Jan 2020 – Present · 6 yrs 2 mos · India

• Forbes Coaches Council Is An Invitation-Only Organization For Senior-Level Executives In The Coaching Industry.

Jan 2018 – Nov 2018 · 10 mos

• Not a new company or position or role - but the augmentation of skills essential to my profile as a CXO/Leadership Coach. EQi is steady becoming the differentiator to human success, relevance and leadership, in a world that’s going almost completely digital & AI driven. The learning and development is just as necessary & continual for the Coach as it’s to the Coachee!

Oct 2002 – Present · 23 yrs 5 mos

Jun 2002 – Present · 23 yrs 9 mos

• Sadhana Somasekhar, CEO & Managing Director, Platinum Infosystems, has travelled close to 3 decades in the IT/ITES industry.
• She is an accredited & practicing CEO/Executive Coach, Mentor & Certified NLP practitioner.
• In 2003, and its very first year from inception and business, Platinum was awarded the "IBM BUSINESS PARTNER OF THE YEAR - Enterprise Systems Group".
• Today, Platinum focuses on Management Consulting & senior level/CXO Executive & Leadership Coaching, with engagements across industry domains- spanning Real Estate, Infra, Healthcare, Hospitality, IT/ITES, Education, Financial Services, Consulting and Manufacturing.
• It's customers include MNCs like PayPal, PWC Global, Aditya Birla, Sutherland Global, etc. to name a few. Platinum is also actively engaged with the SME and Enterprenuer-driven industry segments.
• In 2015, along with a group of acclaimed industry leaders, she co-founded Zeus Career & Performance Coach Pvt. Ltd. Once again a people & performance centric organisation, the Zeus model disrupts one of the several glass ceilings in the professional world. It's unique value proposition stems from its conceptualisation & delivery. Zeus focused on the mid-career, hi-potential "Corporate Athlete” - the future leaders & pipeline to the industry. Combining personalised Mentoring and Coaching, the service is delivered through & by established, CXOs and Business Leaders from across industry domains.

Sep 2017 – Present · 8 yrs 6 mos · India

• The Marshall Goldsmith Stakeholder Centered Coaching is a highly successful approach to executive development and coaching includes a strong emphasis on involvement of stakeholders, implementation of change and follow-through to measure growth in leadership effectiveness. In the end the only thing that counts is leadership growth i.e. leadership (behavior) effectiveness on the job as perceived by stakeholders.
• As Marshall puts it: “Leadership Change and Coaching are simple but not easy!” Stakeholder Centered Coaching is a highly effective, transparent, structured and time efficient process that works- top leaders around the world use Stakeholder Centered Coaching to take their performance to the next level; guarantee results in your success as a leader - not just till now but ongoing!

Sep 2017 – Present · 8 yrs 6 mos · India

• The 'GLOF' 360 assessment measures the skills and competencies that today's global leaders need to master and shows emerging leaders the areas they need to develop in order to succeed in a globalising and competitive business environment. Based on in-depth research in 200 organisations on 6 continents, it covers 15 competencies, in five clusters, and includes 5 emerging competencies that the high potential leaders of the future have identified as being necessary for success in a global business market.

Apr 2017 – Present · 8 yrs 11 mos · India

• A graduate of the Global Leadership Assessment (GLA360) Certified Professional, with the knowledge, ability and experience of a value-increasing tool, positions me as the go-to person for leadership coaching, here to help you.
• The value addition of being Marshall Goldsmith GLA360 Assessment Certified professional, along with my profile as practising leadership & CXO coach with over 7 years in active international coaching engagements, enables high-quality and high-impact leadership assessment services to leaders at every level of industry.

Feb 2017 – Present · 9 yrs 1 mo · Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Jan 2017 – Present · 9 yrs 2 mos · Chennai

• PeriFerry is a social inclusion start-up working for the upliftment of the transgender community. With our focus on the “Human” part of HR; we help transgenders with entrepreneurial and employment opportunities, by identifying relevant job roles, providing training and jobs. Our aim is create truly diverse and inclusive workplaces fueled with empathy and emotional intelligence

Jan 2016 – Mar 2022 · 6 yrs 2 mos · India

• Zeus focuses on the mid-career, hi-potential "Corporate Athlete” - the future leaders & pipeline to the industry. Combining personalised Mentoring and Coaching, the service is delivered through & by established, CXOs and Business Leaders from across industry.

