Jamshedpur, October 22: XLRI – Xavier School of Management, Jamshedpur, hosted a special leadership session featuring Jacob Jacob, Group Chief Human Resources Officer of Aster DM Healthcare, Dubai, as part of the Aster NextGen Management Trainee Program.
The session, titled “Catalyst of Business Growth: The New Dimensions of Technology and People,” explored how technology and human capital together are driving business transformation and leadership effectiveness in the modern corporate world.
During the event, Aster DM Healthcare and XLRI Jamshedpur signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish a long-term collaboration between academia and industry. The MoU aims to promote knowledge exchange, talent development, and leadership learning opportunities for students through corporate engagement and experiential learning initiatives.
The MoU was signed in the presence of Dr. (Fr.) Sebastian George, S.J., Director of XLRI Jamshedpur; Prof. Kanagraj Ayyaluswamy, Convenor of Corporate Relations and Placement; Prof. Sunil Sarangi, Co-convener; and Prof. Giridhar Ramachandran, Associate Dean – XLRI Online Learning. Representing XLRI’s Corporate Relations and Placements team were Rajni Ranjan and Ashish Pal, both Vice Presidents.
Senior leaders from Aster DM Healthcare who attended the event included Shahed Abdul Rahiman, Head of HR Corporate & Aster Digital Health; Manish Singh, Assistant General Manager, Performance and Rewards; and Febina Abdul Rahiman, Deputy Manager, Talent Acquisition and Human Resources.
The session concluded with an interactive discussion between the Aster leadership team and XLRI’s PGDM (GM) students, focusing on how organizations can integrate people and technology to achieve sustainable growth and enhance leadership excellence.
