A former executive in operating roles with Indian and global companies, Soumitra possesses deep industry and market know-how and has successfully conducted several C-level and senior leadership search assignments for large, mid-sized and emerging enterprises across Industrial, Automotive, Infrastructure, Energy, Technology, Financial Services sectors. He has also worked closely with Private Equity and Venture Capital funds to help their portfolio companies hire or assess leadership talent at various stages of their life cycle.
Soumitra’s extensive early career experience in highly competitive businesses such as Information Technology, Telecom and Business Services, has given him robust capability – and passion – to partner with clients to understand their needs, business goals, organizational culture and leadership gaps, and deliver customized solutions that enhance their growth. Whether it is identifying and attracting C-level and senior executives, conducting succession planning and leadership assessment, or advising on culture and values alignment or team effectiveness, he strives to delight clients with his work.
Soumitra has delivered assignments across India and the broader Asia region, and adopts first-principles thinking in order to orchestrate the effectively delivery of engagements. He works collaboratively with clients and, if needed, will not shy away from challenging assumptions or conventional thinking, to make sure that the best outcomes are achieved every time. He has been a business builder throughout his career and can therefore relate to the growth challenges that organizations are grappling with and therefore, what sort of human capital they need to overcome those challenges.
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