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The Panelists (from L to R): Shekar Arora, PP Sukumaran, B Santhanam, Raghuvir Srinivasan

The event attracted a standing-room-only audience.

  Synopsis:

NHRDN Chennai Chapter’s “Interactive Open House: HR’s Response to the Downturn in the Indian economy” on Friday February 27, 2009 at Hotel Savera attracted a house-full audience.

The Chapter had earlier invited questions from members by email. These were consolidated and the distinguished Panel deliberated over the questions for nearly two hours. The Panel consisted of:

1. B Santhanam, MD, Saint Gobain Glass India, Panel Chairman and Moderator

2. Shekar Arora, Executive Director-HR, Ashok Leyland Limited

3. P P Sukumaran, Executive Director-Operations, Best & Crompton Engineering

4. Raghuvir Srinivasan, Corporate Editor, Hindu Business Line

Mr. Santhanam, in addition to chairing the session, added his business and HR insights.           Mr. Raghuvir Srinivasan shared his expertise on the economic scenario and highlighted the indicators to watch when looking for signs of a recovery. Mr. Sekar Arora spoke from the heart on how Ashok Leyland had tackled the initial phases of the downturn. Mr. P P Sukumaran emphasized how using a process-driven HR approach in times of a slowdown can strengthen companies for the long term.

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