Dr. Sripada Chandrasekhar

Dr. Chandrarsekhar heads the global HR function with responsibility for all businesses and markets of Dr. Reddy’s across the world.  Chandra has the mandate to lead a wide range of HR initiatives in leadership development & coaching, talent development, employee engagement and organization design to integrate, grow and transform the organization globally.

Chandra has over three decades of experience across India's leading firms in Public, Private and Multi-National sectors - both in the early economy areas of steel and manufacturing as well as in the more recent domains of Telecom, IT Services and Consulting.

Prior to joining Dr. Reddy’s, Chandra worked with IBM, India as Vice President & Head of Human Resources for the India/South Asia region. At IBM, he was a key member of the India Leadership Team and a Director on the Board of IBM India. 

Chandra is considered as one among the top few HR thought leaders in India and is well known for his expertise in Executive Coaching ,Board advisory capabilities, writing and public speaking. He is a regular invitee to the Boards / National councils of professional bodies like National HRD Network, CII’s National Committee on HR and Skills and Indian Society on Training & Development. He teaches at premier business schools in India and abraod , in his spare time.

In his personal capacity he works actively with NGOs and non-profit organizations and chapmions the cause of “girl child education “ .His other interests include poetry, culture and  carnatic music.

Chandra has done his MBA at the Leeds Business School, United Kingdom and has a Ph.D in Organizational Behavior.