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Satyanarayan Kodal
A, S1, Gokulam, 8th Street, Kuberan Nagar Extn. Madipakkam, Chennai -91
Mob: +91 9962000223; Email: satyanarayankodal@rediffmail.com

Senior HR Professional with 19+ years of established career seeking

corporate / senior Management assignment in HR function.
 HR Professional with top level management and proven expertise in the areas of
setting up and managing HR function end to end in the Life Insurance, NBFC , Pharmaceutical
& Logistic industry.
 Verifiable accomplishment in planning and leading comprehensive HR strategies in
support of business goals and objectives.
 Managing diverse stakeholders at various levels, interacting with the management &
PROFESSIONAL employees, ensuring superior performance to contribute to business for the organization.
ABRIDGMENT  Proficiency in monitoring various HR processes & operations.
 Expertise in designing systems & procedures and contributing towards improved
process excellence and motivation resulting in heightened productivity and enhanced internal
controls.
 Ability to drive initiatives and deliver results through people, leading improvement
to reduce cost, cycle time and internal organizations using decisive communication skills,
global mind-set & meeting organisation’s expectation.

PROFICIENCY FORT
 Strategic Planning
 Talent acquisition
 Talent Management & Employee engagement
 Team Building
 HR Budgeting & Administration
 Process Improvement
 Employee Relations

KEY ACHIEVEMENTS

 Handled Talent acquisition at large scale and managed entire south states
 Managed massive expansions and hiring drives
 Managed and launched “campus to corporate” program
 Certified Thomas profiling assessor, conducted promotion assessments
 Contribution in competency mapping & finalising core competency for the organisation
 HR policy framing and rolling out
 HR process rollout pertaining to payroll, statutory compliance, PF, ESIC
 ESIC coverage / allotment of sub-codes
 Introduction of Employee background verification process
 Implementation of sexual harassment policy and rolling out code of conduct
 Developed JDs and KRAs and completed the performance management process
 Driven HPWS initiative across function in R&D centre and manufacturing site
 Partnered with president in Customization of Product development and commercialization process
 Relocation of R&D centre to manufacturing site, setting up of HR systems and processes
 Handling contract labour and reduction of manpower
 Rolled out 148 live Gold Loan Branches within 1-year wrt to manning and infrastructure with Portfolio of 310 + Crs
created in First year of Gold Loans operation.
 Managed over 2000 employees across geography.
 Set up the entire HR and Admin team in regions and corporate office
 Handled IR and employee relations
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

HDFC Life , Chennai

(AVP- HR, South zone from 12 December 2013 till date)

INITIATIVES:

 Re building the south HR team comprising of 5 regional managers and 12 team members
 Driving Talent acquisition (front line) for the zone after setting up the outsourced agency
 Driving the corporate initiative – SMART achievers; highest contributing zone for the company
 Driving various talent management initiatives – assessment centres, STRIDE
 Train the recruiter program implementation at zone for the line leadership
 Introduction of Online assessment tool for selection
 Introduction of HR buddy concept and driving employee referral scheme
 Induction program and leadership programs for frontline sales and managers
 Campus to corporate program – Smart Achievers
 Value guardian for the team
 Certified assessor and investigator
 Talent management& succession planning

ecoLogic Chemicals Limited, Visakhapatnam

(a Green chemistry company promoted by Satish Reddy & G V Prasad of Dr. Reddy’s)
(Champion – OD & People Affairs from September 2012 to September 2013)
INITIATIVES:

 Restructuring the HR team

 Relocation of R&D centre to Manufacturing site
 HPWS implementation, SMT hiring and employee training
 Employee policies & Induction
 Continuous Education program for Trainees(SMTs) labor management
 Plant HR and admin, managing local issues

Fedbank Financial Services Limited, Mumbai

(a solely held NBFC of Federal Bank)

(Vice President – HR &Admn from March 2011 till August 2012)

