Dr. Lakshmi Nadkarni
Head- Human Resources, BASF South Asia
Contract Anesthesia Inc
India
Biography
Dr. Lakshmi Nadkarni has more than 25 years of corporate experience in Human Resource function. Dr. Lakshmi spent five years in academia at the University of Poona while pursuing a doctoral programme in Industrial Sociology soon after completing Master’s in Sociology and Social Welfare. Her corporate career began with consumer industry at Reckitt Benckiser in India followed by the responsibility for Heading - Human Resources in Sri Lanka operations. She has spent 10 years in chemical industry, first with the BASF India and later with Dow Chemicals as the HR Leader. Her last stint was with Pfizer Ltd as Director & Head Human Resources, South Asia.
Research Interest
Dr. Lakshmi Nadkarni has more than 25 years of corporate experience in Human Resource function. Dr. Lakshmi spent five years in academia at the University of Poona while pursuing a doctoral programme in Industrial Sociology soon after completing Master’s in Sociology and Social Welfare. Her corporate career began with consumer industry at Reckitt Benckiser in India followed by the responsibility for Heading - Human Resources in Sri Lanka operations. She has spent 10 years in chemical industry, first with the BASF India and later with Dow Chemicals as the HR Leader. Her last stint was with Pfizer Ltd as Director & Head Human Resources, South Asia.
