Pune, Maharashtra, India, July 2026 — Addepar has appointed Debansh Roy as Regional Director, People Partner – APAC, strengthening its people leadership as the company continues to scale its operations across the Asia-Pacific region. In his new role, Debansh will lead the region’s talent and people strategy across Pune and Singapore, while partnering with business leaders to enhance talent capabilities, operational synergies, and organizational effectiveness in support of Addepar’s rapidly expanding R&D and Go-To-Market functions across APAC.
Prior to joining Addepar, Debansh served at AllianceBernstein, where he most recently held the position of Vice President/Head of People, India | Board Member. In this role, he led the people and talent strategy for the firm’s largest international office while serving as a Director on the India Board. He partnered closely with global executive leadership on mergers and acquisitions, regional expansion strategies, governance, and organizational growth. Earlier, he served as Vice President/Director – People, India, working with business leaders to design and execute scalable people strategies supporting the firm’s technology, operations, and investment businesses.
Before AllianceBernstein, Debansh spent over four years with Buro Happold, holding several global leadership positions including Global Human Resources Shared Services Manager, Global Resourcing Operations Manager, and Country HR Manager. During his tenure, he led global HR transformation initiatives, developed shared services capabilities, modernized HR operations, strengthened talent acquisition and succession planning, and partnered with regional leadership teams to build scalable people frameworks supporting international business growth.
Earlier in his career, Debansh held key human resources leadership roles at Trafigura, where he played an instrumental role in establishing Puma Energy’s India business, setting up HR delivery operations across Asia Pacific, implementing global talent strategies, and leading workforce transformation initiatives. He also held HR leadership positions at Altisource and The Leela Palaces, Hotels and Resorts, gaining extensive experience across talent management, employee engagement, organizational development, HR operations, leadership development, and business partnering.
With over 17 years of experience across financial services, engineering consulting, technology, energy, hospitality, and global business services, Debansh has built a distinguished career leading strategic people initiatives, organizational transformation, governance, and talent development across multinational organizations. His appointment underscores Addepar’s commitment to building a high-performing people organization that supports innovation, business growth, and operational excellence across the Asia-Pacific region.
About Addepar
Addepar is a global data and AI platform that empowers investment professionals to transform complex financial information into actionable intelligence. The company’s technology unifies portfolio, market, and client data into a comprehensive investment view while delivering AI-powered insights that enhance investment decision-making and client engagement.
Today, more than 1,400 firms across 60 countries rely on Addepar to manage and advise on approximately $9 trillion in assets. Its open platform integrates with more than 650 software, data, and consulting partners, enabling end-to-end investment operations for firms of all sizes. Headquartered in the United States, Addepar has a global presence with offices in New York, Salt Lake City, London, Edinburgh, Pune, Dubai, Geneva, São Paulo, and Singapore.
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