Dr. Vikas S. Shirodkar
(Director, Basil HR Advisory Services,
Professor Emeritus & Dean, MET Institute of Management,
and alumnus of our department, 1973-74 B.A. batch)
Will make a presentation on
‘Scope for Psychologists in the HR Field’
On Tuesday, 7th Feb. 2017 between 12-30 and 2-30 p.m.
in Room ‘2 science’.
All of you are cordially invited. ..... Dr. Nandini Diwan
His bio-data is as follows -
Date of Birth - SEPT 4, 1955
Educational Qualifications
B.A. (Hons) in Psychology 1974
M.A. in Organization & Industrial Psychology 1976
Fellowship in PM & IR – Indian Institute of Management Calcutta (ABD) 1980
· Won 3 Gold Medals from University of Bombay for B.A. and M.A.
· Published 6 articles on Management topics & a regular speaker at various management fora nationally & internationally
· Widely traveled in US, Europe, South East Asia as well as Australia to study HR policies & trends
· Associate Power Coach. Studied with Coaching & Leadership International, Canada
EXPERIENCE - 34 years in industry
o HCL, Delhi 1980-82 Training and Recruitment
o Siemens Ltd. 1982-86 Corporate Office and 86-91 Kalwa IR
o Atul Products Ltd, 1991- 1997 – GM Personnel & IR
o Siemens Ltd. July 1997 – 1998 GM HRD
o 1999-2009 Johnson & Johnson India. 99 to 07 VP HR & Admin
o Member of Board of Management. 2007 to 09 Asia Pacific
o Regional Director ER/LR/ HR Policy
o 2010 to 2014 Vice President HR for General Motors
Presently part of Basil HR Advisory, a boutique HR consultancy (www.basilhr.com)
Also Professor Emeritus with MET Institute of Mgt.
· Coauthored a book Foundational Skills for Budding Professionals (published in Sept 2015)
· Awarded “Innovative HR Practices that drive Business Results” National recognition at hands of President of India APJ Abdul Kalam
· Named in Hot 40 HR Superstars in Asia by HCA, Singapore
· Named no 11 in India’s HR Top 40 Powerlist, 2008
· Indira Super Achiever Awardee, in 2009 & 2012
· Award for Excellence in HR 2012 by Bombay Mgt Assn & BRIMS