Krish Shankar
Helping leaders be at their best, and get the best out of their talent, culture and HR systems
Significant Roles
Group Head-HR,Infosys
CHRO, Bharti Airtel
VP-HR, Hindustan Unilever Ltd
Domain/Industry
Technology/IT Services, Media & Communication, Consumer Goods
Leading edge skills
Talent Management, Cultural Sensitivity, Change Management
Bio
Krish Shankar is an HR professional with around four decades of experience and has led HR functions in organizations like Hindustan Unilever/Unilever, Bharti Airtel, Philips and Infosys, where he recently retired as Group Head of Human Resources. He is an Independent Director with Indira IVF hospital Ltd, a Visiting Professor at XLRI and also works with a non-profit. Shankar holds a postgraduate diploma in HR from XLRI, has an executive certificate in Strategy and Organization from Stanford, and a doctorate in Business Administration from Aston University, Birmingham. He has led large HR teams, driven the transformation of HR, established robust talent management and leadership development systems, and has done significant work on culture and organisation development. Shankar is the author of ‘Catalyse- Power Up your People Ecosystem’. He was also the President of National HRD Network in India from 2019-2021.
Location
Bengaluru
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