HALL OF FAME
SANKARANARAYANAN PADMANABHAN , PGP '82 Executive Director (Operations), Tata Power IIMB Distinguished Alumnus Award, 2008
of integrating over 30,000 new employees every year.
Sankaranarayanan Padmanabhan, recipient of the IIMB Distinguished Alumnus Award in 2008, has been working with the Tata conglomerate since he graduated from IIMB. Currently Padmanabhan is Executive Director (Operations) at Tata Power and is responsible for all the Company's Operations which include Generation, Transmission and Distribution businesses. Prior to this, he held several positions with Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) in various capacities.
Over the span of his career Mr. Padmanabhan has had a rich experience in large scale project build up and delivery, global sourcing and operational efficiencies. He has played a key role in several landmark projects such as the development of a Securities Clearing and Settlement System for SEGA in Switzerland as well as other key engagements in New Zealand, Australia, UK and USA.
Mr. Padmanabhan, a gold medalist in Electronics and Communication Engineering from the PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu did his Postgraduate Diploma in Management (PGP 1980-82) at IIMB, with a specialization in Marketing.
Mr. Padmanabhan is known for his effective people skills and innovative approach to problem solving and human resource management.
While at Tata Consultancy Services, Padmanabhan worked in several different capacities. He headed the Application Software and Maintenance Practice (20012002). Prior to this he was responsible for the Airline Industry Practice (1999-2000) and the Delivery Centre at Sholinganallur, Chennai (1998-2000). He was also CEO of the Aviation Software Development Consultancy, a joint venture between TCS and Singapore Airlines (1996-1998) and Country Manager for TCS Switzerland (1993-1996).
Other positions currently held:
As the Executive Director & Head Global Human Resources of Tata Consultancy Services Limited (TCS), he drove initiatives to create a multilingual and culturallydiverse global workforce and was responsible for over 100,000 employees worldwide. In his capacity, he achieved the highest retention rates at TCS as compared to the overall Indian IT industry, besides creating a worldclass training and learning focused organisation, capable
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Member- Board of NDPL (North Delhi Power Limited)
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Member- Board of Powerlinks Transmission Limited (a JV WITH Power Grid)
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Member- Board of Tata Power Trading Co. Ltd
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Member- Board of IEL (Industrial Energy Limited (a JV with Tata Steel)
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Member- Board of Tata Power Trading Co.
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Member- Board of Chemical Terminal Trombay Limited
24 IIMB ALUMNI MAGAZINE
SUMMER 2009