Varun Reddy Sevaa is all set to play chief human resources officer (CHRO), GD Goenka Group.
Sevva, who holds an MBA in human resources management from the Indian Institute of Management (IIM),Lucknow, has also completed a PGDM in HRM from XLRI, Jamshedpur, recently.
His professional journey began with a summer internship at BSNL, in May 2005. In 2009, he joined the State Trading Corporation of India (STC), as assistant manager, personnel. Less than two and a half years into this role, he was elevated to deputy manager (personnel), based out of New Delhi. He became the youngest employee in the personnel division to be promoted to this role, via a merit-based panel interview.
In 2013, he joined Apollo Tyres as regional head-HR (South & West India), for 300 employees across 75 offices. In a little over three years, he was elevated to regional head-HR (South, West and Central India).
After a tenure of a little less than four years, he moved on from Apollo to Samsung Electronics. From 2016 to 2019, he served as cluster head-HR and GA ( device experience), based out of Hyderabad. He had a team of four professionals under him who admistered both HR and GA for over 250 employees across four branches in Andhra Pradesh.
From March of 2019 to August 2022, he was head HR and GA (device solutions), based out of Gurgaon.
His next stop was Navtech, as CHRO. This stint, however, was very short after which he took a break for about 10 months before he became HR advisor and mentor to Funfirst Global Skillers, helping the firm set up HR practices and processes in line with the industry best-practices in the technical and vocational training space.
He has been freelancing for 2IIM as mock interview expert, and has interviewed over 190 students through focused 1:1 sessins, to prepare them for final interviews at IIM and other reputed business schools. He has been HR advisor to a startup called Growthpep since 2022.Since January 2024, he has been advising and mentoring Grey Sim Learnings Foundation too.
Known to be a dependable leader with high levels of enthusiasm and energy, Varun Reddy Sevva is sure to be an asset to the GD Goenka Group.
Sevva himself feels “honoured to be part of this prominent organisation that has redefined education in the country.” He is confident that his “experience and skills will contribute to the continued success of the group with the implementation of growth-oriented and employee-centric HR practices.”
Gaurav Himkar, CEO, GD Goenka Group, is confident that with Sevva as the CHRO,” the Group will continue to evolve and reach new heights of success with high-performing teams and enhanced talent management.’’
GD Goenka Group has a network of 120+ preschools and 120+ K12 schools across various states, offering diverse curricula including CBSE, IB, and Cambridge.
