Sukumar Payala is an AVP, leading talent management at ANSR. His 20 years' experience spans across multiple sectors ranging from retail, shared services, and technology in India, Europe and UK. His experience across the HR lifecycle includes strategy, greenfield projects, HR change and transformation, L&D, compensation & benefits and organizational design.

Prior to ANSR, Sukumar held leadership roles at Tesco and America Online.

He has a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science engineering from Gulbarga University and an MBA from Bangalore University.