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Durai Babu Selvaraj

Critic · DISC type C
Deputy General Manager, Learning & Development at KONE
📍 Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Durai Babu Selvaraj is the Head of Learning & Development for the India Cluster at KONE, bringing over 22 years of experience in HR. He specializes in leadership development, talent management, and employee engagement, with colleagues describing him as pragmatic, reliable, and detail-oriented. He is a DiSC Certified Trainer and an alumnus of Madras School of Social Work.

Outside of his corporate role, Durai is a published author of Tamil books and maintains a blog where he writes about various topics, including poetry. He is passionate about mentoring and has been recognized for delivering seminars on leadership, communication, and career development to college students across India.

He is a published author of Tamil poetry and prose.

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Experience
22 Years
Current Role
Deputy General Manager, Learning & Development
Job Level
Senior
Location
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Personality Overview

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Priorities

Topics Durai cares about

Leadership Development
He designs and executes strategic leadership programs for business heads and women employees, and has recently facilitated multiple leadership excellence workshops.
Continuous Learning
He won the KONE Global L&D "Leader in Learning" award for his success in building a continuous learning culture within the organization.
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Career

Work history

1-2015
Deputy General Manager, Learning & Development
KONE
11-2011 - 12-2014
Human Resources Manager
KONE
3-2004 - 11-2011
HR Business Partner
HCLTech
12-2002 - 12-2003
Human Resources Trainee
CUMI Abrasives
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Education
2000 - 2002
MA.SW
Madras School of Social Work
1997 - 2000
Bcom
D.G. Vaishnav College, Chennai.
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

C

Calculativeness (C)

Calculativeness (C) reflects the degree to which a person is likely to be cautious, systematic and analytical. Those scoring high tend to emphasise quality and accuracy.

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