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Vinu Reghunath – Learning & Talent Development Leader
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Frankfurt, Germany  ·  German Work Permit Holder

Vinu Reghunath

Learning & Talent Development Leader

Leadership Development  |  L&D Operations  |  Capability Building Strategy  |  AI-Enabled Learning

"Transforming Capability into Business Performance"

MBA – University of Kerala NLP Certified Coach AI & Agentic AI Certified Nordics & Oceania L&D
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By The Numbers

20+ Years of Measurable Impact

Consistent, quantifiable results across global learning, leadership, and talent development initiatives.

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Professional Profile

About Vinu

A strategic Learning & Talent Development professional with over 20 years of global experience designing and implementing large-scale, business-aligned learning initiatives. Vinu brings deep expertise in leadership development, stakeholder management, and building structured learning frameworks that enhance organisational capability and performance.

Having worked with Ernst & Young across Nordics and Oceania regions, he has led enterprise-wide transformation initiatives, managed end-to-end L&D operations, and facilitated milestone programs for thousands of professionals globally. His self-employed journey as a Corporate Trainer and NLP Certified Coach saw him impact over 40,000 professionals across industries.

"Learning creates value only when it changes behaviour, improves capability, and delivers measurable business outcomes."

Passionate about leveraging AI, future skills, data analytics and modern learning approaches to build future-ready workforces and high-performance learning cultures. Currently based in Frankfurt, Germany — holding a German Work Permit — and actively exploring leadership opportunities in L&D.

Education & Languages

Master of Business Administration (MBA)

University of Kerala · Thiruvananthapuram, India

June 2003 – May 2005

EQF Level 7 · Management & Business Administration
Language Proficiency
🇮🇳 Malayalam Mother Tongue
🇬🇧 English C1 – Proficient
🇩🇪 German A2 – Elementary
Career Journey

Work Experience

A 20-year journey spanning leadership development, learning operations, coaching, academic excellence, and commercial leadership across India and globally.

