{"url":"https://newsforagent.com/news/2026-11-14/indorama-bhattacharjee-chro-eurasia","markdown_url":"https://newsforagent.com/news/2026-11-14/indorama-bhattacharjee-chro-eurasia.md","title":"Indorama Promotes Diptanu Bhattacharjee to Eurasia HR Chief","headline":"Indorama Corporation Elevates Diptanu Bhattacharjee to CHRO for Eurasia Region","description":"Indorama Corporation has promoted Diptanu Bhattacharjee to CHRO for Eurasia, expanding his HR remit from Uzbekistan to the group's regional businesses.","section":"Leadership","published_at":"2026-11-14T07:27:13+00:00","modified_at":"2026-11-14T07:27:13+00:00","author":"News Desk","key_takeaways":["Diptanu Bhattacharjee was elevated to Chief Human Resources Officer – Eurasia at Indorama Corporation in November 2026.","Bhattacharjee previously served as Country Head HR for Indorama's businesses in Uzbekistan, based in Tashkent.","As Head of HR at Indorama Agro, Bhattacharjee managed a workforce of about 3,500 local employees and 200 expatriates."],"companies":[{"name":"Indorama","is_primary":true,"profile_url":"https://akta.pro/company-profiles/0004jju/indorama","website":"http://www.indorama.com"}],"source":{"publisher":"Hrtoday","title":"Indorama Corporation Elevates Diptanu Bhattacharjee as CHRO – Eurasia","url":"https://hrtoday.in/indorama-corporation-elevates-diptanu-bhattacharjee-as-chro-eurasia/"},"other_sources":[],"tags":["Leadership","Indorama"],"body_markdown":"Indorama Corporation has elevated Diptanu Bhattacharjee to Chief Human Resources Officer – Eurasia, expanding his remit from country-level HR leadership in Uzbekistan to the group's regional businesses. [Hrtoday](https://hrtoday.in/indorama-corporation-elevates-diptanu-bhattacharjee-as-chro-eurasia/) reported the appointment in November 2026. Bhattacharjee brings nearly 17 years of experience in human resources leadership, organizational development, industrial relations and strategic workforce management.\n\n## Bhattacharjee's Expanded Regional HR Mandate\n\nIn the new role, Bhattacharjee will lead the HR function for all [Indorama](https://akta.pro/company-profiles/0004jju/indorama) Group companies across the Eurasia region, building on his work managing human resources operations in Uzbekistan. Before the elevation, he was Country Head HR at Indorama Corporation, overseeing the people function for the group's businesses in Uzbekistan from Tashkent. His progression expands his responsibilities from country-level oversight to a wider regional portfolio spanning businesses with different workforce structures and organizational requirements.\n\nPreviously, Bhattacharjee was Head of HR at Indorama Agro, where he led the human resources function for Indorama Agro and Indorama Kokand Textile in Uzbekistan. That role covered a workforce of approximately 3,500 local employees and 200 expatriates across agricultural technology and cotton yarn manufacturing. In an earlier assignment as Head of Human Resources at Indorama Agro, he led HR operations for approximately 3,200 local employees and 170 expatriates, with responsibilities including organizational design, talent acquisition, learning and development, compensation and benefits, and employee relations. He also managed HR process automation and compliance involving international stakeholders and lenders, including the International Finance Corporation and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development.\n\nHis earlier career includes Divisional Manager HR – East India at Coromandel International Limited, an HR role at Nestlé, Plant HR Lead at Carlsberg India and a start at Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages. Bhattacharjee completed an executive program in Strategic Human Resource Management at the Indian Institute of Management Calcutta and holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Management in Human Resources from the ITM Group of Institutions.\n\n## Indorama's Uzbekistan Investment and Workforce Scale\n\nAccording to akta.pro [company records](https://akta.pro/company-data), Indorama has invested $244 million in Uzbekistan across textile operations ($164 million) and mineral fertilizer ($80 million), creating approximately 2,000 jobs. The company acquired 99.02% of Ferganaazot for $140 million with an additional $100 million modernization commitment. The same records list a global workforce of more than 26,000 across 40 manufacturing sites.\n\n## Earlier Indorama Developments\n\nIn June 2026, Indorama was closing on a combined $348 million debt package from the IFC and EBRD for its Ain Sokhna fertilizer complex, with the lenders weighing up to $174 million each, Enterpriseam reported. In August 2026, Nigerian Exchange Limited Chief Executive Officer Temi Popoola urged the Federal Government to use the capital market to list stakes in significant national assets, including Indorama Eleme Petrochemicals Limited, Nairametrics reported. In September 2026, Bloomberg reported that dozens of people were killed in Port Harcourt, Nigeria, after a pipeline used by Indorama Corp. was vandalized, according to police.\n","publisher":{"name":"News for Agent","url":"https://newsforagent.com"}}