Vasuki Ranganath

CEO

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India22 yrs 10 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

Global HR leader with extensive multi-country experience.
Proven track record in driving business transformation.
Expertise in building high-performing teams and organizational change.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a strategic HR leader specializing in business transformation across technology and manufacturing sectors.

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Business Transformation and Change ManagementStrategic Business PartnerAgile HRLeadership and CultureCustomer ExperienceEmployee ExperienceTalent ManagementPerformance ManagementStrategic HRHuman ResourcesMergers & AcquisitionsCompensation & BenefitExecutive SearchMergersJob Evaluation

About

Global HR leader with extensive multi-country experience driving business transformation through Leadership and People. I bring a proven track record of success across Technology, R&D, Commercial, Manufacturing, and Global Capability Centers (GCCs) — building high-performing teams, leading organizational change, and shaping future-focused people strategies that deliver measurable business impact. During my career journey, I’ve partnered with senior business leaders to build agile, scalable organizations and lead large-scale transformation initiatives — spanning culture and leadership development, organizational design, restructuring, and multiple Mergers & Acquisitions. I take pride in building and evolving HR functions at country, regional, and global levels, developing strong leadership teams, and embedding people strategies that directly enable business growth. My expertise spans across HR strategy and execution, business partnership, organizational transformation, and change leadership, with a consistent focus on enabling innovation, agility, and the future of work. I reckon business transformations happen when strategy, technology, and people align — and my purpose has always been to make that connection meaningful and execution-led.

Experience

Volvo cars

3 roles

Country Head of People Experience (HR)

Jul 2024 – Present · 1 yr 8 mos

Head of People Experience Asia Pacific

Promoted

Apr 2021 – Jul 2024 · 3 yrs 3 mos

Global HR Development Leader

Sep 2016 – Mar 2021 · 4 yrs 6 mos

Volvo group

2 roles

Director Strategic Talent Initiatives

Oct 2013 – Sep 2016 · 2 yrs 11 mos

Global Leadership responsibility in steering HR Initiatives in the area of Strategic HR, Talent Management and Competence Development. Advising and supporting Senior Executives on key business and people centric areas and adding business value by developing solutions, balancing global and local market needs.

Director HR - Strategic HR Business Partner & Talent Management CoE

Feb 2012 – Sep 2013 · 1 yr 7 mos

Leadership responsibility for driving the HR agenda for the key Business Units and Joint ventures. Led the formation of new HR delivery model and established the new Center of Expertise function in the area of Talent and Competence Management. Coaching Senior Business Leaders and Management Teams and drive the People priorities in close collaboration.

Nxp semiconductors

Senior HR Manager

Aug 2009 – Feb 2012 · 2 yrs 6 mos · Bangalore

Led the HR business partner and the HR shared services function for the R&D center and sales organization in a challenging environment with a clear purpose to increase service quality and building credibility for the HR function.

Abb

Business HR Head

Jan 2004 – Jan 2009 · 5 yrs · Bangalore and Mysore

Led HR function in new business environment by establishing multiple factories and operations, championed the start-up phase of an R&D Center. Successfully steered the Acquisition and Integration a newly acquired company.

Sap

HR Consultant

Sep 2003 – Sep 2004 · 1 yr · Bangalore

Recruitment and HR Operations Partner for SAP Consulting & Global Support Center and contributed to Business growth by attracting and recruiting experienced SAP Consultants.