Our Team

Samir Parikh: An evangelist for Entrepreneurship, Education & Leadership
  • An international leadership trainer, accomplished entrepreneur, successful mentor, and a prominent speaker with 30+ years of experience, including 15 years in the corporate sector as an HR professional.
  • Story-telling and relationship assessment are his preferred tools to stimulate a deep connection with the audience.
  • A traveller and an aspiring conservationist with a love for wildlife and nature.
Atul Mankad: HR Strategist and Technology Integrator
  • With over four decades of experience, he has expertise in organisation restructuring, HR technology integration and project management.
  • An aspirant for anticipating future needs, evolving alternative solutions, evaluating the efficacy of each and implementing the optimum solution.
  • Deeply passionate about health and music and thoroughly enjoys being a guiding light to young professionals.
Sudhir Kulkarni: Prominent AC/ DC Designer & Facilitator, NTL (US) certified OD Expert and an Established Executive coach
  • A veteran HR Leader with more than 48 years of experience and his certifications include CFI certified executive coach, accredited trainer of MBTI, certified in OD from NTL (US), certified assessor for Belbin, Hogan, 16pf® (PSI) and VirtualACTM (PSI).
  • His expertise lies in Organisation Restructuring and Design, AC/DC, Change Management and Performance Management Systems.
  • Highly approachable and calm, he is responsible for bringing out the best in his coachees.
Uravi Raichandani: A Passionate Humanitarian, Assessor and Coach
  • A psychologist with over 45+ years of experience and a double master's from India and the USA.
  • An ACC-ICF certified coach, trained in REBT, a practitioner of NLP and certified by XLRI, Gallup certified strengths, 16pf (PSI) and virtual AC, her domain expertise lies in AC/DC design, behavioural assessment, competency mapping, organisation diagnostics and surveys.
  • Her purpose and value lie in making a difference in people's lives which led her to work in multiple setups like Corporate, NGOs, Schools, and Hospital.
Bikas Mukherjee: Partner & Advisor – Global Operations
  • An alumnus of the University of Calcutta, and a Global L&D Consultant with experience of 39+ years in pharmaceutical industry.
  • A fully qualified and accredited facilitator of MBTI Suite of Instruments (CPP Asia Pacific), an Adair accredited trainer (SCLD - UK), Certification in implementation of business strategy (MCE - Spain).
  • His expertise lies in designing learning & development policies & programs, enactment of salesforce competency and certification program, development, and implementation of online academies and audit for L&D operations in organization.
  • Has proficiency in the operational management of sales excellence, marketing excellence, marketing training, Digital Initiative, salesforce & leadership development training.
Prof Vikas Agarwal: Learning Architect, Strengths Coach & Behavioural Scientist
  • A certified trainer from City and Guilds UK and a Gallup certified strengths coach, 16pf (PSI) and virtual ACTM (PSI), with experience of over 30 + years. Adding to the list of certifications, he has successfully completed the ‘Train the Trainer – Posh Program in Prevention of Sexual Harassment at Workplace.
  • He engages participants through enquiry driven methods, appreciative discussions, psychodrama, excellence installation techniques, and movement therapy.
  • His varied areas of interest include art, politics, cuisines, science and technology, and animal welfare.
Shruti Nayak: A Strengths Expert, Assessor, Trainer and Coach
  • A postgraduate in industrial psychology with more than 13 years of experience and certifications from 16 pf (PSI) and Virtual AC (PSI) and basic rational emotive behaviour therapy, her expertise lies in strength-based leadership development, diagnostic studies, behavioural facilitation, competency mapping, 360-degree feedback and OD interventions.
  • Her hobbies include learning new skills and interacting with people of common interests.
Gargee Davda: Principal Consultant and Vertical Lead – L&D
  • A certified 16pf (PSI) practitioner, Assessor Skill Certification (PSI) Professional and ATD Certified Instructional Designer with experience of over 13 + years with an MHRM in Human Resources.
  • A specialist in Learning & Development, Leadership Development, Curriculum Development, OD Interventions, Organisation Design and Compensation & Benefits Management with an MHRM in Human Resources.
  • Being a workaholic, she also helps her spouse with managing a bakery and confectionery store.
Manvika Jhala: A vibrant Project Management consultant, with expertise in handling OD/ L&D projects for EPC & Pharma Conglomerates
  • A certified Project Management Professional (PMP) and engineer, with over 12 + years of experience with Vedanta, Suzlon, etc., and expertise in OD interventions, learning and development, employee engagement, training policies & procedures, functional competency mapping, curriculum development & assessment, and e-Learning applications/ web-based solutions.
  • Her hobbies include reading and listening to music, taking the stage as an emcee, and exploring new things through social media.
Bibha Mishra: HR expert, specialised in Organisation structuring, PMS and HR policies
  • A mother, trained assessor, observer, and facilitator for behavioural training systems with expertise in organisation restructuring, compensation and benefits study and restructuring, job descriptions, performance management systems, and HR policies, with work experience of over 14 years, she always strives for excellence.
  • Currently, pursuing her PhD from MS University of Baroda and has studied ‘Strategic Performance Management’ from XLRI.
Arundhati Chafekar: An impactful Corporate Trainer & Behavioural Analyst
