Dr. Srinivas Chunduru

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Independent Director @ VGM Consultants Limited
Mumbai, MH, IN
Dr. Srinivas Chunduru's Location
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, India
About Dr. Srinivas Chunduru

As an accidental CHRO &a CEO and a passionate advocate for lifelong learning, my mission is to touch the lives and careers of 500,000 learners by enhancing their employability quotient and contributing to a stronger Bharat Inc.Teaching has been my passion from an early age, and co-founding VMentor.ai and Yugma.ai was not just a career milestone—it was an IKIGAI moment, blending my love for education with my professional goals. In my day and night roles, I create positive business impact through L&D, help learners achieve their goals, facilitate sessions, and dream big!Over 25 years in corporate roles, I’ve held various C-suite positions, including Group CHRO, CEO, Executive Director, and Chief Strategy Officer. I also serve on the boards of several new-age internet companies and pre-IPO BFSI firms. My experience spans large conglomerates and unicorn startups in India. I’ve gained invaluable knowledge in managing teams, leadership development, mergers and acquisitions, business strategy, scaling up businesses, launching new companies, transformation projects, and working closely with founders and promoters.Before becoming a founder, my corporate journey was fascinating. I have worked in diverse areas, such as Sales, Strategy, Merger Acquisitions, Capital markets and Human Resources. My passion for empowering individuals and businesses has earned me numerous accolades, including:1. CLO of the Year by TISS and Leap Vault (2014, 2015, and 2016)2. Best Simulation for Finance at the CLO Conference (2016)3. CHRO of the Year by TOI (2014)4. Distinguished Alumni at the Silver Jubilee of Goa Institute of Management5. Doctorate in Excellence from UCT, USA, for my contributions to the management field.I am always open to connecting with like-minded professionals and organisations to explore opportunities in business transformation, mentorship, business strategy, learning and development, leadership development, and talent development.

