VAIRAMANI PANDIYAN

Vice President, Human Resources, Ford India

Vairamani Pandiyan is Vice President, Human Resources at Ford India. He took this position in January, 2008. Pandiyan reports to Michael Boneham, President and Managing Director, Ford India.

As Vice President Human Resources, Pandiyan is responsible for the human resources practice across Ford organizations in India, including, Ford India [FIPL], the automobile manufacturing business, Ford Business Service Centre [FBSC] - a business process center for Ford's global operations and Ford Information Technology Services [FITS] - the hub for the company's IT and engineering initiatives in India and the Asia Pacific region.

Pandiyan also serves as a member of the Board of the FBSC. He represents Ford in India in the HR Council of the Conference Board, and Confederation of Indian Industry, South task force on skill development and employment generation.

Pandiyan has over two and half decades of HR experience, having worked in a diverse set of industries – steel, chemicals, consumer goods, automobile and HR services. He joined Ford in September 2006. In his HR career, he has worked through the entire spectrum of HR functions, such as labour relations, management development, talent acquisition, compensation and HR information systems. As a keen HR professional, he has addressed many professional gatherings and written popular articles.

He holds a Bachelor's Degree in Philosophy and a Masters in Human Resources Management having specialized in Organisational Behaviour.