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DS Group appoints Subrat Chakravarty as corporate CHRO
NATIONAL: DS Group has appointed Subrat Chakravarty as corporate CHRO, tasking him with leading the conglomerate’s human resources function and driving its people and process transformation agenda. The appointment comes as the FMCG-focused group sharpens its push towards building a future-ready organisation aligned with long-term growth ambitions.
Chakravarty brings more than three decades of human resources experience across global and Indian organisations, spanning technology, consulting and consumer businesses. His career includes senior leadership roles at HCL Technologies, Aon Hewitt, L&T Infotech, IPCL and Bata India, where he focused on large-scale HR transformation, talent management and organisational design. His work has blended HR technology, data analytics and human judgement to align people strategies with business outcomes.
DS Group senior vice president–corporate strategy and business development Anshu Dewan, said Chakravarty’s track record in leading complex HR transformations would be critical as the group strengthens its position as a leading FMCG conglomerate. Chakravarty said DS Group’s legacy and forward-looking vision offered an opportunity to build technology- and process-led people strategies aligned with the group’s values and business objectives.
Chakravarty holds a postgraduate degree in personnel management and industrial relations from Xavier Institute of Social Service, Ranchi, and a bachelor’s degree in economics (honours) from St Xavier’s College, Ranchi.
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Dabur elevates Mohit Malhotra to global CEO, appoints Herjit Bhalla as India business CEO
Bhalla will report to Malhotra in his capacity as global CEO
GHAZIABAD: Dabur’s board of directors has approved a senior leadership restructuring, elevating Mohit Malhotra to the role of whole-time director and global chief executive officer with immediate effect.
In a regulatory filing on Tuesday, the company said Malhotra, who currently serves as whole-time director and chief executive officer, has been redesignated as global CEO from 17 February, 2026.
Separately, the board has approved the appointment of Herjit S Bhalla as chief executive officer – India business, placing him in the category of senior management personnel. His appointment will take effect from 15 April, 2026.
Bhalla will report to Malhotra in his capacity as global CEO.
Aged 49, Bhalla brings more than 25 years of commercial and general management experience across multiple geographies. He began his career at Unilever, where he spent 16 years in sales and marketing roles, including a stint as marketing director in Moscow between 2009 and 2012.
He later served as chief operating officer at Metro Cash & Carry, where he was also a member of the executive board. In 2018, Bhalla joined The Hershey Company as managing director for India and has since held global roles, including vice-president positions overseeing India, AEMEA, Canada and global customers.
