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CORNERSTONE INTERNATIONAL GROUP

CXO / EXECUTIVE SEARCH

Member of the Association of Executive Search Consultants

About - Cornerstone International Group

An outcome of a novel concept with its origin in1980’s .

A strong consortium, regionally well-grounded & capable enough to surpass the

volatility & uncertainty of the challenging market trends, along with global

reach, industry specialization & expertise.

Emerged as a leading player in CXO/Executive Search, Independent DirectorEmerged as a leading player in CXO/Executive Search, Independent Director

Search and Board & Advisory Services.

A global member of the Association of Executive Search Consultants (AESC),

Cornerstone applies the Code of Ethics and Professional Practice Guidelines of

the AESC.

Headquartered in Shanghai, China and Atlanta, Georgia, USA, part of a

network comprising of successful executive search firms with offices in over 70

cities across 45 countries.

India operations of Cornerstone International Group was set up in 2004 by

Mr. Vijay Karkare, Managing Director & Regional Chair of North and South

Asia.

The urge to go beyond attainable horizons is what distinguishes us from rest of the slot.

Best Of Both Worlds: A strong consortium having regional foothold along with global reach &

expertise. As a network in constant touch with each other, we can deliver a uniform global

mandate through experts in place, at each needed location.

Quality Of Our Candidates: We deliver talent with proven professional track record. Our

Why Cornerstone?

Quality Of Our Candidates: We deliver talent with proven professional track record. Our

candidates have requisite knowledge and executive skills, having performed in progressive

leadership positions and with established reputation as leaders.

Expertise Of Our Search Consultants: Our elite Consultants have deep experience in

different industry verticals with a network that extends to leadership positions within blue-

chip organizations. We hand-pick members who are experienced leaders for retained executive

search in their region.

The AESC Advantage: AESC is a representative body for retained executive search industry,

with an aim to promote the highest professional standards in retained executive search.

Cornerstone being its member applies the Code of Ethics and Professional Practice Guidelines

prescribed by AESC.

The urge to go beyond attainable horizons is what distinguishes us from rest of the slot.

Repeat Engagements And Referrals: A dedicated senior consultant, who delivers a highly

personalized level of communication, service and advice, leads each assignment. As an

outcome of our sophisticated & bespoke services, over 90% of our clients re-engage our

services and recommend us to colleagues and peers.

Why Cornerstone?

Partnering With Client Ambitions: With our unique sense of business acumen, we indentify

the existing talent & execution gaps, understand the client requirements & get them the

pertinent talent today, thus aligning the vision of a flourishing tomorrow.

Striking Balance: We not only evaluate the candidate credentials, potential & capabilities

but also make sure that they get nothing less than what they deserve. We pride to strike a

harmonious balance between “Client Prerequisites” & “Candidate Worthiness”

Camaraderie: We endeavour to deliver best results not merely to abide with our professional

obligations, but to nurture a sense of camaraderie resulting in long term association.

Cornerstone India - Key Differentiators

� Highly reliable in terms of identifying and attracting candidates who are genuinely qualified

for Senior Management positions

� Handled 400 plus CXO searches over last 11 years with closure rate of above 80%.

� Team strength of 20 professionals across 4 locations- Mumbai, Delhi, Bengaluru and Pune� Team strength of 20 professionals across 4 locations- Mumbai, Delhi, Bengaluru and Pune

� Strong research and talent mapping capability

� Significant chunk “repeat” business & Exemplary completion record

� Cross border search capability

� Experience of helping build the Leadership Teams of some of the leading Corporate

entities.

� A great Success Paradigm of Commitment, Quality and executing assignments across

various functions, virtually in all industries and disciplines

Our Core Values

Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value – Albert Einstein

• Cornerstone adheres to a strict code of practice & complies with highest industry standards.

Ethics

• With our people centric approach, we foster a long term association with our clients & candidates, thus adding value to the quality of service we provide & our delivery variables.

Relationship& our delivery variables.

• We only take on assignments, which we are confident we can deliver to an excellent standard.

Integrity

• We ensure and guarantee that all data on the client company are handled with complete confidentiality.Confidentiality

• We present candidate information in confidence only after interviewing and with the permission of the individual involved. We introduce a candidate to only one client at a time.

Professionalism

• We keep the client and the candidates informed of the progress of a search assignment at every step of the process.

