Cushman & Wakefield announced the appointment of Ronita Majumdar Basu as Head of People Partnering for India, South-East Asia, Middle East and Africa. In this role, Ronita will lead the firm’s people strategy across these dynamic markets, aligning talent initiatives with business priorities and long-term growth ambitions.
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 over 19 years of global HR leadership experience, having led people strategy across multi-country operations and large capability centres spanning India, Asia-Pacific, Europe and the Americas. She has been instrumental in shaping and executing scalable, globally aligned people frameworks while balancing local and cultural nuances across diverse markets.
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She brings deep experience across talent management, leadership development, employee engagement, rewards and workforce planning, and has supported businesses through phases of growth, transformation and scale-building. This experience has shaped her strong business-oriented and execution-focused approach to people strategy.
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.