Dr. Srinivas Chunduru's Current Company Details
VGM Consultants Limited

Vgm Consultants Limited

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Independent Director
Mumbai, MH, IN
Website:
vgmconsult.com
Employees:
926
Dr. Srinivas Chunduru Work Experience Details
  • Vgm Consultants Limited
    Independent Director
    Vgm Consultants Limited
    Mumbai, Mh, In
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  • Vmentor.Ai
    Founder- Vmentor.Ai & Yugma.Ai
    Vmentor.Ai Nov 2019 - Present
    Mumbai Area, India
    As the founder of VMentor.ai and Yugma.ai, I am dedicated to transforming the landscape of mentorship and learning through innovative technology. Our mission is to empower individuals by enhancing their employability and fostering a culture of continuous learning.Key Responsibilities:1. Strategic Vision: Develop and implement the strategic direction of both platforms to meet the evolving needs of learners and professionals.2. Product Development: Oversee the creation and enhancement of AI-driven tools that facilitate effective mentorship and skill development.3. Community Engagement: Build a vibrant community of mentors and mentees, promoting knowledge sharing and collaboration.4. Growth Strategy: Drive initiatives to scale the platforms to reach 500,000 learners, ensuring sustainable growth and impact.VMentor.ai, as a platform, focuses on supporting organisations by providing 1. Deep functional capability building modules 2. Strategy planning and deployment and 3. Leadership Development. Since its inception, VMentor.ai has worked with over 65 leading organizations and has over 300+ subject matter experts. The platform has served customers across sectors such as BFSI, Retail, Media, FinTech, Entertainment, Pharma/Healthcare, IT, ITES, Manufacturing, FMCG, FMCD, EdTech, and new-age startups.YUGMA.ai, as a platform, supports colleges, universities, and students in transforming Freshers on campus into career-ready professionals. Yugma.ai, as a platform, has mentored over 30,000 students from over 100 colleges and universities.
  • Vgm Consultants Limited
    Independent Director
    Vgm Consultants Limited Sep 2024 - Present
    A pre-IPO organization with over 5,000 employees and offices in 25 cities, VGM is dedicated to driving consumer financial literacy and achieving sustainable, profitable 10X growth. We focus on process adherence, continuous innovation, cutting-edge technology, effective two-way communication, and ongoing customer feedback. VGM provides cutting-edge solutions for all the leading BFSI companies1. Strategic Direction: Oversee the overall strategic direction for growth, ensuring alignment with the company’s mission.2. Innovation Curation: Lead initiatives for curating innovative suggestions to explore future opportunities.3. Governance & Credibility: Build corporate credibility and establish governance standards to enhance stakeholder trust.4. Risk Management: Implement and oversee risk management frameworks to safeguard company interests.
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  • Ola
    Senior Advisor, Interim Group Chro & Ceo (Ospl) | Transformational Leader In Hr & Business Strategy
    Ola May 2018 - Mar 2020
    Mumbai Area, India
    A dynamic leader with a proven track record in driving transformational projects and strategic initiatives across diverse sectors. As a Senior Advisor to the Ola Group, I focus on organizational development and human resources, leading key initiatives such as:1. Manthan: Building an agile organization.2. UDAY: Functional Academy for HR.3. Parivartan: HRIS, Talent Acquisition, and HR Operations.4. Edge: Compensation & Benefits, Performance Management System.5. Accelerate: Talent Management.As Chief Executive of Ola Skilling, I am committed to creating a robust skilling ecosystem by partnering with government and private entities to upskill a million youth across India. As a member of the CII National Committee on Skill Development, I leverage my business strategy, transformation, and HR analytics expertise to enhance employment opportunities and foster innovation within the Ola Group, which serves over 150 million customers and supports more than a million driver partners across 250 cities.Key Achievements:1. Manthan: Awarded the CEO's Award for Best Project with Highest Organizational Impact at the annual meet (2019).2. UDAY: Established a functional academy that streamlined HR processes and enhanced talent development.3. Edge: We revamped the compensation and benefits framework, significantly improving employee satisfaction and retention, which is reflected in a higher Glassdoor rating.4. Accelerate: Launched a top talent management program with a global consulting organization, identifying and nurturing high-potential employees.
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  • Piramal Group
    Executive Director & President - Piramal Housing And Finance Limited
    Piramal Group Feb 2016 - Apr 2018
    Mumbai Area, India
    Srini was part of the founding team and Executive Director & President at Piramal Housing Finance, a subsidiary of Piramal Finance. He was a vital team member who created the housing finance division as a greenfield project. In April 2018, HFC had a presence in 16 cities, over 1100 employees, and a book of about Rs 6500 Crores.Srini was also Executive Director at Shriram Housing (a wholly owned subsidiary of SCUF) and worked on an extensive transformation project focussed on alternate business models, processes, Systems, Sales productivity, products and training. This is specifically true in the area of affordable housing. Shriram Housing has over 100 branches in 78 cities and is a pioneer in affordable housing, especially for the Self-employed segment.