Transparency

• We keenly follow up the appointment to ensure that both the appointed executive and the client are satisfied

Accountability

Our Core Services

We leverage strong, established relationships and combine them with an assertive

and tenacious approach to give you access to the industry leaders, key decision

makers, and the best executive talent - the best fit for your organization.

Our services can be delineated in the following way:

CXO Search & Building Leadership teams

Talent Solutions

Board Advisory - Helping Build High

Performing and Effective Boards

CEO Services

Consulting Services – A People Centric &

Process Based Approach

Assignment Brief

Initial Consultation

Position Description

Defining The Search

OurApproach – Executive Search

Candidate Search & Screening

Research & Setting Target

Candidate

Candidate Identification , Evaluation & Interview

Presentation of

Candidates

Candidate & Client

Interviews

Selection & On-Boarding

Reference Checking & Psychometric

Testing

Preferred Candidate

Negotiation &

Contracting

Ensuring Smooth

Transition

Executive Search: Process Map

SEARCH PROCESS

OUTPUTINPUT

STAGE

Definition Research Recruiting Selection Hire

Diagnosis & Planning Position Specification

Research & Sourcing

Job Specification,Interview Screening Candidate Presentation

Interview FormatReference ChecksAssessments

Offer Letter,Negotiations, Post-Hire Follow-Up

TOOLS

Talent Solutions

Talent Mapping

Board Advisory

Director Search

Leadership Consulting

Strategy Execution

Our Extended Services

Talent Mapping

Outplacement Services

Assessment

Board Effectiveness

Advisory Board

Merger & Acquisition

OrganisationDevelopment

Human capital

Business Excellence

Performance Management

Executive Coaching

Executive Search- Practice

Groups

PRACTICE GROUPS

Industry Verticals

Automotive

Consumer & Retail

Functional Roles

Board Directors

C-Suite (CEO, CFO, COO, CIO, CSO, CHRO, CTO)

Energy & Utilities

Engineering & Manufacturing, Industrial

BFSI Services

Professional services

Infrastructure

Life Sciences & Healthcare

Government, Education and Non Profit

Telecom, Media & Entertainment

Digital Media Space

Technology & KPO

Corporate Finance, Finance & Accounts

I T / ITES

Marketing & Sales, HR, T&D, OD

Legal & Regulatory - General Legal Counsels

Corporate Affairs & Communications

Research & Development

Strategy & Business Development Leaders

Supply Chain & Manufacturing

Assurance & Tax Advisory

Group Corporate Director etc.

Global Leadership Team

SIMON WAN - CHAIRMAN

Simon is the Chief Executive of CIG worldwide and also the President of Cornerstone in China and is based in the Shanghai

office. Most of Simon’s clients are senior level executives and business owners who look up for world class support & advice

on talent acquisitions and HR issues. He has particular interest in working with professionals who want to improve their

organization competencies and passionately want to leave a legacy of their time in office.

Simon holds his Bachelor and MBA degrees from the University of Alberta, Canada. He is also member of the ICF & a

Certified NLP Coach. He brings in 9 years of experience in executive search & recruiting. He joined Cornerstone China as

- “Rigorously selecting the "Best of the Best" in each country/city”

Certified NLP Coach. He brings in 9 years of experience in executive search & recruiting. He joined Cornerstone China as

President in 2003. Prior to this he was with Philips Lighting as GM of China / East Asia & was previously GM of Carnation

Foods, Getz Brothers trading and in government services in Canada as Trade Director for China & South Pacific.

LARRY SHOEMAKER - PRESIDENT

Larry is President of CIG & Founder of Shoemaker & Associates. Since 1990, He has been conducting senior-level recruiting

assignments, executive coaching & leadership assessments throughout North America, as well as globally. His focus is on the

candidate’s fit into an organization’s culture. Larry’s experience brings in a significant portion of his business assignments from

past clients & through their recommendations.

Larry received his B.Sc. degree from The University of Tennessee & MBA degree from Georgia State University. He holds ICF ,

ACC Credential & is Certified CCEC Coach along with being a Professional Certified Assessment Trainer. Prior to beginning his

executive search career, Larry’s professional experience included more than twenty years in general management, sales &

marketing management, strategic business development and M&A. He has been a key contributor within organizations

ranging from Fortune 200, middle market, U.S. divisions of German & Italian headquartered companies & family owned

entrepreneurial companies.

