MANAGEMENT • ORGANISATION • PEOPLE

Ramesh Ranjan

Principal Consultant – Ranjan Consulting   |   Founder & CEO – VHR Labs

Helping Leaders & Organisations Make the Most of People

With 40+ years of experience across management, HR leadership, organisational capability and transformation, Ramesh Ranjan works with leaders and organisations to strengthen capability, leadership and performance.

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Ramesh Ranjan – Principal Consultant, Ranjan Consulting
40+ Years of leadership, HR & business experience

About Ramesh Ranjan

With over four decades of distinguished experience in Human Resources Management, Ramesh Ranjan is a widely respected HR leader, management advisor, leadership coach, author and entrepreneur, recognised for bringing together people, business, organisation and technology.

His experience spans corporate leadership, enterprise transformation, organisational capability, digital transformation and leadership development. He brings together strategic perspective, people insight and practical experience to help leaders and organisations build capability, strengthen performance and navigate change.

His approach is grounded in the belief that technology should augment human capability and enable organisations to become more agile, resilient and future-ready while keeping people at the heart of transformation.

Current Ventures & Advisory

CURRENT ENGAGEMENTS
DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION

VHR Labs

Founder & CEO

VHR Labs helps organisations navigate digital disruption caused by AI and build the capabilities required to navigate this change. Its work spans the VHR Organisation Digital Maturity Framework, Digital HR transformation, Great Experience at Work and AI-powered digital solutions.

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HR & ORGANISATIONAL TRANSFORMATION

ITCO Industries

HR Advisor

Supporting HR transformation, organisational capability and business growth through stronger people practices, structured HR systems and the application of SCALE™ to help the business expand, strengthen performance and grow sustainably.

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ORGANISATION TRANSFORMATION

HYCONS Bio Energy

Member – Advisory Board

Contributing to organisation-wide transformation, capability building and business growth as a Member – Advisory Board, with a focus on SCALE™ to strengthen leadership, systems, processes and organisational capability.

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ORGANISATIONAL & PEOPLE TRANSFORMATION

Finsall

Management & HR Advisor

Supporting organisational scale-up, leadership capability and business growth through organisation design, workforce planning, talent strategy and scalable people practices to strengthen execution and build readiness for the next phase of growth.

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BUSINESS GROWTH & TRANSFORMATION

EZII

Management & HR Advisor

Partnering with the leadership team to strengthen organisational capability, people systems and business growth through structured HR practices, scalable operating processes and ecosystem-led growth opportunities.

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ORGANISATIONAL & BUSINESS TRANSFORMATION

Good Karma

Management & HR Advisor

Working with the leadership team to strengthen organisational effectiveness, leadership capability and scalable business operations through people strategy, structured HR systems and processes that support sustainable growth.

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Professional Journey

Timeline

Ramesh’s professional track record spans over 40 years across diverse industrial sectors and global territories. He has helmed major organizational milestones at Schneider Electric India, American Power Conversion (APC), Chevron Texaco/Caltex India, Praxair India, CoSystems India, Indian Herbs, and ITI. His early foundational years in Industrial Relations at ITI Ltd. presented exceptional opportunities to co-create India’s earliest structured Performance Management Systems featuring self-appraisals and closed-loop feedback mechanisms.

 
Schneider Electric India
Vice President – HR Services (India) | Global HR Director – Global Supply Chain & Manufacturing (ITB)
Expanded HR Shared Services infrastructure from 36% to comprehensive 100% operational coverage for over 16,500 employees. Architected the enterprise-wide *"HR Goes Digital"* matrix to enhance internal service delivery speeds, suppress systemic overhead costs, and orchestrate seamless post-acquisition corporate integrations.
 
APC India
Head of HR – India Subcontinent
Accelerated high-growth operations across manufacturing, R&D, and regional sales hubs. Mitigated systemic attrition through pioneering engagement structures and steered human assets smoothly during the landmark acquisition transition into Schneider Electric.
 
Caltex India Pvt. Ltd.
Head & General Manager – HR (India & Sri Lanka)
Successfully consolidated three independent legacy organizations post-merger. Standardized complex job-grading systems, integrated cross-entity compensation models, and established the India Leadership Council to unify corporate strategy.
 
CoSystems India Pvt. Ltd.
General Manager – HR
Built the complete human resource infrastructure from scratch for an emerging telecom software startup, rapidly scaling the workforce framework from early inception to over 320 specialized personnel inside 12 months.
 
