Cushman & Wakefield appoints Ronita Majumdar Basu as Head of People Partnering for India, SEA and MEA

Cushman & Wakefield, a leading real estate company, has appointed Ronita Majumdar Basu as Head of People Partnering for India, South-East Asia, the Middle East and Africa, effective immediately. 

In her new role, Basu will lead the firm’s people strategy across these dynamic markets, aligning talent initiatives with business priorities and long-term growth ambitions.

She brings around two decades 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. 

Most recently, Basu worked with JLL as Global People Partner for over two years, and prior to that, she served at HT Media, Citibank India, and GE Capital in key roles. She has been instrumental in shaping and executing scalable, globally aligned people frameworks while balancing local and cultural nuances across diverse markets. Her expertise spans talent management, leadership development, employee engagement, rewards and workforce planning, supporting businesses through phases of growth, transformation and scale-building.  

Commenting on the appointment, Anshul Jain, Chief Executive for 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 added, “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, where she completed her post-graduation in Personnel Management and Industrial Relations. She also holds a B.Tech in Computer Science & Engineering from Kolkata.