EY
Assistant Director – Learning Business Partner & TD Operations Manager
Ernst & Young  ·  Kochi, India (Oceania)
Jun 2023 – Mar 2026  ·  2 yrs 9 mos
L&D OperationsLeadership Development SAP SuccessFactorsChange ManagementGovernance
  • Led a 21-member L&D Hub enhancing scalability, governance, service quality and operational effectiveness across Oceania.
  • Achieved 98.5% mandatory learning compliance for Partners and 95% for staff consistently for two consecutive years.
  • Served as Oceania Change & Implementation Lead for the Onboarding Foundation 2.0 transformation initiative.
  • Designed and implemented structured learning journeys spanning Staff to Partner levels.
  • Leveraged SAP SuccessFactors and ServiceNow data to support learning insights, governance and decision-making.
  • Led process improvement and automation initiatives including a bulk email tool and auto-refreshing compliance dashboard.
  • Represented Oceania in EY Global Learning's Continuous Improvement Champions Community.
EY
Learning Deployment Specialist – Nordics
Ernst & Young  ·  Kochi, India (Nordics Region)
Dec 2021 – Dec 2023  ·  2 yrs
Learning DeploymentStakeholder Management FacilitationVirtual Learning
  • Managed end-to-end learning deployment and operations across all Nordic countries.
  • Deployed 22 virtual sessions covering 2,200 learners for Intro to Sales & Markets.
  • Led onboarding programs including Welcome to EY (24 sessions, 869 learners).
  • Coordinated regional stakeholders to improve learner experience and programme effectiveness.
  • Served as facilitator in EMEIA and EY GDS Milestones facilitator pools.
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Corporate Trainer & NLP Certified Associate Leadership & Life Coach
Self-Employed  ·  Pan India (Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore, Chennai, Kolkata, Kochi & more)
Jan 2015 – Dec 2023  ·  9 yrs
Corporate TrainingLeadership Coaching NLP PractitionerFacilitationContent Design
  • Delivered 2,000+ learning sessions (6,000+ hours) across Banking, FMCG, Manufacturing, Media and IT sectors.
  • Trained and mentored more than 40,000 professionals and 1,000+ faculty members.
  • Signature project: Federal Bank – Atithi Devo Bhava (Season 1 & 2) — 6,250+ learners, 30+ sessions, 47 locations.
  • Clients include Voltas, Garware Technical Fibres, Titan, Kerala Police, Customs & Central Excise, Kerala Water Authority.
  • Designed and developed full training content in consultation with Top Management teams.
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Territory Head – Kerala Operations
Stemade Biotech Pvt Ltd  ·  Kerala, India
Jul 2014 – Jan 2015  ·  7 mos
Territory ManagementTeam LeadershipBusiness Strategy
  • Led Kerala operations with a team of 4 City Heads, 8 Customer Care Managers, 4 Franchisees and 2 Business Associates.
  • Managed product & process training for new hires and channel partners.
  • Organised CMEs and CDEs for Doctors and Dentists across the state.
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Branch Manager – Agency Channel
Aditya Birla Life Insurance Co Ltd  ·  Kochi, India
Dec 2013 – Jun 2014
Branch ManagementSales LeadershipAgency Channel
  • Led Kochi-Edappally Branch (Agency Channel) with 11 Frontline Sales Managers and 150 Financial Advisors.
  • Achieved Zone Rank No.1 in Renewal Collection.
  • Made the branch a profit centre by increasing sales and reducing cost of operations.
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Assistant Professor & Head – Training, Placement & Quality
MES College of Engineering  ·  Kuttippuram, India
May 2009 – Dec 2013  ·  4 yrs 7 mos
AcademiaPlacementQuality ManagementSoft Skills
  • Placed 150 students in TCS — highest recruitment across private colleges in Kerala.
  • Designed new Course File for Faculty aligned with NBA accreditation requirements.
  • Conducted internal quality audits as Associate Management Representative every 4 months.
  • Planned and organised faculty induction programmes and refresher courses for 4 academic years.
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Senior Territory Manager
Reliance Life Insurance  ·  Thiruvananthapuram, India
Aug 2008 – Apr 2009
Territory ManagementAgency ChannelSales Strategy
  • Headed Neyyattinkara Branch with 12 Sales Managers and 250 Financial Advisors.
  • Achieved Zone Rank No.3 in Renewal Persistency.
  • Converted the branch to a profit centre by increasing sales and reducing cost of operations.
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Sales Manager – Channel Development
ICICI Prudential Life Insurance  ·  Kochi & Thiruvananthapuram, India
Aug 2005 – Aug 2008  ·  3 yrs
Channel DevelopmentSales ManagementRecruitment & Training
  • Pan India No.1 in MRTA Product Sales.
  • Pan India No.2 in FOS (Feet on Street) Recruitment.
  • Pan India No.1 in Per Manager Productivity.
  • Managed 30 Agency Managers and 12 Recruitment Officers across 2 locations.
June 2021 – March 2026 · 4+ Years
Programme Delivery & Operations

EY Leadership & Facilitation Impact

Quantified delivery of enterprise learning programmes across EMEIA, Nordics and Oceania regions.

24
Welcome to EY Sessions
869
Onboarding Learners
21
Foundation Sessions
452 New Counselors
19
Leadership Series
393 Learners
8
Milestone Events
600+ Participants
22
Sales & Markets
2,200 Nordic Learners
1,100
AI for Everyone
CBS Learners
15
Discover Purpose
312 Participants
98.5%
Mandatory Learning Compliance — Partners (Oceania) · 2 Consecutive Years

Key Achievements at EY

  • Led and mentored a 21-member L&D Hub, improving governance, scalability and service quality across Oceania.
  • Designed structured learning journeys covering Staff to Partner levels for Core Business Services.
  • Served as Oceania Change & Implementation Lead for the Onboarding Foundation 2.0 transformation.
  • Owned learning controls supporting ISQM and ISO audit requirements.
  • Leveraged SAP SuccessFactors and ServiceNow data for learning insights and governance reporting.
  • Built a bulk email dispatch automation tool with the digital products team, reducing manual effort at scale.
  • Created an auto-refreshing compliance dashboard for External Learning credits tracking (CA ANZ, Oceania).
  • Represented Oceania in EY Global Learning's Continuous Improvement Champions Community.
⭐ Signature Project

Federal Bank
Atithi Devo Bhava

One of the largest corporate training deployments in Indian banking — Seasons 1 & 2 of the Atithi Devo Bhava programme covered Federal Bank staff across the nation, spanning clerical to managerial levels.

