique Market Intelligence Company helping several Fortune 500 clients generates significant savings in the sourcing and procurement departments. At Beroe he leads the Human Resources function globally and is responsible for setting up world class HR practices in the organization as well as formulating and executing the HR strategy in alignment with the organization vision and goal.

Mr. Nigam is a Bachelor of Engineering (B.E) in Electronics and Telecommunications from The Army Institute of Technology, Pune and holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Personnel Management and Industrial Relations (PM&IR) from XLRI School of Business and Human Resources, Jamshedpur. He also holds the “Senior Professional in HR” (SPHR) and Global Professional in HR (GPHR) certifications from SHRM, USA.

Mr. Nigam comes across as a culturally sensitive and a cutting-edge visionary with an extensive experience of over 9+ years. His Key track record includes setting up of HR function from scratch in both small and mid-sized organizations, leading strategic initiatives towards compensation and benefit management, improving HR Systems, policy reforms and process enhancement.

Mr. Damodar Tota

Sr. General Manager- HR, Mahindra Navistar Automotives Ltd

Mr. Damodar Tota is a B.SC (Bachelors of Science), MSW (Masters in Social Work-Personnel Management) & LL.B (Bachelors of Law) from Nagpur University. He started his career since 1987. With over 25 years of work experience in the field Human Resources with M/s.Ashok Leyland and Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd, he has contributed immensely in the areas of Core IR & HR,  entailing creation of HR strategy aligned with Business, structured Manpower planning, Talent Management Performance Management Systems, Competency mapping, Capability building, Employee Engagement, Systems improvement, OD & change management, HR policy design & implementation etc. His core strength lies in handling complex IR issues and to drive OD & change management initiatives. He was instrumental in creating a transformational work culture in Mahindra’s Igatpuri plant and the Product Development Organization..Mr. Tota is with Mahindra & Mahindra for last 19 years. He worked at their Nagpur plant, Igatpuri plant, Product Development Organization at Nasik, Chennai & Kandivli.       

Since Oct 2008, Damodar is heading the HR & Administration function at Mahindra Navistar Automotives Ltd, Pune as Sr. General Manager- HR.  

Mr. Yakhob Dwaramakki

Head HR, Transocean

Mr. Dwaramakki has to report to Divisional HR Manager – India Middle East
Transocean is world’s largest offshore drilling Company for Oil & Gas
India turnover Rs. 4500 Crores. Prior to this company, he was with Tata BP Solar for 6 years, Reckitt Benckiser (India) Ltd., Hosur for 4 years, Toyota Kirloskar Motor Ltd., B’lore for 2 years, Solectron Centum Electronics Ltd., Bangalore for 1 year, Kirloskar Electric Ltd., Bangalore for 4.5 years, Siemens VDO (India) Ltd., Bangalore for an year.

Mr. R.P. Mittal

VP Corporate Affairs, Somany Tiles

Mr.  R P Mittal has been working at Somany Ceramics Ltd, a 1000 crore company, for last 19 years. The company manufactures Ceramic Tiles under the brand name of “Somany”.During his stay he has headed the Commercial functions, HR functions, and Production. Before joining Somany Group, he had served Indian Air force for 20 years in Operations, Training and Commercial functions.  He is an alumnus of Allahabad University, National Defence Academy Pune, Air Force Flying College Hyderabad, National University of Singapore and IIM Ahmedabad.  He was one of the pioneers of initiating Sky Diving as a sport in India in the year 1976.   He continues to take active interest in sports activities andregularly participates in half marathons, in India, and outside India.

Ms. Deepa Thomas

Head Corp. Comm, Ebay

Deepa M Thomas is the 36 year old head of Partnerships for eBay India where she is responsible for partnering with banks, telecom companies, airlines, coffee chains, multiplexes and other large companies with large consumer bases to provoke eCommerce trial for consumers. She is also head of Pop Culture at eBay India & manages the eBay Charity Fundraising platform where NGOs and socially concerned brands cause market and list celebrity memorabilia and charity products for sale to millions of global and Indian users. 

Mr. Kaushik Mitter

Director HR, Honeywell Automation

Mr. Kaushik looks after HR for Honeywell Automation India Ltd. (HAIL) a leading provider of integrated automation and software solutions which ranks among the 500 largest listed companies in India. Mr.Kaushik is new to Honeywell having joined them about 8 months back.

Most recently, Mr. Kaushik was with Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd. where he headed HR for all Emerging Markets including India. He was responsible for nearly 6500 associates based across geographies like India, Russia & CIS, Romania, China, ANZ, South Africa & LATAM among others.
Prior to joining Dr. Reddy's, Kaushik was associated with Tata Sons Ltd. where as a member of Group Human Resources, he worked on rolling out HR initiatives across the Tata Group.Mr. Kaushik earlier worked as an engagement manager with the HR consulting practices of Arthur Andersen and Ernst and Young (E&Y) where he managed client assignments in industries ranging from Telecom & ITES to Healthcare. He began his career from campus with Maruti Suzuki where he spent the first eight years of his career in various Marketing & Sales roles.

Mr. G. Ravishankar

President HR, Crisil

Mr. Ravi has been with CRISIL since 1994 and has worked across businesses and corporate functions. He currently oversees the Human Resources function for CRISIL.
Prior to this, Mr. Ravi headed the delivery operations for CRISIL's global research and analytics (GR&A) business which he joined in 2005. He successfully managed operations through a period of rapid growth in the business and was responsible for operations across delivery centres in India, Argentina and Poland. Under his leadership, CRISIL GR&A was voted the best firm in high-end financial research and analytics, in a survey by the Black Book of Outsourcing. Mr. Ravi was Head of Research at CRISIL Research from 2000-2004. He started his career with CRISIL in the Ratings business in 1994, where he eventually headed Corporate Ratings.

