VIGNESH ATHIPATHY

Contact: +918056287017 / E-Mail: vigneshvikki55@gmail.com

HR BUSINESS PARTNER
Combining excellent skills & passion to analyse business needs and excel in delivering strategic HR solutions to any complex
work environment
Profile Summary
• Performance driven professional with 11+ years of success in steering smooth HR Business Operations & driving overall employee
engagement
• Recipient of several recognitions across my career for improving HR operational systems, processes & policies in support
of organization’s mission in cultural integration
• Incisive acumen in directing strategic framework for training, performance management & talent planning for desired
competency development
• Continuously leveraging strengths in innovation and creative problem solving to identify new opportunities, deepen
existing relationships and satisfy objectives
Employment Details
Since Sep’11 with Watanmal Group,
Now a GB Foods Company(www.thegbfoods.com)
Growth Path:
Sep’11-Jun’13 Deputy Manager – HR, Chennai(India)
Jul’13-Jun’16 HR Business Partner – West Africa, Lagos(Nigeria)
Jul’16-Dec’17 HR Manager - IMEA, Chennai(India)
Jan’18 – Till date HR Manager – APAC & Middle East, Chennai(India)

Current Role Snapshot:

• Leading change management projects and executing corporate communication plans, which assist in changing the
corporate culture & Integration
• HR Integration Projects – playing a key role in transition from Watanmal to GB Foods
• Managing a total head count of over 500+ employees across APAC, Africa & Middle East
• SAP Implementation – HR Project Lead
Key Result Areas:
KRA's KRA Description HR Partners/Tools
Talent Manpower planning exercise, Talent Hiring - specialised in head hunting Naukri/LinkedIn/Consultants
Acquisition - Manager/Senior Manager/GM's/VP's for different locations in
India/Africa/Middle east

Talent Revamped the Induction & On-boarding process to welcome all the new Adrenalin/PowerPoint/SAP
Management joiners in the company
End to end Performance appraisal cycle - Goal setting Adrenalin/Success Factors/360'
stage/Performance review's/rating/Feedback Talent Cycle
5 years Successfully customized/executed/analysed the key result Aon Hewitt ESS Survey
outcomes from the ESS (Employee satisfaction survey)
Standardized employee communication Forum's by Leading - Periodic Pickcel, WOW (World of
engagement events/Focus group discussions/Random Individual Watanmal), CAR (Celebration,
meetings/Townhall meetings/Group Newsletter Awards & Recognition),
MEM(Month end Meet's),
Founder's day(Annual
employee meeting)
Policy & Benefits management - drafts/competition best practices SharePoint, MS - Word/Pdf
benchmarking/presentation/roll out's
Rewards & Recognition - Continuous easy to manage and employee WOW Perks,
self-driven practices Zeta/Amazon/Dineout
 Talent Automated payroll services across regions from a MS-Excel model to a Aon Hewitt Excelity global,
Automation cloud-based ERP model Paypro, Sage pastel payroll,
Tally ERP, KPMG, PWC
Successful implementation of the Competency framework model for all Deloitte CMS Framework,
the employees in the organization Value development tool
HR Analytics - monthly global HRMIS report with HR MS-Excel & Power point
Dashboards/Attrition analysis/Cost analysis - Budget Vs Actuals
Talent Access performance/potential/competency & values/training need - a Sumtotal (A Skillsoft company),
Development one stop talent review & learning solution OKN (Human capital cloud
platform)
Other Special HR budgeting & review exercise Ms-Excel, Ms-Power point
Projects Expatriate management & Global Mobility International SOS/ Mercer/
Online market data
Compensation benchmarking exercise Mercer WIN
Statutory & Compliance - PF/ESIC/Gratuity & Other statutory registers Team Lease
Insurance - GMC (Group medical coverage), GPA(Group personal Marsh/ICICI
accident) & GTLI(Group term life insurance) Lombard/BUPA/Generali
Behavioural training programs - designed/executed different programs Dale Carnegie/ MEC
across the globe
Company Organogram & Restructuring Ms-Power point
Succession planning exercise Hay group
Merger & Acquisition - Integration projects Accenture
Personal files Custodian HR Trainee/ Writer's
Overseeing Administration Nice/ Sodexo/UDS

