Gurugram: Cushman & Wakefield, one of the largest and fastest-growing real estate services firms in India, has announced the appointment of Ronita Majumdar Basu as Head of People Partnering for India, South-East Asia, Middle East and Africa. In her new role, Ronita will lead the firm’s people strategy across these key growth markets, aligning talent priorities with evolving business goals and long-term expansion plans.
The appointment comes as Cushman & Wakefield continues to strengthen its leadership and organisational capabilities across diverse, high-growth regions. Ronita will be responsible for driving strategic people initiatives, enhancing leadership capability, and fostering an inclusive, high-performance culture that supports sustained business growth.
Commenting on the appointment, Anshul Jain, Chief Executive, India, SEA, MEA and APAC Office and Retail, said, “As we accelerate growth across diverse markets, building leadership capability and an inclusive, high-performance culture is critical. Ronita’s business insight and people leadership will be key to strengthening our people agenda and supporting long-term growth.”
Ronita brings more than 19 years of global HR leadership experience, having led people strategies across multi-country operations and large capability centres spanning India, Asia-Pacific, Europe and the Americas. She has played a key role in designing and implementing scalable, globally aligned people frameworks while effectively balancing local and cultural nuances across markets.
Her experience spans talent management, leadership development, employee engagement, rewards, and workforce planning. Over the course of her career, she has supported organisations through phases of growth, transformation, and scale-building, shaping a strong business-oriented and execution-focused approach to people strategy.
On her appointment, Ronita said, “Cushman & Wakefield’s focus on people and culture strongly resonates with me. In a services-led organisation, attracting high-quality talent and creating the right environment for teams to perform at their best is critical. As the firm continues to grow, I look forward to strengthening people practices that enable capability, engagement and sustained performance.”
Ronita is an alumna of XLRI – Xavier School of Management, Jamshedpur, where she completed her post-graduation in Personnel Management and Industrial Relations. She also holds a B.Tech in Computer Science & Engineering from Kolkata.
