Xavier Fernandes

HR professional with ~21 years of HR experience, having in-depth functional expertise blended with acute business acumen and having successfully partnered business transformation in matrix organisations. Managed business critical functions of learning and development with teams of various sizes. Demonstrated expertise in growing and developing organizations while maintaining high customer satisfaction level. Proven competence in supporting varied business verticals and managing multiple organization-wide initiatives in complex matrix environments. Conceptualized and implemented initiatives spanning across Culture, Talent Management, Organizational Development, Employee functions. I am currently a Director HR Business Partner with Adobe. Prior to this I have been a Senior Manager- Talent Management and have been a Manager HRBP with Lowe's India, Prior to Lowe's I was an HR Consultant at Cisco Systems Pvt Ltd, Bangalore Prior to Cisco I have worked with Philips and was responsible for IT and few BUs in Healthcare, leading the People & Talent Strategy for these business. Prior to Philips, I have worked with an Indian business conglomerate RPG Enterprises, in its group companies Spencer's Retail Ltd. and Au Bon Pain in various parts of India.