Bala V Sathyanarayanan: Energizing The Workforce Through Strategic And Tactical Decisions | CEOInsights Magazine
  • Bala V Sathyanarayanan, Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO), GREIF

    Bala V Sathyanarayanan, Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO), GREIF

  • HRs got a multifaceted role in today's world; the tactical aspects of HR need to be executed flawlessly. HR is much more than that. Aside from the tactical aspect, HR needs to ensure the organization has the right workforce with the right mindset to be successful, not just today but for the future as well. HR needs to hire talent, diverse in nature, strategically. HR provides the right talent with a platform for them to develop inside the organization. As people develop, HR ensures that there is a strategic process in place, which can help promote the Right talent. Most importantly, an HRs job is to retain talent in the organization by navigating through paradoxes that may crop up, such as focusing on short-term actions or long-term planning or a healthy balance between the two.

  • Bala V Sathyanarayanan: Energizing The Workforce Through Strategic And Tactical Decisions

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  • Top 10 HR Leaders - 2020

    HR functionality has come a long way from being the usual just-the-hiring department. It is the soul of any organization that creates a culture where employees thrive and companies succeed. Creating such engaging work environment is no ordinary job but needs leaders who can drive the department from the front and become their organization’s steering wheel in onboarding the right talent that their firm needs. Their trait of looking beyond the walls have found them a place in the board of their organization. Sitting with the top management and decision makers, the HR are rebranding the organization exactly the way it needs to be. From just hiring, today branding the firm within and outside the company’s boundaries is another important aspect of a HR. Working along with the branding and communication department, learning & development and training departments, the HRs are creating the next set of extraordinary workforce. Though every organization has a HR, but not all organizations succeed in winning the game. Such winning streaks need remarkable attributes. CEO Insights brings the story of ‘Top 10 HR Leaders - 2020’ who are winning the war of talent and creating a great workplace for the employees while attracting the best potential freshers. A panel of experts comprising of CEOs, CXOs, and industry experts who along with the CEO Insights Editorial Board have shortlisted and finalized the names. The issue brings the story of their traits, challenges & strategies to deal with it and more.

Top 10 HR Leaders - 2020

Company Logo Company Management Company Name Company Description
Dow Global Engineering Solutions Center Amitrajit Ghosh,Human Resources Dow Global Engineering Solutions Center An HR thought leader with over 21 years of well-rounded exposure in all aspects of HR functions. Over the years he has developed and influenced global people practices
Greif Bala V Sathyanarayanan,Global CHRO Director, Board of Directors Greif A leading global industrial packaging products and services provider that manufactures packaging accessories and provides filling, packaging and other services for a wide range of industries worldwide
Total Marketing & Services Bhavana Chary Samel,Global HR Lead, Diversity, Studies and Prospective Total Marketing & Services A manifestation of perseverance and agility, she outclasses as an HR leader with 17+ years of experience who keeps learning and unlearning seamlessly
JMC Projects India Deepak Saxena,Sr. VP, Human Resources JMC Projects India Believing in building a high performing work culture with the highest expectations and the highest quality procedure, he is a strong believer of people being the real asset of any organization
National Collateral Management Services Gurmeet Chadha,Chief Human Resource Officer National Collateral Management Services With over 20 years of experience in the HR industry, she is a doyen highly passionate about creating a culture of employee experience, co-creating an organizational culture and digital culture for the best experiences of employees
Essar Group Kaustubh Sonalkar,President – HR Essar Group He spearheads human capital management and nurtures leaders in group companies, which spreads across industry sectors, geographies and cultures, answers elaborately these points
Infosys Krishnamurthy Shankar,Executive VP, Group Head, HR Development Infosys Responsible for envisioning the roadmap for HR, he is also driving strategy and implementing operational priorities aligned with the overall organizational mandate
Air India Express Dr. Satheesh Kumar Nair,Dy.Chief of HR Air India Express Outshines as an adept HR maven with 33+ years of professional acumen in HR & IR verticals as well as work experiences at corporate and business conglomerates
Wipro Saurabh Govil,President & CHRO Wipro He takes care of all the HR functions of the company and is responsible for talent acquisition, talent engagement, and L&D
Canon India Shikha Rai,VP - HR Canon India A qualified Mechanical Engineer from IIT Kanpur, she has worked with some of the best organizations in varied roles

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