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firms in India
Executive search firms (informally called headhunting
firms) provide specialized recruitment services that
find top-level candidates for senior, executive, or other
highly specialized positions for companies. Not
restricted to providing just recruitment services, top
executive search firms also helps organizations with
training of professionals and other personnel induction
programs.

Here is our list of the top 10 executive search

firms/headhunting firms in India who work in retained
and contingent search to recruit highly qualified
candidates for senior-level and executive jobs across the
various industries in the private sectors as well as for
not-for-profit organizations.

List of the Top Executive Search

Firms in India

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#1 : ABC Consultants
(https://www.abcconsultant
s.in)

Key People:

B P Agrawal – Chairman
(https://in.linkedin.com/pub/bish-
agrawal/1/739/b28)
Shiv Agrawal – MD
(https://in.linkedin.com/in/shivagrawalabc)

Founded in 1969 One of the oldest executive search

firm in India, they have a tagline that says, “A
million results are useless unless you find the One
that makes your search worthwhile”. They have
three sister concerns namely HeadCount, FlexAbility
and HeadHonchos, each recruiting across different
business verticals.

Contact details

Their corporate office is in Delhi, with regional

offices across major indian cities.
1st Floor, Eros Corporate Tower
Nehru Place
New Delhi 110 019
Get Directions
(https://www.google.co.in/maps/dir/''/ABC+Consult
ants,+1st+Floor,+Eros+Corporate+Tower,+Nehru+P
lace,+New+Delhi,+Delhi+110019/@28.5491997,77.21
55317,13z)

T: +91 11 4934 3900

E: info@abcconsultants.in
(mailto:info@abcconsultants.in)

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#2 : Pipal Tree Services :

Executive Search Firm
(https://www.pipaltreeservic
es.com/)

Key People

Sonia Sharma
(https://www.linkedin.com/in/sonia-sharma-
a646101/) – Director/Founder :
sonia@pipaltreeservices.com
Rahul Bahuguna (http://www.rahulbahuguna.me) –
Director/Founder
A relative new entrant in the market, Pipal Tree
Services has brings together “human factor” in the
executive search by bringing together its
understanding of its client requirements with
industry knowledge and human talent.

Contact details

Their corporate office is in Delhi, with regional office

in Mumbai .

#3 : Korn Ferry International

(https://www.kornferry.com/
)

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Key People:
Ashutosh Khanna
(https://www.kornferry.com/consultants/ashutoshk
hanna) : ashutosh.khanna@kornferry.com
Madhav Sharan
(https://www.kornferry.com/consultants/madhavsh
aran) : madhav.sharan@kornferry.com
Navnit Singh
(https://www.kornferry.com/consultants/navnitsing
h) . : navnit.singh@kornferry.com

Started almost at the same time as ABC, Korn Ferry

is a global executive search firm which operates
through 78 offices in over 37 countries and has a
team of approximately 3,900 employees. Korn Ferry
has won numerous accolades including No.1 Global
Executive Recruitment firm. Korn Ferry main
business operations includes Executive Search,
Leadership and Talent Consulting and Futurestep.

Contact details

Their corporate office is in Delhi, with regional

offices in Mumbai and Bangalore.

DLF Phase 5,Two Horizon Center , Second Floor,

Gurugram, Haryana 12200
T: 0124 432 1000

#4 : Spencer Stuart
(https://www.spencerstuart.
com/)

Key People:

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Kevin Connelly – CEO

(https://www.linkedin.com/pub/kevin-
connelly/6/894/292)
Rohit Kale – Business Head India
(https://in.linkedin.com/pub/rohit-kale/80/861/326):
rkale@spencerstuart.com

Spencer Stuart started in 1956 and now has over 56

offices in 30 countries and advisors spread
worldwide. Spencer Stuart is a privately held
executive search firm which provides its clients with
counseling and guidance for their senior leadership
needs as well as other advisory services and
assessments.

