
Venkatesan Kothandaraman
GM & Head - Facilities & Administration, CSR @ VA TECH WABAG LTD.
About
Strategic HR and Admin Leader – With over 39 years of rich expertise in HR & Admin Leadership roles spanning Corporate, Regional Offices, and Plant Locations across India and Cluster-based countries. Managed large workforces with 3,000+ across 5+ countries. Specialized in HR Operations, Talent Acquisition, Talent Management, HR Business Partnership, Leadership Development, Compensation & Benefits and HR Compliance. Manage overall administration of over 3 lac sq. ft of Global Head Office in Chennai, ROs and Cluster Offices inside and outside India. Proficient in leading talent management, leadership development, career planning and succession planning practices for developing talent and the workforce. Formulation and implementation of best HR policies and processes with MNC benchmark Excellence in designing and applying a comprehensive performance management, competency and compensation framework to support the business and achieve ambitious growth plans. Team-based management style coupled with excellent relationship management, analytical, leadership, decision-making, problem-solving & organizational skills. In addition, managing CSR initiatives of the company in the capacity of Head-CSR since 2023. Received most prestigious awards like ‘Mahatma Awards 2024’ for Excellence in ESG based CSR projects and CSR Times 2025 Gold category award for CSR driven Industries Partnership Model for Skill Development. Driven the team to under my leadership and with the mentorship of my respected top management team, achieved triple time recognition by CII- IGBC for Existing O&M Platinum Green Building Certification, Net zero In Water, Near Net Zero in Energy and Platinum Recognition for Health & Wellbeing under CII- IGBC standards.
India
Chennai
Environmental Services
Apple Safari, Interpersonal Skills, Employee Relations, Contract Recruitment, Compensation & Benefits, Employee Engagement, Organizational Development, Human Resource Development, Talent Management, Problem Solving, Performance Management, Customer Experience, Office Administration, Project Management, Communication, HR Policies, Administration & Facility Management, Customer Service, Leadership, Human Resources (HR)
Experience

Cluster Head - HR & ADMINISTRATION
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Human Resource Management Responsible for complete HR portfolio comprising of Manpower Planning & Budgeting for entire cluster operation of India. Effectuating HR Strategies & aligning the organizational needs in close coordination with Functional heads considering the macro-level business strategy Work Force Capability assessment &Develop competency framework of employees for upgrading their technical and soft skills; planning for organizing and conducting training &development programmes as per organizational needs Facilitate Talent Acquisition, Succession Planning, Training & Development of employees. Prepared &implemented Talent Acquisition strategy and process to acquire talent for both - Projects & O & M stages Ensuring Employee Retention, Attrition & Change Management Administering Labor law & ensuring compliance, internal & external audit compliance/areas of improvement implementation. General Administration Manage overall administration of over 3 lac. sq. ft of Global Head Office in Chennai, ROs & Cluster Offices inside & outside India Ensuring workspace management comprising transport logistics (domestic/international), building maintenance, facility management, management of cafeteria/library/employee recreation facility Centre, front office management, guest houses &security management Overall Administration of Employee Insurance, PA Insurance, Office Asset Insurance Ensuring compliance to HSE (Health, Safety & Environment) by implementing the HSE process adherence to it with support of HSE Function Commercial Operations Oversee financial projections, budgets & cost estimates, including Manpower requirements for the entire company, in consultation with various functional heads, being Head – HR & Admin Identify and acquire/liquidate commercial properties and oversee office Lease renewal & rental negotiations Sale-purchase of commercial properties, leasing, recovery, negotiations for finalization of AMC, capital purchases

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