After a stint with Mahindra Holidays & Resorts as chief human resources officer, Tanvi Choksi has joined Savills Asia Pacific as chief people officer (CPO)-Asia Pacific.
Before her association with Mahindra Holidays & Resorts, Choksi was with JLL for over seven years. Her association with the brand had begun in 2017.
An alumna of the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Tanvi Choksi began her professional journey with Tata Motors as a management trainee, in 2005. She took up the role of human resources manager, at Monsanto Company, in 2006, working as an HR generalist for a year.
Her decade-long association with Johnson & Johnson began in August 2007, as HR business partner, pharmaceuticals. Four years into this role, she was elevated to HRBP, medical devices, in September of 2011.
Another promotion four years later put her in the position of HR head-medical devices and diabetes care, APAC, in 2015.
For the next two years, she was responsible for a workforce of 1500+ employees with a sales revenue of over $600 mn.
October of 2017 saw Tanvi Choksi moving on to JLL India, where she took up the role of CHRO, India & JLL Business Services, global. She successfully led a team of over 90 HR professionals across India, Sri Lanka, China, Manila and Poland. In 2022, she became chief human resources officer, JLL. This role saw her leading the people strategy for JLL Asia Pacific, which employs 43,000 people with a specific focus on markets and capital markets business lines.
Her role at Mahindra Holidays & Resorts India in January of 2025 allowed her to step into the hospitality sector for a while.
Now, at Savills Asia Pacific, a global real-estate services provider, she will lead people strategy across Asia Pacific – drive the growth agenda, strengthen the employee experience, and help attract, develop and retain the best talent in the industry.
HRKatha wishes Tanvi Choksi all the best in this endeavour!