India Leadership Team

VIJAY KARKARE – MANAGING DIRECTOR

- “Rigorously selecting the "Best of the Best" in each country/city”

Vijay is the Founder Managing Director of Cornerstone India and Board Member – CIG. Vijay has served as a consultant

to Boards and Senior Management of MNC’s, Indian Business Houses and Start-up Ventures in virtually every industry.

After working as Director/Partner for 12 years in leading local & global consulting and search firms he opted to set up his

own operations. His consulting work includes Strategy & Organization Structure, Executive evaluations and Senior

management & Board level searches. Earlier Vijay worked for 12 years with GSK & Alkem, heading Manufacturing,

Projects and Corporate Planning.Projects and Corporate Planning.

Vijay is an M.Pharm from UDCT, Mumbai and holds an MBA from the reputed JBIMS, Mumbai. Vijay was a guest facultywith TISS and several other Management institutes in India.

BINAY KUMAR - PRESIDENT

Binay is President based in our New Delhi office. He serves companies from a broad range of industries, particularly in

aerospace & defense, IT Services, High-tech, real estate, media & service sector. Armed with an extensive global exposure

to working on key strategic, brand equity and operational issues in a career across India, UK and US, he is experienced in

senior level assignments including CEO succession, board succession, and board effectiveness consulting, & is frequently

engaged in executive search for various technical-non technical functional leadership & CXO roles.

Previously, has worked in US in the Silicon Valley. He began his corporate career in India’s government-controlled oil &

gas business affording him deep insights into the workings of the public sector. He has been a guest speaker & media

commentator at many forums, including writing a hugely popular weekly column. A post-graduate of the University of

Delhi, Binay also holds a Master’s Degree in economics and management from the prestigious London School of

Economics & Political Science, UK.

India Leadership Team- “Rigorously selecting the "Best of the Best" in each country/city”

AMITABHA SINHA – PARTNER, CONSULTING & ADVISORY SERVICES

An alumnus of IIM (Ahmadabad) & IIT (Kanpur), Mr. Sinha brings in over 29 years of post qualification industry experience

as a management consultant, business executive and executive coach & mentor. His expertise areas include business

transformation & technology led change management, process re-engineering, strategic HR and innovations through IT. He

has worked with leading US, European and Indian majors in a variety of sectors including family managed & government

owned enterprises.

He headed the global management consulting business for billion dollar plus IT majors (HCL Technologies & Keane Inc.) &

ran a successful UK based advisory firm addressing European clients on globalization & entry into emerging markets. He

began his career with Asian Paints – an industry leader widely recognized for excellence in management – where he headed

HR and Systems development at the corporate level.

ANIL GUPTA - PRESIDENT & HEAD, BOARD PRACTICE & CONSULTING SERVICES

Anil has over 35 years of diverse global, International & Indian leadership experience in full Group Business & P&L Mgmt,

Corporate Governance and as a member of various boards. He has worked with various industries & top global MNC’s like

General Electric’s (GE), Honeywell, ABB and Indian Companies like Reliance Infrastructure, NTPC etc. He brings in

significant experience in both complex large global & technology intensive manufacturing Product & Services Cos. & large

and complex Project Execution based cos. He is a Sr. Advisor to the global mgmt consultancy co. ADL & is on the advisory

board of the European Private Equity Co. Partners Grp. He has been actively involved with various govt. stakeholders,

industry forums to drive policies & thought leadership in India & abroad. He has also been in the National Executive Board

of AMCHAM.

Anil holds a Bachelors degree in Electrical & Electronics Engineering from BITS Pilani & a MBA from FMS, Delhi University.

He is also a Certified GE Six Sigma Master Black Belt.

SOURAV CHATTERJEE – CLIENT PARTNER

Sourav is a Client Partner with Cornerstone India with a principal aim to build Cornerstone International Group as a

preferred provider of Executive Search in India. He looks after the operations in Pune. He brings in more than 19 years of

extensive Executive Search experience & possesses keen interest in economic affairs. He has has a great understanding and

experience working with both SMEs and large companies in Manufacturing/Engineering domain. Prior to joining

Cornerstone, he led the Business development activity PAN India with another Global Retained search firm.

India Leadership Team

- “Rigorously selecting the "Best of the Best" in each country/city”

Cornerstone, he led the Business development activity PAN India with another Global Retained search firm.

