Cushman & Wakefield Appoints Ronita Basu Head of People Partnering

28 Jan 2026 CW Team

Cushman & Wakefield has announced the appointment of Ronita Majumdar Basu as Head of People Partnering for India, South-East Asia, the Middle East and Africa. In this role, she will lead the firm’s people strategy across these markets, aligning talent initiatives with business priorities and long-term growth plans.

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.”

Basu 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 played a key role in designing and implementing scalable, globally aligned people frameworks while addressing local and cultural nuances.

Her experience spans talent management, leadership development, employee engagement, rewards and workforce planning, and includes supporting organisations through phases of growth, transformation and scale-building.

Responding to her appointment, Ronita Majumdar Basu 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.”

Basu is an alumna of XLRI – Xavier School of Management, Jamshedpur, with a post-graduate qualification in Personnel Management and Industrial Relations, and holds a BTech in Computer Science and Engineering from Kolkata.

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