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Kiran Kumar Sastry

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Vice President-Chief of Staff-Business Excellence at FairFax Financial Group, Thomas Cook International, Sterling Holiday Resorts Limited
📍 Greater Chennai Area, India

Kiran Kumar Sastry is a strategic Human Resource and Business Excellence leader with over 25 years of experience, specializing in HR transition, digital transformation, and implementing business frameworks for large organizations. He holds an MBA in Human Resources from Karnataka State Open University. Colleagues describe him as approachable, employee-focused, and a seasoned professional with a positive attitude.

He has a strong entrepreneurial instinct, which has been a driving force throughout his career. His interests include major corporations like GE and Oracle, suggesting a focus on large-scale business strategy and operations.

Unique fact: He conceptualized and developed "PACE" (Performance Assessment & Competency Evaluation), a unique online system for career progression based on the Critical Incident Technique.

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Experience
28 Years
Current Role
Vice President-Chief of Staff-Business Excellence
Location
Greater Chennai Area, India
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Business Excellence
His current role is focused on conceptualizing and constructing Business Excellence frameworks and processes to align with organizational strategic objectives.
HR Transformation
He has a history of driving HR digital transformation by creating tools like a smartphone-enabled HRMS and performance management systems.
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Career

Work history

3-2023
Vice President-Chief of Staff-Business Excellence
FairFax Financial Group, Thomas Cook International, Sterling Holiday Resorts Limited
3-2023
Chief of Staff
Fairfax Financial Holdings – Sterling Holiday Resorts Ltd.
9-2019 - 3-2023
General Manager-HR,Transition & Strategic Initiatives
Star Health and Allied Insurance Co. Ltd
9-2019 - 3-2023
General Manager Human Resources
Star Health and Allied Insurance Co. Ltd
7-2016 - 9-2019
Head HR at MIVIM IT Solutions Pvt Ltd-an IT Services Company
FoodLinked.com
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Education
2014 - 2014
Master of Business Administration (MBA)-Human Resources
MBA-HR,Karnataka State Open University, Mysore
1992 - 1994
BSc Computers
BHS I Grade College
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