Ambuja Neotia appoints Subhashish Das as Group CHRO
Ambuja Neotia appoints veteran HR leader Subhashish Das as Group CHRO
Ambuja Neotia Group, one of India's most respected and diversified business conglomerates, has appointed Subhashish Das as Group Chief Human Resources Officer (GCHRO). Das will be based at Ambuja Neotia Corporate office in Kolkata and will report to Harshavardhan Neotia, Chairman of the group.
Role and mandate
In this new role, he will lead the group's human resource strategy, leadership capability building, talent development & culture, and organisational effectiveness initiatives across the groups' diversified businesses. Das is expected to focus on strengthening leadership capability, integrating people strategies across the group's multiple businesses, and building purpose-driven workplaces aligned with long-term growth ambitions.
Background and experience
Das brings over 30 years of extensive experience in human resource management, with a proven track record of driving business results through strategic HR initiatives. The appointment marks a return to the Ambuja fold for Das, whose professional journey in human resources began nearly three decades ago with Ambuja Cements. He joined Ambuja Cements in March 1995 as general manager–HRM and spent over a decade with the organisation, working closely with group leadership during a formative phase of its growth.
Most recently, he served as president–HR & CHRO at J M Baxi Group from September 2023 to November 2025, where he led people strategy for the logistics and maritime conglomerate. Prior to that, he was president–HR & CHRO at Alok Industries between March 2020 and July 2023. Earlier in his career, Das spent nearly 14 years at Berger Paints India, serving as vice president – corporate HR & personnel from March 2006 to February 2020.
Das holds an LLB from Pt Ravishankar Shukla University and is an alumnus of National Institute of Personnel Management, Kolkata.
Ambuja Neotia's expansion agenda
Ambuja Neotia Group is one of India's most respected and diversified business conglomerates with interests in real estate, hospitality, healthcare, and education. The group will invest Rs 6,500 crore in residential and commercial real estate, delivering 10.5 million sq.ft. of built space over the next four to five years. The Group has delivered landmark projects, including Kolkata's first PPP housing project and a chain of City Centre malls, while expanding into healthcare and education with initiatives like The Neotia University.