Sourav focuses on working with clients in the Engineering and Automotive space helping clients to fill key leadership roles

in corporate and functional responsibilities. Sourav is a Graduate from Calcutta University and holds a post graduate

diploma in Public Relations.

HIRAK ADHIKARI – CLIENT PARTNER

Hirak has joined our Mumbai office as a Client Partner. She brings in 12 years of extensive Executive Search experience with

leading search firms. This is her second innings with Cornerstone . In her previous stint with Cornerstone as Vice President

she was responsible for P/L and client engagement.

She has worked across various sectors some of which include Manufacturing, Engineering & Consumer. Her core strength is

to build relationships with Promoters and Business Heads in the private equity and SME businesses. Excellent research and

interpersonal skills has helped her build a reputation of handling several complex senior mandates. She personally enjoys

to work on searches where lot of lateral or out-of-box thinking is involved. Across her career path she has turned out to be

a consistent achiever. She has done her Masters in HR and Marketing.

NEELIMA MANIAR - GENERAL MANAGER

Neelima joined our Mumbai office as a General Manager with a prime focus of strengthening the BFSI practice for

Cornerstone India. She is a senior business development professional with 20 years of experience across industry verticals

like BFSI, Compliance & Consulting business along with specializing in client mgmt. She independently manages Senior

Management Searches within this vertical & has developed various value added services like Organisation Mapping &

Antecedent Verification. Prior to her career in search, she held various positions across India’s leading private sector bank

HDFC, NBFC - Alpic Finance Ltd, Integra Screen Services Pvt. She also operated from London for a period of 1 year.

Consultants/Practice Heads

Neelima is a Management graduate with a specialisation in Finance. Her past exposure to service industry has infused in

her a strong sense of commitment & service orientation.

DIVYA CHANDRA - CLIENT ENGAGEMENTMANAGER

Divya is a multi-talented Executive Search Consultant skilled in identifying those individuals capable of profitable growth

in challenging environments; with significant emphasis on quality of the search process, speed of execution & client

satisfaction. She is also an Engineer. She has been trained in the latest methodologies of executive search. She is a Certified

Executive coach from ICF, Bangalore.

She has more than 11 years of overall experience in Business-Development, Enterprise / Corporate-Sales, Leadership

Hiring/Executive Recruitment/Executive (CXOs) Hiring and possesses exposure to Research & Analytics. Prior to joining us

she was working with Employvision. Divya Chandra is a seasoned C level executive search consultant & has worked on

complex assignments across domain. She handles various functions of search process simultaneously. She is one of those

rare individuals who master both - the Business and the People aspects of the Search industry.

Consultants/Practice Heads

JYOTSNA NAIR - SENIOR CONSULTANT

Jyotsna independently manages searches for Senior Management positions in Manufacturing, Hospitality, NGO &

Automotive sectors. She also develops business with new and existing clients. She is a Management graduate. She also

has a Post Graduate diploma in Training and Development from ISTD and an MBA in Tourism and Hospitality.

She brings six years of experience to her search work. Before joining Cornerstone, she was a consultant with a

prominent local executive search firm in Mumbai. During this time, she executed a number of prestigious searches forprominent local executive search firm in Mumbai. During this time, she executed a number of prestigious searches for

Indian and multi-national firms. Prior to her career in search, she held various positions in the customer services

industry. Being part of the services industry has conditioned her to be focused and committed, instilling the importance

of working as part of a team and achieving excellence.

Cornerstone India Offices

MUMBAI

Cornerstone Bombay

313 Gokul Arcade, A Wing,

Subhash Road, Vile Parle-East,

Mumbai 400 057, India

Tel: +91-22-28204240 / 65720488

BANGALORE

Cornerstone Bangalore

No. 204, 2nd Floor, Commerce House,

9/1, Cunningham Road,

Bangalore - 560 052, India

Tel: +91 - 80 - 4092 4317Tel: +91-22-28204240 / 65720488

Fax: +91-22-2820-4241

Tel: +91 - 80 - 4092 4317

DELHI

Cornerstone New Delhi

2nd Floor, Plot No. 9,

Local Shopping Complex,

Block H & J, Sarita Vihar,

New Delhi - 110 076

Board Line: +91-11-49494700

PUNE

Cornerstone Pune

Sky Vista, Ground Floor,

Next to Eminence IT Park, Airport Road,

Viman Nagar,

Pune – 411014 India

Tel: +91-9823113262

www.cornerstone.co.in

www.cornerstone-group.com

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