This end-to-end training initiative was designed to build a customer-first culture across the bank, with Vinu serving as Training Lead, Content Designer, Master Trainer and Deployment Lead.

  • Designed full training content in consultation with Top Management
  • Facilitated 30+ sessions personally
  • Coordinated logistics and trainer deployment across 47 locations
  • Trained and coordinated a network of external trainers
3,200
Clerical Staff Trained
2,750
Assistant Managers Trained
300
Scale 2 & 3 Managers
6,250+
Total Learners · 47 Locations · Seasons 1 & 2
Recognition

Awards & Commercial Achievements

National-level rankings demonstrating consistent top performance in competitive commercial environments.

Pan India No. 1
MRTA Product Sales — Top performer across all India
ICICI Prudential
Pan India No. 2
FOS (Feet on Street) Recruitment — National runner-up
ICICI Prudential
Pan India No. 1
Per Manager Productivity — Highest nationally
ICICI Prudential
Zone Rank No. 3
Renewal Persistency — Regional top performer
Reliance Life Insurance
Zone Rank No. 1
Renewal Collection — Top performer in zone
Birla Sun Life
Future of Learning

AI & Future Skills Leadership

Certified in Applied AI and Agentic AI learning pathways. Actively applying AI thinking to transform how organisations build capability.

AI-Powered Learning

Intelligent coaching, personalised pathways & adaptive content delivery

Skills Intelligence

Data-driven workforce capability mapping and gap analysis

Learning Analytics

Connecting learning investments to measurable business outcomes

Future Skills Frameworks

Designing resilient capability architectures for tomorrow's workforce

Capability at Scale

Enterprise-wide learning programmes that reach thousands efficiently

Learning Culture

Building high-performance environments where continuous learning thrives

Thought Leadership

Industry Perspectives

LinkedIn Post

AI Agents and the Future of Learning & Development

Explores how AI-powered learning coaches, personalised pathways, continuous performance support and scalable coaching ecosystems can transform employee development.

Read on LinkedIn
LinkedIn Article

Goal Setting and Growth Mindset

Examines the relationship between growth mindset, resilience, continuous learning, accountability and long-term professional success.

Read on LinkedIn
Philosophy

"Learning creates value only when it changes behaviour, improves capability and delivers measurable business outcomes."

My approach combines learning strategy, leadership development, coaching and performance improvement to help organisations transform capability into business performance.

Credentials

Certifications

Ongoing commitment to professional development across learning, AI and coaching disciplines.

Applied AI Bronze Learning

Ernst & Young
January 2026

Agentic AI Bronze Learning

Ernst & Young
August 2025

Agility Bronze Learning (Better Me)

Ernst & Young
July 2023

Social Style Certified

TRACOM Group
July 2024 · Blended

NLP Certified Practitioner & Associate Leadership & Life Coach

International Association of Professional Coaches, Counselors & Therapists
January 2016 · Blended

Certified Yoga Instructor

National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) India · QP No: BWS/Q2201
August 2019 · Hybrid
Expertise

Core Skills & Competencies

L&D Strategy & Design

Learning Strategy Instructional Design Curriculum Development Learning Architecture Blended Learning ADDIE Needs Analysis

Leadership & Facilitation

Leadership Development Executive Facilitation Milestone Programs NLP Coaching Train the Trainer Mentoring Performance Coaching

Technology & Tools

SAP SuccessFactors ServiceNow SharePoint LMS Administration Learning Analytics Process Automation MS Office Suite

Operations & Governance

L&D Operations Compliance Management Audit Controls (ISQM/ISO) Stakeholder Management Change Management Vendor Management Budget Management

AI & Future Skills

AI-Enabled Learning Agentic AI Skills Intelligence Future Skills Frameworks Learning Innovation Digital Learning

Capability & Talent

Talent Development Capability Building Org. Development Onboarding Programs Learning Culture Cross-cultural Teams
German Work Permit Holder  ·  Frankfurt, Germany

Let's Build Something Great Together

With 20+ years of global L&D experience, a track record of measurable impact, and deep expertise in leadership development and AI-enabled learning — Vinu is ready to help your organisation transform capability into performance.

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