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Karthik R

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Head of Human Resources at Apollo Knowledge
📍 Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Karthik R is an experienced HR leader with a 20-year career in talent acquisition, business partnering, and organizational design at firms like Takeda and Standard Chartered. Holding an MBA and an SPHRi certification, he focuses on talent management for growing companies. Colleagues describe him as strategic, people-centric, and ethically upright.

He leverages specific Gallup products, including the Q12 framework and Strengths Finder, to enhance employee engagement and well-being.

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Experience
21 Years
Current Role
Head of Human Resources
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
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Talent Acquisition
His recent activity shows he is actively and frequently hiring for various roles, including mentors and executive education leads at his current company.
Employee Engagement
He specializes in using Gallup's Q12 framework and Strengths Finder tools to measure and improve employee engagement and well-being within organizations.
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Career

Work history

4-2022
Head of Human Resources
Apollo Knowledge
8-2014 - 4-2022
Sr. HR Business Partner, India & Sub-continent
TakedaPharmaceutical Company
6-2010 - 8-2014
Senior HR BP
Standard Chartered Bank GBS
9-2006 - 6-2010
Associate Manager-HR
HCL Technologies
5-2005 - 8-2006
Management Trainee-HRM
Claris Limited
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Education
2003 - 2005
MBA
Pondicherry University
1999 - 2002
B.Sc
University of Madras
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