CEO search firm in Bengaluru.
Retained Chief Executive Officer search in Bengaluru and across Bengaluru · Hyderabad · Chennai. CEO mandates are the most consequential leadership decision a board makes. We run them as a multi-quarter conversation, not a transaction — mapping the universe, back-channelling references before the first call, and pressure-testing the candidate against the company's actual operating reality.
How we read a CEO.
Every CEO candidate we shortlist for a Bengaluru mandate is evaluated against five lenses, refined over two decades of CEO placements across India and the GCC:
- 01P&L scale lived through (not managed in slide-deck form)
- 02Capital-allocation instincts at scale
- 03Board and investor fluency
- 04Operating cadence under stress
- 05Successor and bench-building track record
₹6–18 Cr fixed + variable + long-term equity
Typical CEO band for Bengaluru-based mandates, fixed plus variable plus long-term equity / ESOP. Adjust upward for listed-company and PE-backed roles.
14–22 weeks (longer for confidential replacements)
Kick-off to signed offer. Add 4–6 weeks for confidential CXO replacements and cross-border briefs.
Retained
Single-firm retainer, milestone-billed at 25–33% of target compensation. 12-month replacement guarantee.
From the ground.
We have placed CEOs across listed NBFCs, asset managers, technology unicorns and family businesses transitioning to professional leadership.
Bengaluru is where our technology, product and AI leadership practice is centred. From this office we run CTO, Chief Product Officer, VP Engineering, Chief AI Officer and CISO mandates for unicorns, listed product companies, GCCs and growth-stage startups.
- CEO mandates in Software & SaaS
- CEO mandates in AI & Data Platforms
- CEO mandates in GCCs & Capability Centres
- CEO mandates in Cybersecurity
- CEO mandates in Biotech & Healthtech
- CEO mandates in E-commerce & Quick Commerce
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