  • A certified professional with an experience of 22 + years and an ‘Advanced Diploma in Learning and Development’ from ITOL (UK), ‘The Leadership Challenge’, Internationally Certified Trainer and Facilitator, ITOL (UK), Advanced Organisational Interventions, ISTD and, Extended DISC Administrator with expertise in customising client-specific programs designed to cater to personalised needs.
  • She is well on her path to changing lives and making a difference.
Hitesh Soni: A Strategic and enthusiastic HR Professional, with expertise in handling OD projects
  • A certified PHIQS – PMS practitioner with over 16 + years of experience. He has worked with top companies and has delivered successful solutions to some of the top organisations, like Firstsource, Tech Mahindra, Altisource, and Zenta.
  • He aspires to become a strategic leader and shape high-performing cultures with sustainable and effective development frameworks.
  • Loves watching TV shows and movies, exploring cuisines and places, and has recently developed an interest in writing blogs.
Darsha Patel: Young Assessment and Research Analysis professional
  • A Post-Graduate in Industrial and Organisational Psychology and a Certified 16pf® Practitioner, PSI.
  • She has worked on different assessment projects, which majorly include Assessment Centres, Strengths-Based Leadership Intervention, 360-Degree Feedback Survey, Individual Profiling, and other Surveys.
  • She is deeply passionate about connecting with individuals, understanding their perspectives and ideas and learning about human behaviour.
Barkha Rochwani: Human Resource Consultant
  • An energetic enthusiast with a silver medal in Masters in Human Resource Management and 6+ years of experience in HR.
  • Her expertise lies in Learning and Development, Employee Life Cycle Management, Compliances, Performance Management Systems, Industrial Relations and forming and executing Human Resource Strategies.
  • Recognized by HR India as the "Young HR Leader" of the year for her overall accomplishments. Creative writing, dancing, painting and cooking are some of her areas of interest.
Shweta Patel: Business Development Professional
  • With over 17 + years of Business Development experience across industries viz. Pharma, Chemicals, IT Trainings and Consulting, she is a marketing professional high on Customer Advocacy and Intrapreneurship, her expertise lies in Corporate Sales handling, Key Account Management, Client retention and Negotiation.
  • Management, Client retention and Negotiation. She loves to cook and is great at it! Also has a keen interest in exploring new avenues of organic farming.
Toral Gala: Customer service professional
  • A 16pf(PSI) Certified Practitioner with over 15 + years of experience in Customer Service, Sales, and Client Servicing, her expertise lies in tendering for the PSU sector, Learning & Development programs, Project Management and Stakeholder Management.
  • She enjoys exploring new things related to various fields and industries in her free time.
Prachi Zalani: Communications professional with expertise in branding, PR and content writing
  • With over 3 years of experience in creating compelling campaigns for marketing, her expertise lies in public relations, media outreach, content development, and building enthralling campaigns for social media & branding.
  • She has completed her Post-graduation in Communication Management from Symbiosis School of Media and Communication, Bengaluru.
  • She loves painting, reading, socialising, and is a fitness buff. You will find her exploring new ways to remain fit and healthy.
Fehmida Merchant, Consultant, L&D
  • A young HR enthusiast with an experience of 1.5+ years proficient in handling different projects in learning and development practice.
  • She pursued her MBA in Human Resource Management from Sri Balaji University, Pune, and gained an interest in Gamification and Learning Management Systems.
  • You can find her cooking, gardening, solving puzzles, or trekking in her free time.
Zil Pandya, Consultant, OD-HR
  • With an experience of 4+ years in OD-HR vertical, she finds herself competent in handling projects on Organisation Leadership Change, Leadership Culture, Talent Mapping, Organisation Development, Rewards & Recognition, Training Need Identification and more.
  • She has completed her postgraduation in Human Resource Management from The Maharaja Sayajirao University, Baroda.
  • A green panther by heart who loves to travel and explore the world.
Chaitanya Vilekar : Industrial Psychologist and Research Enthusiast
  • A postgraduate in Industrial Psychology with a passion for data analysis and a PSI-certified Assessor (Talogy).
  • With over 2+ years of experience, she specializes in configuring online assessments & exploring features of online assessment platforms. She has already managed a range of interventions such as Virtual & In-person Assessment Centres, Executive Coaching, Employee Experience Surveys, Outbound Training, etc.
  • As tech-savvy, she likes to experiment with excel formulas & is always excited to explore new tools & technologies as her pursuit says, ‘make things better’. She also enjoys reading fanfiction and watching anime during her leisure time.

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    The Great Resignation Survey 2022

    "The Great Resignation." "The Great Reshuffle." "The Great Reprioritization."

    Whatever you call it, the fact is that tens of millions of Indians have quit their jobs in 2021, creating headaches for business leaders, driving wage increases, and putting pressure on HR departments to figure out just what is causing this mass exodus of Employees- and how to curtail it.

    We at Naman HR have been in the human resources profession for over 17 years and were curious to learn more about the challenges and fundamentals of this phenomenon.

    To better understand what’s driving voluntary attrition in the labor market, we conducted a brief survey of employees in the month of February and March 2022 covering 500+ organizations across various industries.

    Explore the report to see the full scope of this important employee data!