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  • Piramal Group
    Group Chief Human Resources Officer (Chro)
    Piramal Group May 2012 - Feb 2016
    Mumbai Area, India
    Srinivas was part of the Group Executive Council and was responsible for managing Human Resource function globally for about 15,000 employees across the businesses - Pharmaceuticals,Consumer Products, Information Management , Financial Services, Realty, Glass Packaging and Foundation. He led a HR Transformation project called SEEDS, which comprised of 35 members program management team from HR and buisness. The objective of the projects was to create and execute HR transformation strategy and align the strategy to "2020 vision" of the group. The project involved working closely with the top global consulting companies and setting up HR systems (HRMS), Competency framework, Talent Management, HiPo, Job levelling, platform for Leadership development (Ascend, Summit) and EVP/ Employer branding.Srini was instrumental in setting up of "Learning University" (a signature platform at Piramal) and Reward framework especially around ESOPs, LTIPs and its linkage to the shareholder value creation at the group. During his tenure some of the new businesses and functions were set up from scratch and involved hiring over few thousands in a short span.Srini was involved in articulating Values and cascading it across the group and aligning the same with the people processes. In 2015, Piramal was rated as Top 10 companies to work for by Great Place to Work® Institute (Foundation), number 4 in GPTW for financial services and has recently won the golden peacock HR excellence award. Additionally, Srinivas has been conferred with awards such as CLO of the year (TISS), L&D team of the year, and Top 50 global HR leaders in Asia. Several case studies on HR transformation at Piramal have been published in reputed trade and HR publications.
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  • Piramal Group
    President- New Business Development (Chairman'S Office)
    Piramal Group Dec 2010 - Aug 2012
    Mumbai Area, India
    Representing Chairman’s office, Srinivas was a part of the Core team formed with a task of evaluating Group's entry strategy into new sectors. The role included Corp Dev, M&A, Business development, sector analysis and strategy Over the period , group's presence has expanded from being in Pharma and Packaging , additionally into Real Estate, Information Management and Financial services
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  • Piramal Group
    Vice President- Strategy, M&A And Investor Relations - Chairman'S Office
    Piramal Group Feb 2007 - Dec 2010
    Mumbai Area, India
    Srinivas managed the Strategy, M&A, and Investor Relations functions at Piramal Glass Limited and was part of the MD's core team. Piramal Glass is one of the world's renowned glass packaging companies. The Company has four manufacturing facilities (India, USA and Sri Lanka) with a capacity of over 1300 Tonnes per dayDuring his tenure at Piramal Glass, he was involved in Capital Restructuring (Rights issues, Reverse merger, De-listing), setting up an Investor Relations function, and working closely with the MD on the turnaround of the US acquisition, credit rating and fundraising. Srini was instrumental in setting up EVA (economic value added) as a culture and performance yardstick. As part of this project, Srini has trained over 2000 managers on the concept of EVA and led numerous projects to cascade and enhance EVA.Srini was part of a team that worked with globally renowned consultants on crafting the company's go-to-market strategy, expansion plans and acquisitions. Some of the other key projects were Cost Optimization, Strategy, Setting up of Service Effectiveness, and performance Executive compensation structures
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  • Larsen & Toubro
    Ea To Member Of The Board (Corporate Strategy)
    Larsen & Toubro Feb 2002 - Jan 2007
    Srinivas was assisting Mr. R.N.Mukhija President & Member of the Board at L&T in the areas of strategic planning, Financial analysis (performance governance of the division), acquisitions and special projects During this tenure, Srinivas was responsible for roll out of EVA (Economic Value Added) across the 8 SBU's of EBG (Electrical, Electronics and Telecom). Srinivas was instrumental in implementing and training over 1500 managers on the concept of EVA, Performance Score cards and using EVA as a performance measurement tool. Srinivas was also part of a team that implemented SAP- SEM (Strategic Enterprise Management) and Balanced score card at EBG.
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  • Piramal Group
    Regional Manager- Western Zone (Pmp Auto)
    Piramal Group Jun 1998 - Jan 2002
    Mumbai Area, India
    Srinivas started his career in Sales & Distribution and was responsible for Sales, Distribution and marketing of products and services for the western region (Maharashtra, Gujarat and MP). The area of the west represented 36% of the company's sales and a growth of 30% CAGR. In a short span of 3 years, he was elevated from the position of Sales Engineer to Regional manager (west) During this tenure, Srinivas was instrumental in setting up 100+ after-sales service centres across the region and was conferred with the CEO Award for the best implementation of the plan (Project Kisan). Srinivas led a team of about 20 people, including three state-level managers.
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Dr. Srinivas Chunduru attended Uct- Delaware, Usa, Indian Institute Of Management Ahmedabad, Goa Institute Of Management (Gim), Institute Of Mass Communication, Mvsrec, Kendriya Vidyalaya.

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