Akash S. Chelvam

Akash Chelvam has an extensive experience of over 15 years in the Banking and Insurance space with a domain expertise in Human Resources and Learning & Development. He has been part of the core teams to setup new geographies and business lines. In his last assignment with RBL Bank he was initially responsible for the Talent Acquisition & Business Partnering for the Agri & Inclusive Banking, taking care of Pan India hiring strategy and execution, also setup Small Business Banking vertical. He has also worked in the Organization Development team, primarily heading the Future Leadership Hiring initiatives for the Bank, along with various other projects spanning Pan India, post which he was seconded to RBL Finserve (erstwhile SwadhaarFinserve) as Head – Human Resources to grow the organization and to develop a robust structure in terms of governance. Having a comprehensive and strategic understanding of Human Resources, business requirements and organizational change he devised and implement coherent HR strategies along with improving internal process & procedures within a demanding environment. For Prayaan, Akash is leading Human Resources, Learning & Development, Administration, Operations, Tele calling and IT Infrastructure.