Executive Search

Jyotika brings in extensive experience spanning over 28 years in senior management Executive Search Consulting and Leadership Talent Management. She works with Promoters / Family Offices of large Indian Conglomerates in driving some of their key talent transformation agendas and succession planning, as well as with board members in companies ranging in size from start-ups to multi-national corporations across geographies and markets. Her focus is on incorporating client requirements, industry specifications, executive staffing tools and methods, to successfully deliver on retained and exclusive mandates. She is a firm believer in delivering on commitments by leveraging her skills, competencies and network built over the years to contribute significantly towards the organizational objectives and goals.

She has authored and been part of several success stories – cofounding and partnering the India business of InterSearch (a globally ranked Executive Search firm) for 20 years, and currently driving the Board and Leadership Search practice at ABC Consultants. Additionally, she actively supports the MD on Quality, Strategy and Value Chain initiatives for the organization, and also leads the ABC Internal POSH Committee as the Presiding Officer.

Jaidip Sarkar works with the firm’s Executive Search arm and is based in New Delhi.

Jaidip started his career as an HR Executive with the Patni Computer Systems Ltd. in Kolkata. He moved into the Executive Search & Selection space nearly 16 years back. In Search and Selection space his first job was with PricewaterhouseCoopers where he was involved in turnkey recruitment solutions with several well-known national and multinational clients.

His strength lies in providing Search solutions to large Indian business houses. Jaidip is very strongly grounded in the classical search methodology and brings a highly intensive and qualitative approach to his assignments. He has successfully worked with clients in building their world class leadership teams across C-suite level assignments (CEO, COO, CFO).

Jaidip is a graduate from Calcutta University and has a Post Graduate Diploma in Human Resource Management.

Brian works with the firm’s Executive Search arm. He is based in Mumbai and brings close to 20 years of search experience.

He recruits a broad range of senior executives, including board directors, CEOs, presidents, COOs, CTOs, CIOs, CHROs, CFOs, CDOs, CPOs, for both private equity and publicly traded firms in Technology. Brian also advises clients to align talent with their overall strategy, assess existing leadership teams, and plan for CEO succession. He has experience conducting CEO and C-suite succession planning and searches as well as transformational leadership and top team effectiveness advisory projects.

Brian’s experience spans multi-national companies, Indian family businesses and private equity-backed portfolio companies, across the spectrum of Enterprise Tech, Ecommerce, AI & Analytics, Tech Services, SaaS, FinTech, InsurTech, HealthTech, Internet of Things, BPO, Global Capability Centres (GCCs).

Brian received his Bachelor’s degree in Production Engineering and he has completed his diploma in Mechanical Engineering. He loves cooking, listening to music, and spending time with family and his pet, over the weekends.

G N Udiaver (GNU) based in Bangalore brings over two decades of experience in leading and managing C- suite and senior level searches for a cluster of industry sectors including auto and auto components, engineering and industrial for large and medium India and Global organizations. He comes with a decade of experience in management consulting in sectors like power, process and engineering.

Prior to joining ABC Consultants he worked with ManpowerGroup as Director. Some of the other organizations he worked in the past include J K Synthetics and National Productivity Council.

Udiaver is an Electrical Engineer with a PGD in Energy Management from TIPIE (NPC).

Vanitha has been associated with ABC Consultants since 1992. Based in Bengaluru, she has been a part of the dynamic executive search business in India and has witnessed the growth of the firm in the past three decades. Vanitha has consulted for a variety of clients in the Consumer, Retail, FMCG, Real Estate, Building Materials, Media, Pharma, Manufacturing and Financial Services domains.

She has led and successfully executed several leadership hiring assignments for leading Indian  & MNC companies. She has built her credibility among candidates & clients on the twin values of dependability & high integrity. Prior to ABC she has worked with IDBI and LIC in project finance and customer service. Vanitha practices yoga, likes Indian classical music, cooking & travel.