Omega Healthcare appoints Viral Bansal as Chief People Officer & Global Head of HR

Omega Healthcare has announced the appointment of Viral Bansal as its new Chief People Officer and Global Head – Human Resources, marking a strategic move to strengthen the company’s global people strategy and organisational growth.

“We’re thrilled to announce the appointment of Viral Bansal as our new Chief People Officer and Global Head – Human Resources, marking an exciting chapter in people strategy and organisational growth,” the company shared. 

Adding, “Viral will partner with leadership to spearhead our people strategy across all operating geographies. Under his leadership, we are poised to strengthen our global talent ecosystem, leadership capabilities, and inclusive culture to fuel Omega Healthcare's next phase of growth and scale. This builds directly on his expertise, putting people at the heart of our high-value healthcare mission.”

Bansal brings more than two decades of HR leadership experience across services, product, and technology-driven organisations. Over the course of his career, he has worked with businesses at different stages of growth, including startups and global enterprises, and has experience managing hypergrowth environments, organisational transformation, and enterprise-scale people strategies.

He is known for his expertise in change management, mergers and acquisitions, total rewards, digital scale-ups, and new-age talent initiatives. His approach combines business strategy, technology, and analytics to build high-performance cultures and scalable talent ecosystems.

Bansal holds an MBA in Human Resource Management from the Institute of Management Technology, Ghaziabad, and a Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) from Shri Ram College of Commerce. His academic background and professional experience have helped him develop a strong foundation in both business and people strategy.

At Omega Healthcare, he is expected to play a key role in building a future-ready workforce, strengthening leadership pipelines, and aligning people strategy with the company’s long-term growth and healthcare mission, with a focus on ensuring that culture, capability, and innovation continue to support the organisation’s global expansion.