Rupak Sircar

Rupak Sircar is a Partner at Stanton Chase, specializing in the Consumer Products & Services Practice. Based in the Middle East, Sircar leverages extensive experience in human resources and organizational leadership across diverse industries including FMCG, retail, banking, and hospitality.

Sircar's professional background is anchored in senior HR roles at major multinational organizations. Most recently, he served as Chief Human Resources Officer for Hospitality & New Businesses at Landmark Group, a multinational conglomerate headquartered in Dubai that operates across retail, apparel, footwear, consumer electronics, cosmetics, beauty products, home improvement, baby products, hospitality, and leisure. His earlier positions included Head of Human Resources for Corporate & Investment Banking at Royal Bank of Scotland Business, Head of Corporate and Business HR at ING Insurance, Head of Human Resources-South at ICICI Bank, Head of Rewards and Organization Effectiveness at Bank Muscat, and Manager of Corporate Human Resources at Eveready Industries India.

Sircar holds a Global Fellow certification in Talent Management from The Wharton School (2019). His professional skill set encompasses HR Business Partnering, Talent Management, Change Management, Performance Management, and Recruiting. Colleagues have noted his ability to quickly understand business dynamics and key success factors, win stakeholder confidence, and bring systematic, thorough analytical thinking to complex organizational challenges.

Career History

• Partner, Consumer Products & Services Practice – Stanton Chase
• Chief Human Resources Officer, Hospitality & New Businesses – Landmark Group
• Group Head of HR, Centers of Excellence – Landmark Group
• Head of Human Resources, Corporate & Investment Banking – Royal Bank of Scotland Business (2014-2016)
• Head of Corporate and Business HR – ING Insurance (2008-2014)

What Rupak Sircar could bring to the Consumer Products & Services practice at Stanton Chase: Drawing from a decade-plus of C-suite HR leadership at Landmark Group—a diversified conglomerate operating across retail, FMCG, hospitality, and consumer goods—Sircar brings unparalleled insight into identifying, assessing, and developing talent for complex, multi-brand consumer organizations. His experience spanning traditional HR roles across banking, insurance, and retail positions him to advise clients on organizational transformation, talent strategy, and succession planning in an increasingly digital-first consumer landscape. His Wharton training in talent management and demonstrated ability to operate across cross-functional silos equip him to support consumer products companies navigating both talent acquisition and organizational development challenges.