Ahuja Residences Expands Sonal Pathak’s CHRO Mandate to Include IT and Digital Transformation

Sonal Pathak, Chief Human Resources Officer at Ahuja Residences, has taken on an expanded leadership mandate, bringing IT and Digital Transformation under her purview. The move marks a significant step in the hospitality group's transformation journey, aligning People, Technology and AI under a unified business agenda as the organisation continues to scale.

In her expanded role, Sonal will focus on leveraging technology and Artificial Intelligence to address business priorities, from enhancing guest experiences and improving operational productivity to simplifying workflows and enabling data-driven decision-making. The mandate reflects an evolving approach to enterprise transformation, where technology adoption and people strategy work together to create more agile, responsive and efficient organisations.

Sonal brings diverse leadership experience across human resources, people development and organisational development. Before joining Ahuja Residences, she founded and led HR DataQube as its Founder and CEO. Her professional journey also includes serving as Director – HR and People Development at Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group.

Earlier in her career, she worked as Project Coordinator for a skill development project supported by UNDP and held the position of Group HR Head at Kingdom of Dreams. Her experience across hospitality, organisational development and skill development has shaped her understanding of people, business and workforce transformation.

With this expanded mandate, Sonal's role moves beyond the traditional boundaries of HR leadership, bringing together organisational culture, digital capabilities and AI-led transformation. For Ahuja Residences, the focus is on building a technology-enabled organisation that combines the human touch central to hospitality with the intelligence, efficiency and agility required for its next phase of growth.