INITIATIVES:
 Managed 750 + employees spread across country with the help of regional and central HR & admin team.
 Responsible for handling HR & Admin function for the company
 Launched 169 Gold Loan Branches across south and west
 Ensuring high quality standards for hiring and on-boarding in all locations
 On-rolling of all contract staff
 Recruiting, mentoring & training the team members to ensure high operational efficiency.
 Employee engagement initiatives and employee Induction,
 Coverage under PF and ESIC

HDFC Standard Life Insurance Company Limited, Bangalore

PROGRESSION PATH
Senior Zonal HR Manager, South (Jan 2009 to October 2010)
Zonal HR Manager- South, (Feb 2006 to December2008)

INITIATIVES:
 Setting up entire HR regional Team for south in the states of Kerala, Tamilnadu, Karnataka and AP
 Managing 2000+ employees, spearheading branch expansion across south India
 Head Talent acquisition/ national project of campus to corporate for south and western India
 Employee connect program – Speak easy for better connect with branch employees
  Visioning exercise across south zone
 Conceptualizing and conducting HR meet for pan India HR professionals
 Been a part of assessment centers as accessor
 Setting up of Learning center at Bangalore and launching MDP for Line managers

RELIANCE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY LTD, Hyderabad

(Formerly known as AMP Sanmar Life Insurance Co. Ltd)
Zonal HR Manager – AP (Nov 2004 – Feb 2006)

INITIATIVES:
 Set up costal AP region for AMP Sanmar life insurance company
 Visioning exercise for all AP employees
 Built and maintained healthy relations with business leaders in supporting with 100% manning
 Organized various employee engagement activities/events
 Handles transition from AMP Sanmar to Reliance Life insurance

DR. REDDY’S LABORATORIES LIMITED, Hyderabad

HR Executive, (Nov 2000 - Oct 2004)

INITIATIVES:
 Helped the branded formulations business in expanding pan India with introduction of new product vertical called
Xenura
 Handled sales HR operations for RECURA and XENURA end to end.
 Designed and implemented Joining Kit for the branded formulations division which later got implemented across
company.
 Was responsible for conducting All India HR conference twice as a core committee member.
 Managed ANKUR – learning center at miryalaguda
 Have initiated ENGLISH teaching classes for factory workers in Miryalaguda
 Represented DRL in Cricket tournaments as captain

Was also associated with…

 VIVAKI, Mumbai as VP – Talent Acquisition (Oct 2010 – March 2011)
 GATI Ltd., Delhi as Senior Executive –HR (June 1998 - October 2000)
 ABC Leathers Ltd., Delhi as HR Executive (Mar 1997 – May 1998)
 AVN Tubes Limited, Malanpur, Gwalior as Personnel Officer (June 1995 – December 1996)

TRAININGS ATTENDED

 Recruitment & Selection Skills training program, Out of Box thinking by Middle Earth consultants
 2 days Training Program on Selection Skills organised by Mafoi Consultants.
 3 days Participation in Development center in MDP Program Organised by Behavioral Science Centre, Mumbai.
 2 days participation in training program on Creativity & Innovation by Dr. Pradeep
 2 days participation in training program on Interpersonal skills by Mr. Nitin Shankar, Middle Earth Consultants.
 Attended Training Program on THOMAS PROFILING conducted by Thomas International, UK.
 Identified as Potential HR manager and Selected for the Human Resource Certification program in Dr. Reddy’s
 Represented Dr. Reddy’s in Asia Pacific HR Congress Conference
 10 days advanced MDP program at IIMA on Business strategy
 Advanced module on Negotiation skills

EDUCATION

Masters in Personnel management & Industrial Relations, Jiwaji University, (1995)

B. Com (Honours), Dayalbagh University (1993)

PERSONAL DETAILS
Date of Birth: 15 Feb ,1972
Fluent in English, Hindi, Telugu, Tamil
Married