Navnit Singh, Chairman and MD of India for ‘Korn/Ferry International
In this episode brought to you by TBCY, Navnit Singh, Chairman and MD of India for ‘Korn/Ferry International’ shares with us all that there is to know about search firms.
Podcast
Overview
“The biggest thing that one should do is- never ignore a call from a search firm.” – Navnit Singh
So, what exactly is a search firm? Who else could answer this question better than the chairman of one of the most renowned search firms in the world?
In this episode brought to you by TBCY, Navnit Singh, Chairman and MD of India for ‘Korn/Ferry International’ shares with us all that there is to know about search firms.
Navnit tells what all he did differently to become the national head of a two-billion-dollar company. Prepare yourself to hear a life story that is inspiring and motivational.
The search-firm expert explains attracting the attention of the search firms, the challenges faced while acquiring companies, the core values a CEO must have, recruitment outsourcing, and executive search. Towards the end of the episode, the corporate leader gives special advice to the young managers.
Profile
Navnit Singh is the Chairman and Managing Director of India for Korn/Ferry International. Based in the Firm’s New Delhi office, he also leads the Technology and Professional Services Market for India, besides leading the HR COE for India.
With nearly three decades of market experience serving clients in the talent management space, Navnit has built a successful practice advising companies on CEO appointments and C-level team composition across multiple functional disciplines of both established and emerging technology companies in the software, hardware, Information Technology Enabled Services (ITES) and professional services sectors.
His experience also extends to the fields of human resources, administration and facilities management, IT, legal, compliance, corporate communications and managing large firms.
Prior to joining Korn/Ferry, Navnit was with another executive search firm where he was managing partner of the global technology & services practice for Asia Pacific, and a member of the global chief human resources officer practice.
Prior to executive search, Mr. Singh worked in India and New York in senior executive positions in human resources for companies such as HSBC Investment Banking, Ranbaxy, Modi Olivetti, Modi Corp and Punj Lloyd. He also founded his own company in the HR consulting and search industry.
Mr. Singh holds a bachelor of arts degree with an honors in economics and a post-graduate degree in personnel management and industrial relations.
