Celebrating our Employees – Ten years of Service

An Interview with Surendra Singh – 10 Year Work Anniversary

Surendra Singh is Director – HR and OD at Shakti. He specialises in organisational design, leadership development, talent management, change management and employment law. He is a certified Coach from the Neuro-Leadership Institute.

When did you join Shakti? What has your role been like?

I started working at Shakti in July 2012. Initially I joined as Head – Human Resources. My role has evolved over a period of time. Today, I lead and manage human resources, organisational development, IT and administrative functions. I spend a substantial amount of my time meeting with the Shakti team a.k.a our climate warriors on strategy, operations and business.

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An Interview with CFO Vatsala Joseph – 10 Year Work Anniversary

Vatsala Joseph, CFO at Shakti specialises in financial planning and management. She wears many hats at Shakti stepping in as interim CEO during a critical time for Shakti to iron out the process of leadership transition for the organisation.

When did you join Shakti? What has your role been like?

I joined Shakti in July 2012 when Shakti had just received its Prior FC permission. This was an important milestone for Shakti as a regranting organisation because it meant that robust processes and accountability had to be adopted. Until re-granting was possible, Shakti collaborated on 550+ projects and assignments to inculcate the climate narrative in India. We did this working alongside the momentum generated by policies at the national and state level.

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