Vijay Janakiraman is a Senior Consultant at EMA Partners India, operating from the firm's Greater Chennai Area office. Bringing more than two decades of diversified commercial experience across executive talent acquisition, international business management, corporate communications, and systems engineering to his role, Vijay specializes in executing high-stakes CXO and board-level search mandates. His executive search practice focuses on identifying, assessing, and placing top-tier transformational leaders and their direct reports, with deep specialized coverage across the Industrial, Automotive OEM, Auto Ancillary, Higher Education, and Pharmaceutical sectors. Since joining EMA Partners in 2015, he has partnered with prominent Indian conglomerates and multinational corporations to construct cohesive and enduring leadership teams, leveraging the firm’s strategic joint venture with Decision Dynamics AB of Sweden to deliver integrated leadership development and performance management solutions. Prior to his career in executive recruitment, Vijay served as the Head of Academics and International Business for educational training major IMS Learning Resources Pvt. Ltd., where he directed regional academic expansion and curriculum administration. His extensive corporate background also includes working as a Client Servicing Manager for Optima Advertising Pvt. Ltd., serving as the Head of the Videoconferencing Business Unit for Chennai and the Rest of Tamil Nadu (ROTN) at Reliance Communications, and operating as a Programmer Analyst within the enterprise software divisions of Cognizant Technology Solutions. Vijay holds a Bachelor's Degree in Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering from SRM IST Chennai and earned his Master of Business Administration (MBA) with a dual focus on Marketing and Human Resources from the Great Lakes Institute of Management, graduating with First Class honors from both institutions.