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Shiva Kumar

Talent Acquisition – Head at Sodexo
📍 Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Shiva Kumar is an experienced talent acquisition leader, currently heading the function at Sodexo. His career includes senior HR and resourcing roles at major MNCs like IBM. He holds a Ph. D. in Workforce Management and is the Founder and President of the Chartered Institute of Global Workforce Management (GWFM).

Shiva is passionate about mentoring and inspiring the next generation of leaders. In a guest lecture, he shared his personal journey from a remote village to a successful corporate career, aiming to instill confidence and courage in young MBA students and encouraging them to be "actioners" rather than "watchers. "

He is a global thought leader in his field, holding a patent for a Global Workforce Management Maturity Model.

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Experience
11 Years
Current Role
Talent Acquisition – Head
Location
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Personality Overview
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Priorities

Topics Shiva cares about

Workforce Management
As the Founder & President of the Global WFM Chartered Body (GWFM), he is a leading expert and holds a Ph. D. and a patent in this specific domain.
HR Innovation
He actively promotes innovation within the HR field, exemplified by his organization of HR & WFM hackathons to generate and implement new solutions.
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Career

Work history

10-2015 - 3-2018
Talent Acquisition – Head
Sodexo
1-2007 - 9-2015
Head of Resourcing
IBM India Private Limited
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Education
1994 - 1996
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration
Bharati Vidyapeeth
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D.V.S. Arts & Science College, Shimoga.
Social presence
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