Bengaluru, 08 April 2024 – STEER World, a global leader in engineering innovation, specializing in materials transformation, proudly announces the appointment of Ajay Bhasin as its Group Chief Human Resource Officer (CHRO).
In this role, Mr. Bhasin will be responsible for the company’s worldwide human capital strategy and operations; talent management; inclusion; safety; and compensation and benefits. He will join the executive leadership team reporting to TN Hari, Executive Chairman of STEER World.
Ajay Bhasin is an accomplished HR professional with an illustrious career spanning more than two decades of leadership in Human Capital. He has helped design and implement best-in-class Human Capital practices in a diverse set of industry contexts ranging from large and mature global companies on the one hand to fast paced and high growth organizations on the other. Ajay brings a rare and deep appreciation of the connect between the business context and the right human capital interventions that can make a difference.
Most recently, he served as the head of HR at Tata Coffee where he helped build a people strategy focused on developing high-performing employees, driving employee engagement and delivering business results.
His previous leadership roles include positions of increasing responsibility at Britannia Industries, GlaxoSmithKline, Johnson & Johnson Limited and Panacea Biotec.
“I would like to thank the STEER World Leadership for this opportunity to lead the Human Resource function. I hope to be a catalyst in further building on the STEER World culture while keeping its high-performing employees at the core. I look forward to strengthening and driving growth in the exciting times ahead,” Ajay said.
TN Hari, Executive Chairman of STEER World said, “We are delighted to welcome Ajay to the STEER family as our Group CHRO. After patiently laying a very strong foundation for several first-of-their-kind materials sciences technologies, STEER is now poised to create several deep-tech companies in this space from India. Human Capital will play a very strategic role at this stage of growth and Ajay’s wealth of experience and strategic acumen will play a pivotal role.”
