Your partners in growth
in India & SE Asia.
Helping global clients succeed locally
by finding top class, best-fit leadership talent
with our tailormade & reliable leadership hiring solutions.
We specialize in CXO, board advisor, and independent director hiring in India & SE Asia for global mid-market companies.
Chemicals | Pharma | Textiles | Industrials | Cleantech
SaaS | ECommerce | Consumer Tech | Media
50 years of cumulative team experience
1000+ placements
10,000+ leadership talent network
30+ countries coverage
4 weeks: average TAT
100% professional search
90% closure rate
7 years average tenure
Who we are
We're a team of highly skilled search specialists with a deep understanding of the sectors we operate in
and a wide network of connections in those sectors.
Sudarshan Narayan
Managing Director
An Electronics Engineer by qualification, Sudarshan is a business strategist and sales guy at the core. He has a very sound understanding of the business of digital & automation having recently launched a robotics venture. His experience of selling services & solutions to multiple industries at the leadership level has helped him develop deep domain knowledge along with the insight into what makes a great leadership hire. Over the years, he has painstakingly built a global network of business owners, board & C level executives and venture capital & private equity investors.
Mayuri Bid
CEO
With an MA in Industrial Psychology, Mayuri leads operations and service delivery. Mayuri has an eye for detail and brings to the table exceptional primary and secondary research skills along with an uncanny ability to spot and source top notch talent, anywhere in the world. She has gained a very strong reputation for her relationship building and client management skills.
David Keith
Venture Partner
With three decades in Executive Search in the Asia Pacific region, he was recognized by the Economist Intelligence Unit as one of the world’s top one hundred Consultants. During his time with Boyden, he set up companies in Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Japan, and New Zealand. He was a member of the Boyden World Board for six years. David is a citizen of the UK and a Singapore permanent resident.
Our Process.
Rigorous. Thorough. Meticulous.Delivering beyond expectations and on-time. Every time.
1Strategy
Based on the client brief, we create a custom strategy : who could be the best fit candidates including culture, where will we find them – local and or international, what level would be ideal, what are the key characteristics, among others. We then create a target list of companies in the same sector and or related industries.
2Talent mapping
The research analyst assigned to a particular mandate uses primary (database, references, cold calling) and secondary sources (google search, websites, LinkedIn, etc) to populate the target list with relevant names. This is then validated by the senior consultant and the clients.
3Outreach
The senior consultant then reaches out with utmost discretion & care, shares permitted client information including profile, website& detailed job description, resolves first level queries & obtains the resumes of the interested candidates. After a detailed phone or video screening, the top 10 prospects are shortlisted for the next level.
4Screening
The top 10 candidates are then met (in person or Skype) by the Founders along with a domain expert ; typically a former Chairman or CEO of a leading brand in the same industry, to ensure that only the best of the best pass through. After this stage, only the top 3 candidates are recommended to clients with a detailed analysis and fitment report.
Our formula: less is more.
Our competitive edge : limited clientele, limitless reach.
Amit Gupta
New Quest Capital Partners, Hong Kong
“It has been a very good experience working with Clark & Kent during our recruiting process for a senior role in our newly opened India office.
Mayuri, the co-founder of the firm led the engagement herself and that gave us the confidence to mandate Clark and Kent for this search. Mayuri and team gave us highly qualified and matching individuals for a difficult-to-fill position of the first try and minimized downtime of an open position. We were able to successfully close the position with the select few candidates recommended by Clark and Kent. Mayuri was transparent, consultative, involved at every step, playing the role of a deal enabler to the T.
I have worked with numerous recruiters over the years, and I would highly recommend Clark and Kent for their professionalism, response time, and overall outstanding ability to understand and meet client needs.”
Manish Arora
Leixir Resources Pvt Ltd, Gurgaon
“ I am pleased to recommend Clark & Kent. I worked with Mayuri and she has a good network of candidates, and the best part about Mayuri is that she listens and understands the requirement in detail and then provides the most suitable candidates in the shortest possible time. Her follow-up post-selection is amazing with the candidate; once you select the candidate, leave the rest to Mayuri and she will make sure that the candidate joins you on time.”
Vishakha Kulkarni
Sela Technologies, Pune
“I had the occasion of working with Mayuri of Clark and Kent a few months ago when we were hiring for a senior position in a different location. Mayuri had promised that what she provides is quality and I would finalize on the candidate from the first few resumes she would send across. And that is what happened. After she sent a couple of resumes, we discussed what I liked and did not about each. She then fine-tuned her search accordingly and in the next bunch that we got, we interviewed and were able to shortlist a few good candidates.
Throughout our interaction, Mayuri was very professional and very helpful. I really got the feeling that she understood our requirements and took all the needed efforts to get the correct match. It was a great experience working with Mayuri and Clark & Kent.”
Mark Lim
MGCA Cafe, Singapore
We have worked with Clark & Kent on multiple searches in Singapore and Malaysia. Clark & Kent has been extremely responsive and resourceful in identifying suitable candidates that are tailored to our needs. The searches have been managed efficiently. We have been pleased with the quality of service provided by Clark & Kent and would not hesitate to engage them for future searches.
Success Stories
CFO for global coffee chain
Role is based in Singapore
Director Sales & BD, Asia for US-based consumer IoT startup
Role is based in Hong Kong
AGM Legal for global coffee chain
Role is based in Malaysia
Country Finance Controller for global travel BPO
Role is based in Moscow, Russia
Global CFO for transnational logistics tech company
Role is based in Hyderabad, India
Country Head for Israeli tech company
Role is based in Pune, India
Director, Manufacturing Asia for MNC pharmaceutical company
Role is based in Singapore
General Manager Thailand for leading medical equipment company
Role is based in Bangkok
General Manager China for MNC pharmaceutical company
Role is based in Shanghai, China
Director, Manufacturing for global pharmaceutical company
Role is based in Singapore
Contact Us
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