Kashyap Thorve

About Kashyap Thorve

I work at the intersection of leadership, business transformation, and enterprise capability building—helping organizations grow leaders who can navigate complexity with clarity, courage, and accountability.With over three decades of experience, I have partnered with CXOs and senior leadership teams to architect leadership and learning ecosystems that operate not as training programs, but as strategic levers for growth, culture, and long-term competitiveness.My work spans multiple industries—manufacturing, telecom, IT, and services—where I have built enterprise-wide leadership capability, strengthened succession readiness, and enabled organizations to lead through transformation and rapid, uncertain change.I believe leadership development must now evolve from skill-building to cultivating enterprise decision-making, systems thinking, personal effectiveness, and leadership under uncertainty, especially in an AI-accelerated world.As a Senior Learning & Capability Leader, I have:• Partnered with CXOs and senior teams to shape leadership strategy, deepen bench strength, and elevate enterprise leadership impact.• Designed leadership architectures and scalable development models that support transformation across diverse functions and geographies.• Strengthened succession pipelines and future leadership readiness through integrated talent and capability interventionsMy practice integrates behavioural science, coaching (PCC), and psychodrama to deepen self-awareness, personal effectiveness, and leadership impact—helping leaders expand the roles they can play in a complex system.My aspiration is to continue shaping leadership at a Group / enterprise level, enabling organizations to build leaders who can act decisively, lead responsibly, and create a sustainable future for their businesses and their people.

Experience

1. Sr Vice President - Leadership Development & Personal Effectiveness

   Aditya Birla Group

   Aug 2025 — Present

   Partner with CXOs and business leaders to architect and execute enterprise-wide leadership development interventions across group companies.Build senior leaders’ enterprise readiness by strengthening self-awareness, strategic thinking, influence, and decision-making through targeted behavioural and experiential development.Co-create leadership capability strategies with Group Talent, ensuring they are integrated with succession needs, business priorities, and long-term organizational growth.

Education

• Univ. of Madras

  MA, English Lit.

  1989 — 1991

• DTEA School

  10th and 12th

  1981 — 1985

Skills

• Training Needs Analysis
• Content Management
• Sales
• Training
• Customer Satisfaction
• Team Management
• Time Management
• Entrepreneurship
• Strategy
• Recruiting
• Talent Management
• Negotiation
• Human Resources
• Executive Coaching
• Telecommunications
• Soft Skills
• Project Planning
• Leadership Development
• People Development
• Employee Relations
• Vendor Management
• Training Delivery
• Team Leadership
• Program Management
• Business Development
• Performance Management
• Crm
• Employee Training
• Organizational Development
• Personnel Management
• Business Process Improvement
• Sales Management
• Employee Engagement
• E-Learning
• Customer Relationship Management (Crm)
• Project Management
• Performance Appraisal
• Talent Acquisition
• Leadership
• Management