Puja Keswani
Puja Keswani
Title
Engagement Manager
Firm
Heidrick & Struggles
Office Address
Floor No. 10, Building No.9B
DLF Cyber City, Phase III
Gurugram, Haryana, 122002
India
Gurugram, Haryana, 122002
India
Office
Heidrick & Struggles - New Delhi
About Ms. Keswani
Synopsis:
• 15 years of professional experience spanning Executive Search and Customer Relationship Management.
• Strong focus and orientation towards customer relationships.
• Rich experience in Executive Search.
• Capable of handling tasks independently as well as part of team.
Experience:
August 2010 - till date: Heidrick & Struggles (India) Pvt Ltd
Heidrick & Struggles is a worldwide executive search firm, specializing in chief executive, board of directors and senior level management assignments across sector. It has a 50+ year reputation as the world’s premier executive search firm by working at the top recruiting senior-level executives for a broad spectrum of client organizations representing every industry.
April 2014 till date - Engagement Manager
August 2010 - March 2014 -Senior Associate, Global Industrial Practice and Member, Global Natural
Resources Group
Responsibilities include:
• Execution of Senior level placements for clients in the Industrial Practice. Focus on senior level searches in Power, Energy, Oil & Gas, General Manufacturing and Infrastructure.
• Part of a 2 member team responsible for setting up the Renewable Energy Practice in India.
Achievements:
• Successfully set up the Renewable Energy Practice for India region.
• Completed a number of searches in the Renewable space, encompassing solar, wind and hydro, for the first time at H&S in India.
• Strong exposure in Industrial/ Energy/Infrastructure domain.
January 2003- August 2010: Executive Access (India) Private Limited
Executive Access is a leading global search firm. It is a founding member of The Panorama Group, comprising of 8 market leading independent search firms with extensive portfolios of corporate, public and not-for-profit clients around the world.
April 2010 - August 2010 – Consultant
April 2009 -March 2010- Research Consultant
April 2006 - March 2009-Senior Research Associate
April 2004 - January 2006 – Associate
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January 2003 – March 2004 – Office Associate
Responsibilities included:
• Independent execution of assignments.
• Client Management.
• Candidate Engagement.
• Identifying leads for business development.
• Induction and training of new recruits in the organization.
• Worked across Industrial, General Manufacturing and other related Commerce &
Industry verticals.
Achievements:
• Excellent client relationships, resulting in repeat business.
• Successfully closed extremely challenging assignments requiring exacting
standards from clients.
• Was respsonsible for searches in the Consumer, Media (Print) and other B2C
related organizations. Successful in closing 5 MD searches in Media (Print).
• Was part of the 2 member team that placed the maximum number of CEO’s.
• Introduced one of the world’s leading investment banking organizations to the
company, resulting in huge business.
• Introduced an American telecom software organization to the company, which
resulted in good business.
September 2001-December 2001: American Express, Gurgaon
At Platinum Cards department, was part of an exclusive 4 member team servicing high
profile members with very high level of service expectations, handling card queries and
other service requests, advising on their travel arrangements and selling the product to a
selectively chosen group of discerning customers.
May1998-May2001: KLM-Northwest Airlines, New Delhi
Started as a member of the team, promoted to Team Leader wherein the
responsibilities included training and motivating team members to ensure a high
level of performance and optimum revenue generation. Successfully completed
Customer Service trainings in Amsterdam.
July1997-May1998 Jet Airways, New Delhi
Handled all passenger (including VIPs) related activities.
Education: B.A. (Hons)-Sociology, Maitreyi College, New Delhi - (1994-1997);
Post Graduate Certificate in HRM, XLRI, Jamshedpur (2010-2011)-Achieved all India
No.2 rank.
Date of Birth: 26th January 1976