Jan 2016 – Mar 2019 · 3 yrs 2 mos · Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

• Zeus Mentors performance mentoring & coaching provides mid-career HiPots the accessibility, feasibility and viability to work with CEOs/Business Heads as their corp MentorCoach to realise professional aspirations & long reaching horizons of success.

Jun 2015 – Present · 10 yrs 9 mos

May 2015 – Sep 2015 · 4 mos

• May 2015 onwards: Director, investor and part of the organisation's BoDs. Additionally, Advisor to Future Focus Infotech, supporting/assisting the MD.
• Accredited CEO/Executive coach.
• Expert Mentor: National Entrepreneurs Network (NEN), "10000 start-ups"
• ALL Bilateral Committee Chairperson for India-Sri Lanka & India-US (Continuous Professional Development).

Apr 2015 – Jun 2017 · 2 yrs 2 mos · Chennai

• The Post- Graduate Program in Executive Coaching (PGPEC) is intended to create high caliber executive/CEO Coaches of global standing who can Coach CEOs and other senior leaders.

Feb 2015 – Jul 2018 · 3 yrs 5 mos

• Management Advisor. CXO Coach.
• www.tfecorp.com

Dec 2003 – Mar 2015 · 11 yrs 3 mos

• Jt.MD, Future Focus Infotech Pvt Ltd (FFI), Sadhana is the Global Head for the organization’s Growth & Emerging Markets (GEM) business, responsible for strategy & execution (2011-2015). 2003-2011: in her capacity as CMO, she was responsible for business (strategy to execution) at the organizational level. She has over 23yrs in the IT/ITES industry. A graduate in Microbiology, Mumbai Univ., she has a PG in Clinical Analysis (Med. Technology) & a PG (Hon) in Syst. Analysis from NIIT, Chn. She has held various portfolios viz. VP- International Operations, Nexus Computers (P) Ltd, CMO @ US-based Kanoon, Inc. & Chairperson, Platinum Infosystems (P) Ltd. She was the President, Focus America, Inc. & Head of Business for FFI (FZE), UAE, both wholly owned subsidiaries within the grp.
• Industry affiliations:
• Vice Chair: Coaching Foundation India, TN Chapter
• National Council: NASSCOM D&I
• Chair (2012-2015): NASSCOM D&I, T.N
• Chairperson: ALL Bilateral Committee India-Sri Lanka & India-US(CPD)
• Past Chair: ALL, TN (prev: ASSOCHAM- LL)
• Accredited CEO/Exec coach , Supervisor Coach & CFI member
• Chair, AllWorld India100 Exec Council (M.E. Porter-Harvard Buss. School initiative)
• Expert Mentor: NEN
• Recognitions:
• Best Woman Entrepreneur Across Sectors- D&B Leading SMEs of India & SME Awards 2013
• Woman Leader for Innovation- 5th Annual Woman Leaders of India summit 2014
• India Athena Award Nominee (2007)- Athena International
• NASSCOM Special Recognition award (2010)
• High Intensity Entrepreneur certificate- AllWorld Network, Harvard Univ., USA
• Leading Woman Entrepreneur in SME- II Annual Women Leaders in India Awards (2010)
• Top 5 CMO- Woman Leaders in India awards (2010)
• Leading Woman (IT)- Women Leaders in India awards, iiGlobal & NDTV (2010-11 & 2012-13)
• India Leadership Award for Industrial Dev.- 2011, 2013, AIAF
• Other:
• India Today:Top 20 Most Influential People of T.N. (2007-08)
• Individual success profiling: “Betting on Talent”, Outlook Money

Feb 2003 – Mar 2018 · 15 yrs 1 mo

• Board Member/ Director & Investor.
• JMD & CMO, Growth and Emerging Markets (GEM) business globally- both, organic and inorganic initiatives.
• President - Focus America, Inc.
• Business Head - Focus infotech, Middle East
• Head - PR & CC

Jun 2002 – Dec 2003 · 1 yr 6 mos · CA, USA

• CMO

Jun 1992 – May 2002 · 9 yrs 11 mos · Pondicherry

• Vice President- International Operations; Director - Nexus Global Solutions - Singapore

Dec 1990 – Jun 1992 · 1 yr 6 mos · Pondicherry

• Presales, S&M- IT Network Solutions - LAN, WAN, Systems and Solutions