Naveen S Pillai

Naveen S Pillai serves as the Vice President of Human Resources at Avalon Technologies Limited since July 2024, following a tenure as Vice President of Human Resources at Crayon Data from January 2022 to July 2024. Prior to this, Naveen held the position of Head of HR at TAFE - Tractors and Farm Equipment Limited from March 2015 to January 2022, where responsibilities included leading HR business partner functions for Sales, Marketing, and Corporate divisions. Naveen's earlier experience includes serving as General Manager of Human Resources (Corporate) at Idea Cellular Limited from March 2007 to February 2015, overseeing talent acquisition and strategic workforce planning, and as Senior Executive at Malayala Manorama Co. Ltd from May 2000 to February 2007, functioning as an HR generalist and business partner. Educational qualifications include a Master's degree in Personnel Management and Industrial Relations from Rajagiri College of Social Sciences and a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry from Sacred Hearts College, Thevara.