VENKATTARAMAN ARTHANARI

An Astute, diligent and goal oriented professional with more than 43 + years of experience in HR and Administration with diverse organizations, Strong exposure to a gamut of HR functions such as Designing & implementation of HR policies, Recruitment, Payroll, Performance Management, and Manpower Planning, Statutory Compliances, currently spearheading as Consultant - HR & Admin, Operations and statutory compliances with MERF Pvt Ltd. Diligent and experienced professional offering sterling cross functional exposure across HR Management, Manpower Planning, Administration, Statutory Compliances, Employee Engagement Program, Personnel/ Official Matters, Team Management, Recruitment, Training & Development, Administration, etc. Demonstrated functional excellence in designing and implementing company's HR/personnel policies in the areas of – recruitment, selection, training, wages & salary admin, performance management, succession planning, grievance handling etc- attuned to prevalent industrial trend. Adept at performance appraisals and counseling, efficiently monitoring the performance of employees, developing and arranging training sessions to keep their skill level up to date. Possess capability to coordinate with different people at one time under difficult situations and the ability to bring out the best in others while creating a healthy and friendly work environment, thus enhancing operational efficiency.

• Life Member ISTD (Chennai)
• Member of Theosophical Society
• Member of IIAM

• Madras ENT Research Foundation Pvt Ltd, Advisor (NABH, S.C), 06/01/24
• Madras Diabetes Lab Pvt Ltd, General Manager – HR and Admin, 09/01/21
• VR Associates, Independent Consultant, 01/01/16
• Madras Medical Mission, Senior Manager - HR and Admin, 11/01/14, 11/01/15
• Agada Healthcare Pvt Ltd, General Manager - HR and Admin, 04/01/13, 11/01/14
• Chettinad University, Chennai, Assistant General Manager - HR, 03/01/06, 03/01/13
• B&B Tanners, Chennai, Sr. Manager, HR & Administration, 10/01/98, 03/01/06
• Leather Garment Industries, Chennai, Individual Consultant, 01/01/90, 10/01/98
• Gaitonde Group of Companies, Chennai, Dy. Manager, Personnel & Administration, 11/01/87, 11/01/90
• Apollo Hospitals Enterprises Ltd., Chennai, Personnel Officer, 03/01/84, 11/01/87
• ISTD, Chennai, Program Coordinator, 10/01/82, 03/01/84
• Dunlop India Ltd., Chennai, Trainee, Personnel Department, 07/01/81, 10/01/82

• Supervised team of 25 staff members.
• Collaborated with team of 120 in the development of Chettinad Health City

SHRM Certified Professional (SHRM-CP) - Society for Human Resource Management.