Contact details

Their corporate office is in Delhi, with regional

offices in Mumbai .

#5 : Stanton Chase

Key People:

Mickey Matthews – Managing Director

(https://www.linkedin.com/pub/mickey-
matthews/0/2b3/129)
Founded in 1990, Stanton Chase boasts of operations
in 9 countries, 72 offices backed by 350 consultants
and 9 global practice groups. Stanton Chase is a
renowned executive search firm with over thousands
of satisfied customers.

Contact details

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Their corporate office is in Delhi, with regional

offices in Mumbai and Bangalore.

#6 : Accord India
(http://www.accordindia.net
/)

Key People:

Sonal Agrawal – Managing Partner, India

(https://www.linkedin.com/pub/sonal-
agrawal/0/31b/946)
A boutique retained executive search firm, Accord
specializes in CXO and specialist searches. Having
operations in Bombay, Delhi and Bangalor, it has
services ranging from diversity searches, forensic
due diligence, career transition services and market
mapping services. Accord is also a founding member
of AltoPartners, the leading global alliance of
independently owned executive search firms, with
over 50 offices across over 30 countries in the
Americas, Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia-
Pacific. In India

#7 : Anzy Careers
(http://anzycareers.com)

Key People:

Deepak Singh – Founder

(https://www.linkedin.com/in/deepaksingh85)
Founded in 2010 , Anzy Careers is an HR consulting
firm with a focus on IT and Technology startups.

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They specialize in executive search, leadership

search and resource process outsourcing. This
executive search firm helped build teams for high-
end technology startups like Flipkart, Myntra,
InMobi, Vdopia, etc.

#8 : Egon Zehnder
(https://www.egonzehnder.c
om/)

Key People:

Rajeev Vasudeva – CEO

(https://www.linkedin.com/pub/rajeev-
vasudeva/0/356/31a)
Damien O’Brien – Chairman
(http://www.egonzehnder.com/consultant/damien-i-
o-brien.html)
Another privately held executive search and talent
management consultancy in this list, Egon Zehnder
has presence across 41 countries and boasts of about
400 consultants in 69 offices. Their specialties include
senior-level executive search, CEO succession, board
search and advisory, family business advisory and
leadership assessment. Their client base ranges from
the world’s largest corporations to the just emerging
companies along with government and regulatory
bodies, and educational and cultural organizations.

#9 : Heidrick & Struggles

(https://www.heidrick.com)

Key People:

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Tracy Wolstencroft – CEO

(http://www.heidrick.com/Where-We-
Work/Consultants/Wolstencroft_Tracy)
Arun Das Mahapatra – Chairman, India
(https://www.linkedin.com/pub/arun-
dasmahapatra/0/b14/376)
Puneet Pratap Singh – Partner-in-charge, India
(https://www.linkedin.com/in/puneetpratapsingh)
One of the oldest player in the list Heidrick &
Struggles, has operation spanning across North
America, Latin America, Europe, Africa, the Middle
East and Asia Pacific.

#10 : RGF Executive Search

Key People:

R Suresh – MD (http://www.rgf-
executive.co.in/index.php/2013-09-12-10-40-53/r-
suresh)
Jayaprakash GC – Executive Director
(https://in.linkedin.com/pub/jay-jayaprakash-
gc/0/430/390)
Part of the Japanese major – Recruit Holdings, RGF
Executive Search is the largest executive search
platform in Asia and is expanding its operations
throughout the nation gradually. A stepping stone
for RGF in India was it acquisition of Stanton Chase’s
Indian operations and also Nugrid Consulting which
will further tighten its grip over the Indian HR
business.

Hope this list helped you find the right executive search
firm for you. If you are looking for executive search
firms in any of the major cities – Delhi, Gurgaon,
Mumbai, Bangalore or Pune, you can get in touch with
any of the executive search firms as mentioned above.

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If you feel that we have missed out on any firm that

should be part of the list of top executive search firm in
India, then mention the company name in comment
below and we would add to the list.

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