Total Environment Building Systems Appoints Alok Mehta as Group CHRO & President
Total Environment Names Alok Mehta as Group CHRO and President
Total Environment Building Systems, an Indian architect-led real estate and design company, has announced the appointment of Alok Mehta as group CHRO and president. The appointment strengthens the company's senior leadership as it continues to expand residential operations across India.
Background and Experience
Mehta has contributed nearly 30 years of experience to various leadership and HR domain functions. Before joining Total Environment Building System, Mehta worked at the Swedish IT product organisation Hexagon as executive director of human resources (global capability centres), where he was based out of Hyderabad.
His career spans multiple sectors and operating contexts. He has been associated with companies such as INTAS Pharma, India Value Fund Advisors, Metro Cash & Carry, AstraZeneca Pharma, Deutsche Bank Group, and Motorola India Electronics. Mehta holds a master's degree in personnel management and industrial relations from TISS, Mumbai.
Mehta's earlier roles include scaling HR functions across geographies and sectors. In 2000, Mehta moved to Motorola India as manager-HR to handle HR (generalist) for two business verticals at the global software centre. In 2002, Mehta was promoted to compensation and benefits manager for Motorola India, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh. In this role, he managed three mergers and three divestitures. Mehta moved to Deutsche Bank as head of HR in 2006. After staying there for a year, he shifted to Metro Cash & Carry as director, HR, and member of the India board in the pharma sector.
About Total Environment Building Systems
Total Environment Building System, founded in 1996 by Kamal Sagar and wife Shibanee Sagar, is a prominent name in the Indian real estate landscape, particularly celebrated for its luxury residential projects. The firm has delivered 4 million+ sqft of luxury residential supply across Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Pune, serving 1,200+ clients.
The company's core philosophy revolves around creating 'handcrafted homes' that seamlessly integrate with nature, focusing on people-centric design, craftsmanship, and the use of natural, timeless materials like exposed brick, natural stone, and rich wood. The firm pioneered the cantilevered-terrace-garden concept in apartment design in 1997 - a vocabulary that has since become widely emulated across Bengaluru and the broader Indian luxury-residential market.
The Total Environment brand carries a 4.3 / 5 aggregate rating across 268+ public reviews, anchored by signature delivered projects across the upper-premium tier of the Bengaluru market. Some of their most lauded luxury ventures include 'Windmills of Your Mind', 'After the Rain', and 'Pursuit of a Radical Rhapsody'.