SUCCESS STORY OF HR PROFESSIONAL

HEMA RAVICHANDAR

Most powerful women, Hema Ravichandar 44,

Sr VP & Group Head HRD, Infosys.

“She knows IT inside out” – National News paper, The Hindu.

EDUCATION AND CAREER PATH

Graduation from Stella Mary's College Post Graduation from IIM Ahmedabad First Company - Mico-Bosch in Mulund, Mumbai Freelance human resource consultant Joined infosys in 1992. After 13 years of association she resigned from he

post of Sr VP & Group Head HRD, Infosys in 2005. has now joined Mercer Human Resource Consulting

as an independent consultant.

CONTRIBUTION

The sheer volume of recruitments she has made for Infosys alone shows her success as an HR professional. Infosys grew from 250 employees in 1992 to nearly 40,000 in July 2005

At a time when the industry faces high attrition levels and competition from MNCs to `poach’ employees from Indian IT companies, Hema introduced novel methods and set new benchmarks in HR practices, which make any techie dream about joining Infosys one day!

Currently working with Mercer's global leaders to assist in executing their change management strategies, re-engineering their HR structures and processes, and where applicable, in off-shoring them to more cost-effective locations

Achievements In 2002, Ms Ravichander was

identified as one of India's top 25 young executives: By Business Today.

Dataquest selected Ms Ravichander as one of the six IT Superwomen.

In 2005 alone, she has received three awards for her contribution to HR.

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