{"url":"https://newsforagent.com/news/2026-10-30/hubtown-vijayalakshmi-iyer-deputy-chro","markdown_url":"https://newsforagent.com/news/2026-10-30/hubtown-vijayalakshmi-iyer-deputy-chro.md","title":"Hubtown Names Vijayalakshmi Iyer Deputy CHRO","headline":"Hubtown Appoints Vijayalakshmi Jayaraman Iyer as Deputy Chief Human Resources Officer","description":"Hubtown has appointed Vijayalakshmi Jayaraman Iyer, who brings nearly 20 years of HR experience, as Deputy Chief Human Resources Officer.","section":"Leadership","published_at":"2026-10-30T14:52:09+00:00","modified_at":"2026-10-30T14:52:09+00:00","author":"News Desk","key_takeaways":["Hubtown appointed Vijayalakshmi Jayaraman Iyer as Deputy Chief Human Resources Officer.","Iyer brings nearly 20 years of HR experience and was CHRO at Securities for more than three and a half years.","Hubtown named Anuj Nath Galgotia as Chief Human Resources Officer in August 2026."],"companies":[{"name":"Hubtown","is_primary":true,"profile_url":"https://akta.pro/company-profiles/003bovc/hubtown","website":"http://www.hubtown.co.in"}],"source":{"publisher":"Women Entrepreneurs Review","title":"Hubtown Appoints Vijayalakshmi Jayaraman Iyer as Deputy CHRO","url":"https://www.womenentrepreneursreview.com/news/hubtown-appoints-vijayalakshmi-jayaraman-iyer-as-deputy-chro-nwid-9512.html"},"other_sources":[],"tags":["Leadership","Hubtown"],"body_markdown":"Hubtown has appointed Vijayalakshmi Jayaraman Iyer as its Deputy Chief Human Resources Officer, the real estate company said, per [Women Entrepreneurs Review](https://www.womenentrepreneursreview.com/news/hubtown-appoints-vijayalakshmi-jayaraman-iyer-as-deputy-chro-nwid-9512.html). Iyer brings nearly 20 years of HR experience and joins from Securities, where she served as Chief Human Resources Officer for more than three and a half years.\n\n## Iyer's HR Career Across Real Estate\n\nIn her new role at [Hubtown](https://akta.pro/company-profiles/003bovc/hubtown), Iyer will contribute to the company's human resources leadership, drawing on experience in HR management, talent acquisition, employee engagement and strategic workforce planning, according to the report.\n\nIyer began her HR career in July 2005 at BIFM as a Senior Executive in Human Resources and was promoted to Assistant Manager in HRD in July 2006. In November 2007 she moved to Labnics Equipment as HR Manager, where she helped establish the company's HR department during a tenure of less than two years.\n\nShe entered Indiabulls Real Estate in 2009 as Assistant Manager in Human Resources, working on the technical recruitment process, campus recruitment across India and employee engagement initiatives. In 2011 she was appointed head of the HR function at Nirmal Lifestyle, where she worked for more than 11 years until 2022, responsible for strategic HR planning, recruitment, employee induction, training and development, and employee grievances.\n\nIyer joined Securities as Chief Human Resources Officer in December 2022 after her stint at Nirmal Lifestyle. The report said she handled recruitment processes end to end and evaluated workforce needs in the short, medium and long term according to business requirements, and helped create HR processes suited to expanding operational needs.\n\n## Hubtown's Earlier HR Leadership Appointment\n\nHubtown appointed Anuj Nath Galgotia as its Chief Human Resources Officer to strengthen its people leadership, [Hrtoday](https://akta.pro/news-signals) reported in August 2026. Iyer now joins as Deputy CHRO, reporting into a human resources function that gained a new chief two months earlier.\n\n## Hubtown's Project Consolidation Moves\n\nHubtown shareholders approved the NCLT-directed merger of 25 West Realty Private Limited and Saicharan Consultancy Private Limited, both wholly-owned subsidiaries, according to akta.pro [company records](https://akta.pro/company-data). The move added to a broader consolidation program covering 25 West, 25 South and 25 Downtown that unlocks over 5 million sq ft of developable area.\n\nManagement publicly committed to FY27 targets of Rs 6,000 crore in pre-sales and Rs 3,000 crore in cash collections, alongside announcing the subsidiary consolidation initiative that had just received NCLT approval, the same records show.\n\n## Hubtown's Stake Increase and Project Merger\n\nIn October 2026, Hubtown raised its stake in subsidiary Rare Townships Private Limited to 74.65% through a rights issue, investing ₹36.78 crore for 1.22 crore Class A shares at ₹30 each, ScanX reported.\n\nIn September 2026, Hubtown said it planned to consolidate promoter-held projects including 25 Downtown, 25 South, 25 West and Rising City, BusinessLine reported. The merger brings over 6 million sq ft of carpet area and over ₹50,000 crore of GDV, with total GDV expected to reach ₹1.3 lakh crore.\n","publisher":{"name":"News for Agent","url":"https://newsforagent.com"}}