Sreenivasa Kutam on corporate governance
From MBA Executive Speaker Series - Sreeni Kutam · · Feliciano School of Business
“We're a public company — if we keep all the people when business deteriorates, investors will be unhappy because we won't make the margins we promised and the stock price will suffer.”
On , Sreenivasa Kutam, President of Global Product & Innovation at Automatic Data Processing, spoke about corporate governance during MBA Executive Speaker Series - Sreeni Kutam on Feliciano School of Business.
About Sreenivasa Kutam
In a February 2023 appearance at Montclair State University’s MBA Executive Speaker Series, Sreenivasa Kutam, then serving as chief human resources officer at Automatic Data Processing (ADP), discussed career advancement and workforce trends. He advised that success depends on being skilled at one’s work, ensuring influential people recognize that skill, and helping others along the way. Kutam described his own approach as an introvert as focusing on asking questions and offering assistance to colleagues, building relationships that lead to reciprocal support. Kutam also addressed concerns about the gig economy, stating that as an HR practitioner he worried about the societal impact of gig workers lacking the health and retirement benefits provided to full-time employees. He noted that ADP, as a public company, faces pressure to maintain margins and stock price, which can influence decisions about retaining staff during business downturns. Additionally, he commented on immigration’s role in national GDP, arguing that countries must either increase birth rates or attract immigrants to sustain economic growth.