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Syed Ismail

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FSDM at Ashok Leyland
📍 Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Syed Ismail is a global training manager specializing in aligning business objectives with human capital development in the automobile sector. He manages a workforce of over 5000 employees, focusing on capability building and process adherence with a strong commercial mindset. He holds a degree in Computer Science from the University of Madras.

Deeply passionate about modernizing the employee experience, Syed has a keen interest in leveraging technology and data for performance improvement. His background includes significant international training experience in the Asia Pacific region. He appears to enjoy adventure, having participated in the Mahindra Adventure off-road program.

Unique Fact: Syed has delivered international product launch training for Mahindra in overseas markets like Sri Lanka and Morocco.

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Experience
13 Years
Current Role
FSDM
Location
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
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Priorities

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Capability Building
His entire career and current role as a Capability Building Manager are focused on developing dealer and frontline manpower.
Data-Driven Decisions
He recently completed a certification in "Data-Backed Decision Making, " showing a commitment to using data to inform his work.
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Career

Work history

11-2023
FSDM
Ashok Leyland
10-2016 - 11-2023
Senior Capability building Specialist
Mahindra & Mahindra Limited ,Automotive Sector
1-2012 - 11-2023
Learning And Development Specialist
SLS Training & Consulting India Pvt.Ltd (Raytheon Professional Services)
8-2014 - 9-2016
Zonal Coach
Tata Motors Limited - Commercial Vehicles
2-2014 - 4-2014
Sales Coach
Honda Cars India Ltd
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Education
2001 - 2004
Bachelors in computer science
University of Madras
Getting dirty
Mahindra Adventure
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