Trainer Profile

- HR & INDUSTRIAL RELATION MANAGEMENT

Dr. Selvanathan has over 25 years experience in the area of Human Resource and Industrial Relations Management having risen from the ranks to become the General Manager (Human Resource Department) of a leading multinational organization. In the course of this rich experience he was a panel member of the Industrial Court for 3 terms and has heard disputes that were brought before it for arbitration. His experience includes handling industrial as well as Labour Court cases.

Due to his vast experience, he is frequently called – up as a consultant and his clients include numerous multinational organizations involved in electronics, manufacturing, construction, hotel, security, human resource and service industry such as Commonwealth Club, EFCO Construction Sdn Bhd, Memory Tech Sdn Bhd, O’Hara Electronics, Peak Will Sdn Bhd, Wong Kwok Group, Sri Muda Auto Works Sdn Bhd, Sumi Metal Sdn Bhd, Hualon Corporation Sdn Bhd, United MS Electrical Manufacturing (M) Sdn Bhd, Tuck Sun Logistics Sdn Bhd, Century Logistics Sdn Bhd, Super RM & Super RM Sdn Bhd, TCCM Dewhirst Sdn Bhd, National Life Insurance Association (NAMLIFA), Avon Cosmetics(Malaysia), Abda Aviation Sdn Bhd, Ornapaper Industry(M) Sdn Bhd, Taimould Sdn Bhd, Xepa-Soul Pattinson (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd. He is also a regional trainer in areas relating to the subject.

Some of the successful projects that he has executed are development and facilitation of innovation and strategy workshops, full review of human resources management, developing a general HR good practice, designing and writing policy and procedure and employee handbooks and also implementing and execution of VSS and retrenchment exercises.

He is also involved in Industrial Safety and was the Chairman of the Occupational Safety & Health Sub-Committee of the Malacca branch of the Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers’ for about 10 years besides being the Chairman of the house committee on Occupational Safety & Health. He has also completed the Safety & Health Officer Certification program and the ‘Train the Trainer’ programme by NIOSH.

Dr. Selvanathan was awarded a PhD in Human Resource Mgmt (UNC, USA) and holds a degree in Law (UK) and a Diploma in HRM (UK) is also a Professional Will Writer.