Key Career Highlights:

• Recognised for enhancing Employee Engagement Score from 41% to 76% using different drivers, leading to best-in-class
engagement score, ESS powered by AON Hewitt
• Expatriates management – I have handled the role of HRBP for a group of 95 expatriates across West and Central Africa
• Pivot in devising a competitive benefits plan to attract & retain talent
• Took ownership of revamping PMS Model thereby improving employee skills and motivation
• Successfully undertook varied projects with consulting groups such as Aon Hewitt, Deloitte and Hay Group with a view to
increase net shareholder return
• Skilfully completed COL (Cost of Living) Project, analysed data across region of operation and benchmarked different
allowances based on the Cost Benefit Analysis performed against actual costs / cost price index / inflation & mercer data
• Custodian of all HR policies & procedures to facilitate monitoring and measuring of systems & processes
• Exhibited tenacity in integrating training function with business operating strategy, departmental start-ups & restructuring
• Conceptualized & implemented Community Development CSR initiatives, thereby improving social and environmental
practices
Jan'09-Apr'11 with Deloitte, Hyderabad as Analyst-Human Resources

• Deputized as HR Generalist and Resource Manager for group of Tax professionals

• Ensured on-time completion of joining & exit formalities, on-boarding & induction of new joiners for group of 500
• Managed entire Performance Management System for the Tax vertical of Deloitte
• Collected key performance measurements and maintained HR metrics for executive reporting, supervised Round Robin
Sessions for mid-year and year-end evaluation
• Worked on HRMIS, maintained employee information such as Employee Depository Tools, Employee Engagement Tools
and Performance Management Tools – SAP HR, CRIS and so on
• Acted as HR Business Partner, developed score cards, performance & development reviews in-line with company
standards
• Established framework for substantiating performance appraisal system linked to reward management
• Rolled out competency-based training need analysis model
• Led automation of most of the periodic reports by writing basic Excel VB Macro
• Created varied reports spanning daily & weekly status, global headcount, forecasting and budgets reports
 Jan'07-Sep'08 with HSBC Bank, Chennai
Assignments:
Jan’07-Jan’08 HR - Management Trainee
Feb’08-Sep’08 HR Officer – Talent Management Team
Key Result Area:
• Assisted HR Head, South (Chennai, Bangalore, Hyderabad & Coimbatore) in Recruitment, On-boarding, employee
engagement & overall HR Queries
Rewards & Recognition

• Recognized with:
o Team Spotlight Award with Watanmal for successfully hosting a HR tax event –Doctor Tax
o Performance Recognition Award with Deloitte for giving commendable performance within 5 months of joining
• Reduced salary discrepancy problems & other HR issues by 90% and almost zeroed it using measures such as HR Help
desk /FGD’s/FHM’s/One-on-One meetings with Employees.
• Appraised for creatively planned engagement events across different countries

Certifications
XLRI Certified
• Effective Performance Management
• Managing Diversity at Workplace
Dale Carnegie Certified
• Cross Cultural Communication
• Effective Leadership Skills
Thomas Profiling International Certification
Personal Details
Date of Birth: 11th December 1984
Languages Known: Mandarin, English, French, Hindi, Tamil, Malayalam & Telugu
Passport No: P4797015
Address: A-1-6, Kalpataru,12th Cross Street, Besant Nagar, Chennai - 600090
Education
• Executive PGDHRM (Human Resources) from LIBA(Loyola Institute of Business Administration), in 2008
• B.E (EIE) from Kamaraj college of Engineering and technology, Anna University, in 2006
• PGXPM – Great Lakes Institute of management, currently pursuing (2017 – 2019)

Hobbies:

Swimming, Cycling, Singing, Orating

I hereby declare the all the information shared above are true and can be verified.

Yours Faithfully,

Vignesh Athipathy

References:
Rajkumar CKV – Head HR - HSBC Bank, Dinesh Kumar Murugesan – Director HR - DSM
Shwetha Biranthbail - Deloitte San Francisco, Mekhla Sen – AVP HR - Deloitte Hyderabad, Hasan Ahmed – Director HR
Contact numbers will be provided on request.