Cyient appoints PNSV Narasimham as the global head of human resources

Chandigarh, May 4, 2016: Cyient today appointed PNSV Narasimham (Nam) as the Senior Vice President and Global Head of Human Resources (HR). Based in Cyient’s headquarters in Hyderabad, India, Nam will be responsible for leading HR transformation for Cyient globally, including all functions within business fulfilment, engagement, and HR shared services.

In a career spanning 25 years in HR and general management, Nam has led numerous strategic initiatives transforming organizations and HR functions into high-performance teams, across manufacturing, services, and information technology sectors. His experience encompasses employment and engagement practices in Asia, Europe, and North America. Nam is just coming off a sabbatical, where he undertook a doctoral program at the University of Bristol in the UK. Prior to that, he was the Executive Vice President and Chief People Officer at Microland, Global Head of Leadership Initiatives at Cognizant, and Chief Operating Officer at UBS India Service Center. Earlier in his career, he worked for Arvind Mills, Hewlett-Packard, and Motorola.

“I am delighted to welcome PNSV Narasimham to Cyient. As I reflect on our growth aspirations, I believe that a key component of successfully executing our strategy will be our ability to step into new roles, take larger responsibilities, manage larger teams, and deliver to greater targets. I am especially excited that Nam, joining us with a wealth of HR and general management experience, will help catalyze our goals of accelerated growth“, said Krishna Bodanapu, Managing Director and CEO, Cyient.

Nam has been part of several advisory and working groups of industry bodies and government, in the areas of human capital, skill development, and employability. He is an advisor and teaching faculty for a number of management and educational institutions. Over the past few years, Nam has been studying the macro-level policy impact of formal and informal education on skills and employability, and is conducting active research in this area. He is also empanelled as an expert on skills, competencies, and training for South Asia for a Geneva-based international evaluation and advisory body.