Ajay leads Octave GIFT, a collaboration between the Tsao Pao Chee Group and GIFT aimed at enabling organisations to enhance their positive impact and business performance.
A former multinational executive at Colgate Palmolive and Swire, Ajay is known for effectively driving large scale transformations. He is also an award-winning poet and curator of literary festivals.
Previously, Ajay served as the Group Head of Diversity and Inclusion, and was Chair of the corporate HR transformation initiative at Swire. Before that, he served as the CHRO and Board member for Colgate Palmolive Asia Pacific. He has held multiple HR leadership roles based in the US, India, Southeast Asia and Hong Kong at Colgate, contributing significantly to the company’s global growth and efficiency initiatives.
Ajay is an MBA from XLRI – Xavier Institute of Management, Jamshedpur, one of India’s premier business schools. He is also academically trained in psychology, neuroscience, accounting and commerce.