Padmanabhan Sankaranarayanan

Mr. Sankaranarayanan Padmanabhan is currently Head of Group Human Resources for Tata Sons and Executive Chairman, Tata Business Excellence Group (TBExG). ln his role as Head of Group Human Resources, he is responsible for enabling key HR policies and initiatives across the Tata Group globally.

As Executive Chairman of TBExG, Mr. padmanabhan is responsible for enabling the Business Excellence journey across the Tata group of companies globally. This role, which he took on in 2014, is integral to Group initiatives in enhancing the performance of Tata companies through diagnostics, benchmarking and sharing best practices. His career with the Tata Group companies began with Tata Consultancy Services Limited (TCS) in 1982 and spans over 34 years.

He was Executive Director Operations, Tata power Company Limited since 2008, and was responsible for the profitable and sustainable operations of all thermal and hydro generation plants across lndia and transmission and distribution systems in Mumbai. He was also on the Boards of the operating subsidiaries of Tata Power.

Prior to joining Tata Power, Mr. Padmanabhan was Executive Director, TCS. During his 26-year stint in TCS, he has held roles such as Executive Director of Human Resources, Head of Application Development and Maintenance, Head of Airlines Practice and Country I\4anager, TCS Switzerland. He has a distinguished academic record in the technical and management domain from reputable institutions. He is a Glaxo Marketing Scholar Medalist, a Distinguished Alumnus from llM Bangalore, and a Gold Medalist and a Distinguished Alumnus from PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore. He has completed the Advanced Management Program at the Harvard Business School. He is also a life member of CSl, Senior Member of IEEE.