Area of Expertise: OB, HR & Strategy
Remadevi Thottathil is a pioneering Human Resources leader with over 25 years of experience, combining mission-critical operational discipline from her service in the Indian Navy with strategic HR leadership across global technology, ITES, analytics, software and FMCG organizations. A historic trailblazer, she served as the first female Air Traffic Control Officer in the Indian Defence Forces, managing high-stakes, zero-error-tolerance aviation operations before transitioning into senior corporate HR leadership.
Currently serving as Chief Human Resources Officer at LatentView Analytics, Remadevi focuses on aligning talent strategy with business growth, strengthening organizational culture, developing leadership capabilities and building high-performance workplaces. Her leadership philosophy centres on synchronizing the business agenda with the talent agenda to create sustainable competitive advantage.
Areas of Expertise
- Strategic Human Resource Management
- Talent Management & Leadership Development
- Executive Coaching & Leadership Development
- Employee Engagement & Experience
- Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI)
- Organizational Change & Transformation
- Learning & Development
- Culture Building & Performance Management
- Global HR Operations & Talent Architecture
- Crisis Leadership & Workforce Resilience
Career & Professional Highlights
- Currently serves as Chief Human Resources Officer at LatentView Analytics, aligning people strategy and talent initiatives with business growth and organizational objectives.
- Previously served as Chief Human Resources Officer at Bahwan CyberTek for nearly five years.
- Served as Global Head – Human Resources at Marlabs Software, driving HR initiatives across the organization.
- Held a Talent Management role at ITC Infotech and served as DGM – Human Resources at UB Group.
- Earlier HR leadership experience includes HR Business Partner at UST Global and HR Lead at IBS Software Services.
- Served for approximately a decade in the Indian Navy as an Air Traffic Control Officer, becoming the first female ATC Officer in the Indian Defence Forces and developing expertise in high-stakes decision-making, operational discipline and crisis management.
- Recognized as HR Leader of the Year 2021 – Large Scale Organizations (Gold Award) and Disruptive CHRO of the Year 2022.
- Recognized among the 20 Top Most Impactful HR Leaders and received recognition for Best Learning Culture (Small to Medium Organisation) and the Woman of Courage honor.
- Certified in Hogan Assessments, supporting leadership assessment, executive coaching and talent development initiatives.
- Brings extensive expertise in strategic talent architecture, change management, business-talent alignment, differential rewards and leadership development.
- Has led workforce and employee-wellbeing initiatives during periods of significant disruption, with a strong focus on organizational resilience, continuity and employee growth.
- Her professional experience spans Defense, ITES, IT Products & Services, Analytics, Software and FMCG, giving her a broad cross-industry and global perspective on people strategy.