Mr. Vikas Shirodhkar

VP-HR, General Motors

Mr. Shirodkar is a Fellow in Personnel Mgt & Industrial Relations from IIM Calcutta & M.A in Industrial & Organisational Strategy from University of Mumbai.
Prior to joining General Motors, he was the Chief People Officer at Onida and was also associated with VVF, Johnson & Johnson, Siemens Ltd, Atul Limited & HCL
His Specialities include HR Management, Training & Developement, Competency & Performance management, Career & Sucession Planning , Union Negotiations, Employee Relations, Labour Relations.
Mr. Shirodkar was Awarded “Innovative HR Practices that drive Business Results” National recognition at hands of President of India and Named in Hot 40 HR Superstars in Asia by HCA, Singapore. He was also Conferred the INDIRA Super Achiever Award 2007.

Mr. Anuraag Rai

Group Chief People Officer, MINDA Management Services Ltd

Having worked in various organizations with a vast experience of 27 years in the industry, Mr. Rai is now presently heading as Group CPO at Minda Management Services Ltd. Mr. Rai was awarded with various awards like “Most Powerful HR Professionals of India” -  2010, “HR Leadership Award” , World HRD Congress - 2009, Listed among 40 Hot HR Professional of Asia -2006.

Mr. Subrata Poddar

Head-Global Talent Management, Suzlon Energy Limited

Mr. Poddar has vast experience of over 26 years working in various companies. Mr. Poddar is heading the Global Talent Management of Suzlon Energy Limited, the third largest Wind Energy Company in the world having operations across 21 countries ( India, US, Europe, Australia, China etc) and a global employee strength of 14000. He is also heading HR for Suzlon's Technology Division operating across verticals in Pune (India), Hamburg, Berlin, Rostock (Germany) Copenhagen, Aarhus (Denmark) and Hengelo( Netherlands).

Mr. Jayant Ambast

Director Supply Chain South Asia, Perfetti Van Melle

Jayant Ambast has vast experience of 36 illustrious years working with Various companies. Started his career with ORG in 1976 and worked with various companies like Glaxo India Ltd, Cadbury India Ltd, Wockhardt Ltd, Searle India Ltd/RPG Enterprises, Perfetti Van Melle. Mr. Ambast was responsible for Perfetti Van Melle export business in the region in countries such as Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Myanmar and Pakistan. Jayant has been responsible for many start ups including the drugstore retail chain Health and Glow, done in collaboration with DairyFarm for RPG Enterprises. Having worked both in Marketing & Sales and Supply Chain extensively, Jayant has 360 degree perspective of how Sales, Marketing and Supply Chain can co-operate for efficient functioning of an organization.

Mr. Sudhanshu Pandit

                                                                  

Director HR, Symantec

Mr. Pandit has over 15 years of diverse experience in the technology industry. He has been with Symantec for over 6 years and currently heads the HR function for Symantec in India. Earlier he has served as head of talent acquisition for Symantec India for over 3 years. His work experience spans key HR functions such as talent planning, acquisition, talent development and delivery of HR services.

Mr. Sudhanshu was presented with the “Young HR professional of the year” award for 2010 as well as the “Indira super achievers award”.

Ms. Vanishri Natekar

Lead Organisational Hiring, Flipkart.

Ms. Natekar carries 12+ years of professional experience of which 1st 5 yrs was in the software technology training and got into the technology and leadership hiring due to her personal interest of connecting with new people , enhancing the network and making friends across.

Ms. Natekar believes in “growth which is only achieved by passion and positive attitude, rest will

fall in place when it has to.”



Mr. S. Venkatesan

Vice President - Supply Chain, Royal Enfield.

“To become a Business Head contributing to superior performance and sustainable excellence, enhancing value for all stakeholders and the Brand.”

S.Venkatesan Head of Supply Chain Functions at Royal Enfield, providing Leadership in Procurement, Strategic Sourcing, Vendor Development, New Products, Cost Management, Green Logistics, Quality Improvement Initiatives and New Plant Establishment

Ms. Veena Gidwani

CEO, Madison PR

Veena Gidwani, a Business Management graduate with over 30 years of experience in Marketing, Advertising and Public Relations is presently CEO of Madison Public Relations, the specialist Reputation Management unit of   the completely Indian-owned Madison World. 

Over 10 years at Madison, her contribution has been making the business grow through innovative Corporate and Brand PR campaigns for clients like P&G, Levi’s, Britannia Industries, Cafe Coffee Day, Godrej Group, Titan Fastrack, Mills and Boon etc.

Mr. Pankaj Bhavnani

VP Marketing  & Brand Management, HSBC

Over 10 years of experience in Brand Management, Product Marketing, and Communication strategy across FMCG, Banking and Media segments. Currently working with HSBC India, managed the corporate brand for three years and now marketing for commercial and global banking businesses. Previous experience includes, launching Radio Stations in India (Big 92.7 FM), handling the media strategy for Oral and Deodorants category for Unilever India (Mindshare Fulcrum) and working with The Economic Times and Times of India (Bennett Coleman & Co ltd)

Mr. Shekar Tiwari

Vice-President SCM, Accenture India

Currently designated as Vice-President and Service Delivery Lead, Supply Chain Solutions with Accenture India (BPO) and engaged in monitoring business operations with accountability of service delivery and profit centre.
A results-oriented professional with proven success of over 18 years with three of the best multi-nationals in the FMCG world P&G, PepsiCo and Accenture with accountabilities of deliveries and service levels by overseeing operations involving Strategic Management, Logistics/ Distribution Management, Inventory/ Stock and Commercial Operations as well as development of innovative and effective cost control techniques.