We place CEOsinside the brands you know.
For twenty-three years, People Connect has recruited senior and middle-management leadership for Accenture, Microsoft, GE, Whirlpool, Rio Tinto, Mercer — and many of India's most ambitious organisations.
Six disciplines. One conviction.
Every engagement is hand-picked, partner-led, and methodically run. We don't farm. We don't bulk-mail. We find one person.
Retained Executive Search
Partner-led, exclusive mandates for CEO, C-suite, and direct-report roles. The most rigorous, methodical form of search we offer.
Read moreContingency Search
Senior and middle-management placements on success-fee terms. The same methodology, scaled for volume mandates and time-sensitive roles.
Read moreBoard Level Searches
Independent directors, non-executive chairs, board members and committee leads. Discreet, governance-grade processes.
Read moreSelection Consulting
Structured assessment, referencing, and recommendation against your shortlist — independent of who sourced the candidate.
Read moreRecruitment Systems & Processes
Design and stand-up of in-house talent functions: org design, scorecards, interview rubrics, and operating cadence.
Read morePanel Interviewing
Our founder and senior partners are available to chair or sit on final-round panels for board-critical hires.
Read moreForty industries. Specialist depth.
Domain-aware partners who can speak the language of your boardroom — and your operating reality — from day one.
You cannot paint the entire world with a single brush. Every mandate we accept is bespoke — designed around your business, your culture, and the leader you actually need.
The brands you know. And many you don't.
A representative selection of the global and Indian organisations we have partnered with over twenty-three years. Many engagements remain confidential by mandate.
Six stages. One mandate.
Every retained engagement runs to a fixed cadence. You always know where the search stands.
Brief & Immerse
Two-day intake with the hiring principal, board, and key stakeholders. Role architecture and success criteria.
Map the Market
Comprehensive landscape — sector, geography, adjacent industries. Long-list with deep rationale per name.
Approach & Engage
Discreet outreach by a partner. We carry your story. We protect your discretion.
Assess & Calibrate
Structured interviews, referencing, and against-criteria scoring. No proxies. No résumé theatre.
Short-list & Decide
Three to five rigorously qualified candidates. Comparative analysis. Panel facilitation if required.
Close & Onboard
Offer architecture, counter-offer management, family relocation, and 100-day check-ins post-join.
From the practice.
Short, opinionated dispatches on the state of senior hiring in India and beyond.
Why your last CFO search took 26 weeks (and how to take 11)
Read noteThe independent director problem nobody on your board will name
Read noteIndia 2030: the four functions that will be impossible to hire
Read noteLet's discuss the hire that matters most this year.
A short call with our founder. No deck, no pitch — a frank conversation about the role, the market, and whether we're the right firm for the job.