Shalini Kamath
MD - HR & Corporate Communications, Ambit Group
Shalini, an MBA graduate from Edinburgh Business School, UK, has a diverse background with around 23 years of experience in the field of Human Resources, Business Development and Social & Community Development.
She is currently heading the two functions of Human Resources and Corporate Communications at Ambit.
A Business Development person with Raytheon in India, she switched to Human Resources as a career of choice and headed Human Resources for Chevron Texaco, Star India (A subsidiary of Newscorp Corporation) and KPMG. During her tenure in Human Resources, she introduced various HR systems and processes related to Policy Formulation; Performance Management; Talent Management; Succession Planning; Compensation and Benefits Programs; Expatriate Remuneration; Employee welfare schemes & plans; Manpower Planning & Sourcing; Learning and Development; Cultural Integration & Change Management; incorporating Diversity; Corporate Social Responsibility, Human Resource Information Systems; etc. She has handled large scale redundancy, including senior level redundancy very effectively. She is also an expert at startup management. As an HR specialist she has also been a Trainer and an HR Strategic Advisor to the organizations she has worked with.