Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, June 2024 – Santosh Thangavelu has started a new role as Chief Human Resources Officer – India, Principal – People Practices at Axtria – Ingenious Insights. In his new position, Santosh will focus on building culture, capability, and capacity in a high-intellect, high-performance, high-growth ecosystem, aiming to drive impactful outcomes.
Santosh Thangavelu joins Axtria – Ingenious Insights with a robust background in HR and strategic advisory roles. At Axtria, he will leverage his extensive experience to implement best-in-class, business-aligned, people-centric talent practices.
Prior to this, Santosh served as a Strategic Advisory Board Member at NWORX, a performance enablement SaaS platform, advising on product strategy, GTM strategy, and business operations. He also founded Übermensch, a boutique talent consulting firm, where he delivered significant improvements for multiple clients, including a $1.5 billion IT services firm through a talent supply chain modernization program.
At TeamLease Services Limited, Santosh was promoted to Senior Vice President & Business Head after serving as Vice President & Head – Human Resources. He successfully built a new business in digital talent supply chain, integrated acquired entities, and significantly grew revenue and client base.
Earlier in his career, Santosh held various roles at Cognizant Technology Solutions over seven years, culminating as Senior Director HR & Head of Talent Management (India) – Industry Verticals. He led talent programs for 70,000 employees and architected strategic people programs.
Santosh’s journey also includes a significant tenure at Infosys, where he held multiple leadership roles, including Senior Consultant, Manager and Head – Planning and Research, and Manager and Head – HR Operations. He was recognized with the Chairman’s Award for Excellence and was part of the exclusive Tier-2 leadership team.
Axtria is a global provider of award-winning cloud software and data analytics to the Life Sciences industry. Axtria’s solutions are used to digitally transform the entire product commercialization process, driving sales growth and improving healthcare outcomes for patients. The company focuses on delivering solutions that help customers complete the journey from Data-to-Insights-to-Action, ensuring superior returns from their sales and marketing investments. With a commitment to innovation and excellence, Axtria empowers life sciences organizations to navigate the complexities of the modern healthcare landscape.
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