STEER World has announced the appointment of Ajay Bhasin as its Group Chief Human Resource Officer (CHRO). An accomplished HR professional with a career spanning more than two decades of leadership in Human Capital, Ajay has joined STEER World from Tata Coffee.

In this role, 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.

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 organisations on the other. His previous leadership roles include positions of increasing responsibility at Britannia Industries, GlaxoSmithKline, Johnson & Johnson Limited, and Panacea Biotec. 

“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, “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,” said TN Hari.