As a transformational and visionary in HR and business consultation, Kasturi Cotha has an impressive experience of nearly 25 years in global setups and global initiatives across human resource functions, business and strategy. She has a consistent record of initiating and setting operations, Global Capability centers, startups to mid-large size organizations. With a knack of employer/employment branding and DE&I initiatives, compliance and statutory related issues, she has ensured successful completion of projects. Besides being bestowed upon with various recognitions and awards, she has been invited to various panel and round table discussions and contributor to Thought Leadership meets.
A distinguished alumna of the Indian Institute of Management, Bengaluru, she is passionate about the HR profession and finds a way to pay it forward to the fraternity, thus has taken up a role as Hon. Secretary of NHRD Bangalore chapter for the term of 2023-2025.
Kasturi worked as the Head of HR, Bengaluru and HRBP, Global for Product and Technology, at Taylor and Francis Group where she built her identity as a mentor and developer of talent acquisition/talent management programs to support continuous improvement in productivity, performance and culture.
She held an additional role of Associate Chair for the DE&I Council at Taylor and Francis.
Recognizing her talents and outstanding interpersonal skills, her employers entrusted her with key responsibilities such as partnering with key business stakeholders to support their business drivers and people requirements and to build their understanding of and commitment to the People agenda such as delivery of effective workforce planning, talent acquisition and employer branding to act as an exemplary
employer in all diversity and inclusion matters.
She designed effective talent management and employee experience and wellbeing initiatives to support continuous improvement in productivity, performance, and culture. Supporting the business with managing organizational change, restructures, acquisitions. Organizational design and change management have been her forte.
As a Country Head – People & Process and independent Entrepreneur at Vivasva Software India Pvt Ltd her notable work includes supporting the setup of an Australian based startup in India and providing HR and business consulting services for IT Skills Training Services, Enhance Academy, Eternity Structures Private Limited and Avhni Fix-It.
Prior to this role, Kasturi was the HR Head at Danske IT & Support Services Pvt Ltd where she was part of India Management Team and responsible for establishment and growth of the GCC’s People agenda. She successfully implemented key referral and recruitment programs to support a tenfold increase in employees, executed solicitation procedures and setup an IT captive. Played a vital role in implementing Career growth framework and aligned it with Certification & Training programs. Designed Policies and Procedures to support establishment of the IT Captive.
Earlier to that, in her role as a Manager HR and Operations with Temenos India Private Limited where she received an insight into performance management and introduced Competency based Performance Review & Development Program and devised Grading System through Scorecard of Competencies & Proficiency rating. She authored the HR Process Document in lines with the ISO 9001-2008 and Tick IT standards. She was part of strategic projects of Due-Diligence, Mergers assignments.
She was involved in Global HR Projects to design & implement Online PMS “Compass”, enhanced Companywide Comprehensive Intranet called “Temenos Connect”, implement the Mentor-Mentee program called “StepAhead”.
Kasturi began her career with MDC Infoway Limited, where she nurtured her management skills and obtained practical experience in conducting performance appraisals, handling payroll and managing recruitment and hiring processes. Later, in Carbon Accessories, she developed a Career Progression model to reduce attrition and created an effective training program—Carbon Retail Professional (CAREPRO) to complement the model. As HR Generalist with Everest Software, she gained complete knowledge of Human Resource Information Systems (HRIS) and and Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) and successfully integrated HRIS programs in USA and India.
Kasturi has a bachelor’s degree of Arts – Psychology and a Post- Graduation Diploma in Personnel
Management and Industrial relations from Bangalore University. She has done her Master’s in Human
Resource Management from Pondicherry University and an Executive General Management Program
from the Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore. She also possesses technical expertise in PAPI, CTRQ,
LOGIKS from Cubiks; DISC profiling; 16PF.
Kasturi has obtained Certificate of Membership from Institute of Directors (IOD), India
