Mahindra & Mahindra Limited announced executive changes. Ruzbeh Irani, President Group Human Resources, shall retire from the Company with effect from the close of business hours 1 April 2026, pursuant to his reaching the age of superannuation and his consequent cessation as the Senior Management Personnel of the Company; Rohit Thakur shall be appointed as the Group Chief Human Resources Officer and form part of Senior Management Personnel of the Company with effect from 2 April 2026. Mr. Rohit Thakur, the current CHRO for the Auto and Farm Sector, is being appointed as the Group Chief Human Resources Officer effective from 1 April 2026.
Prior to his current role, Mr. Rohit Thakur has held diverse and substantial HR leadership positions across numerous renowned organizations. As the CHRO for Accenture in India, he was instrumental in shaping the talent strategy and overseeing HR service delivery and operations for 200,000 employees across all segments. His extensive experience includes the CHRO role at Microsoft India, where he led the talent and cultural transformation across all entities.
Prior to that, he has held HR leadership roles at GE in various sectors like Energy, Capital, Engineering and Aviation, both in India and the United States. Mr. Rohit Thakur has also led HR for 2 startups, LEAD School and Paytm. He holds a commerce degree from SRCC Delhi and an MBA in HR from XLRI Jamshedpur.
