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.