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Uday Chobe

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Uday Chobe
Founder & Lead Trainer
MSW, Labour Welfare & Personnel Management
Goodyear · Volkswagen · Škoda · Endurance · Videocon
His Story

Not a Trainer Who
Read the Books.
One Who Lived It.

"Real HR expertise isn't built in a classroom. It's built across decades of union tables, factory floors and boardrooms."

Uday Chobe's career spans more than 25 years in some of India's most demanding industrial environments. He wasn't an outside advisor: he was a senior HR leader inside the plants of Goodyear, Volkswagen India, Škoda Auto India, Endurance Technologies and Videocon.

He has led union negotiations, handled industrial disputes, built statutory compliance systems, and developed people from supervisor level to senior management.

In 2020, after two decades of corporate HR leadership, he founded Universal Consultant. Today most of his work is behavioural and leadership training for manufacturing teams, delivered in Marathi, Hindi or English, alongside HR, IR and labour law consulting.

Beyond his professional work, Uday has served for over 16 years as Chairman of Arunoday Bahu-Uddeshiya Vikas Sanstha, a social development organisation working on education, cultural awareness and rural development in Maharashtra.

Qualifications

Education &
Credentials

An academic foundation in labour welfare, plus certifications earned along the way.

MSW
Master of Social Work
Labour Welfare & Personnel Management · 1991–1993
WO
Approved Welfare Officer
Maharashtra Welfare Officers (Duties, Qualification and Condition of Service) Rules, 1966
16PF
Certified 16PF Assessor
Also a certified observer for the VW Group Management Assessment Centre
JP
Advanced Course in ERPM
Japanese Management Practices · Osaka, Japan · 2011
QI
Quality Improvement & Process Management
Certification
NGO
Chairman, Arunoday Bahu-Uddeshiya Vikas Sanstha
Social development & rural welfare · 16+ years
Career Journey

25+ Years of
Industrial HR Leadership

2020
Present
Universal Consultant
Founder & Lead Trainer
Behavioural and leadership training for manufacturing teams, plus HR, IR and labour law consulting across Maharashtra and India.
2017
2020
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
Head of Employee Relations · Aurangabad
Led employee and industrial relations: union relations, collective bargaining, grievance resolution and statutory compliance.
2015
2016
Endurance Technologies Ltd.
General Manager · Pune
Senior HR leadership at one of India's leading auto-components manufacturers.
2011
2015
Volkswagen India
Deputy General Manager · Pune
Industrial relations, employee engagement, HR policy and compliance in a global automotive environment.
2008
2011
Škoda Auto India
Assistant General Manager, then Deputy General Manager · Aurangabad
HR, IR, compliance and workforce development during a period of growth.
2004
2008
Videocon Industries
HR Manager → Senior HR Manager → AGM · Aurangabad
Progressive HR leadership across recruitment, policy, employee relations and managerial development.
2000
2003
Everest Industries Limited
Assistant Manager · Nashik
Early career in HR and industrial relations.

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Whether it's a workshop for your supervisors or advice on a tricky IR situation, it starts with a conversation.

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