Praxair India Pvt. Ltd.
Senior Manager – HR
Engineered corporate HR policies, steered critical M&A due diligence and talent mappings, and structured optimization models to align local operations with global support services.
 
Indian Herbs & ITI Ltd., Bangalore
Manager – HR | Assistant Personnel Manager
Pioneered early organizational development protocols, introduced systematic performance reviews, led large-scale industrial relations workflows, and designed structures contributing directly to early ISO standard certifications.

Leadership Coaching & Academic Contributions

Development
Executive Coaching & Strategic Mentorship

Ramesh is a **certified Executive Coach** specialized in unlocking systemic performance and guiding corporate leaders through volatile environments. He was **handpicked by Dr. Marshall Goldsmith** to join the elite **MG 25 India Coaches Group** under the global "Pay It Forward" movement.

Recognized by *Silicon India Magazine* among the **Top 10 Prominent Leadership Coaches**, Ramesh actively counsels select CEOs and CXOs globally on emotional alignment, legacy architecture, and change management. He also contributes back to the ecosystem as a **Mentor at E-Cell, IIT Bombay**, steering young startup founders within Asia's largest business model competition, *Eureka!*.

Academic Faculty & Global Lectures

A dedicated scholar, Ramesh has served as Professor of Human Resources and Visiting Faculty across India’s premier institutions, including **XIME, WE School, NMIMS, IFIM, Christ University, and ISME** Bangalore.

His academic contributions extend globally as a **Visiting Professor at the Prague University of Economics & Business** in the Czech Republic, where he instructs international cohorts on Global HR Trends, AI Disruption, and Cross-Border Leadership. Additionally, he serves as a Key Content Partner to the **IIM Bangalore–NASSCOM Leadership Resource Centre**.

Publications & Industry Associations

Thought Leadership
Author & Research Publications

Ramesh authored the Amazon Best Seller **“Making People Count: How to Measure the ROI on Human Capital”** (with a Foreword by global HR authority Dave Ulrich). The text provides a definitive matrix detailing over **350 distinct HR metrics**, AI integrations, predictive modeling, and data-driven talent storytelling.

His continuous insights on Digital HR ecosystems are frequently featured within leading journals:

  • *Technology: The Cornerstone of HR Service Delivery in Startups* – Sage Publications
  • *Digital HR Transformation – Digital and Beyond* – NIPM Bangalore
  • *Artificial Intelligence in HR* – DOMAIN Journal of Management & Research
  • *Voice of Internal Customer Experience* – HR.com
  • *Winning the Hearts & Minds of Employees* – NHRD Network Journal
Community Councils & Policy Influence

Ramesh maintains active engagement with foremost national and global professional alliances to shape modern workplace policies and support upcoming talent across the industry:

  • Vice President & Honorary Secretary, NHRD Bangalore Chapter
  • Cluster Lead, NHRD Whitefield / Outer Ring Road Chapter
  • Member, India HR Council of AMCHAM (American Chamber of Commerce)
  • Panelist, HR Directors Roundtable of Petroleum Companies
  • Member, India HR Council of The Conference Board

Awards, Honors & Foundational Philosophy

Legacy
Selected Awards & Distinctions
  • **India 5000 MSME Award for Excellence** – for Global HR Community
  • **Top 10 HR Best Practices by HR Startups** – NHRD Chapter recognition for Communios.ai
  • **Asia-Pacific HR Best Practice Award** – SSON Singapore, for "Voice of Internal Customer Experience" at Schneider Electric
  • **Top HR Best Practice Award** – NHRD, for the innovative "Plug into Schneider Electric" onboarding matrix
  • **Top 10 Prominent Leadership Coach** – Silicon India Magazine
  • **NIPM Gold Medal & Mary Clubwala Jadhav Gold Medal** – Academic Honors for outstanding research and program execution, Madras School of Social Work
Personal Philosophy

Beyond his corporate and digital undertakings, Ramesh is an avid **writer, explorer, and cultural storyteller**. He actively honors his lifelong love for journalism by generating content that dissects the interactions between modern technological shifts, organizational behaviors, and human society.

He is deeply dedicated to developing **“Prakrithiye – A Way of Life”**, a personal philosophy emphasizing natural self-awareness, baseline gratitude, empathetic coexistence, and the preservation of human-centric balance amidst an increasingly automated digital landscape.

"Technology must always be leveraged to expand and augment human capability—never to displace the essential human spirit."
— Ramesh Ranjan

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