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Amit Anand

Diversity recruitment specialist hiring mid-senior professionals across critical business functions in Europe & the USA

actjox@r.postjobfree.com

Summary

I am a recruiter with 17+ years’ experience in talent acquisition, executive search and leadership and management selection experience in Europe & USA with a vast network in the C-suite and mid- senior levels particularly in the Hi-Tech & technology consulting areas of business. I have an in-depth experience in developing strategic business initiatives, alliances and have managed resources in multiple locations, conceptualized workplace best practices, a big exponent of social responsibility, marketing and communications, PnL management, corporate restructuring and other organizational consulting functions. I have an extensive business turnaround experience across corporate and entrepreneurial environments. I have had the opportunity to work across continents setting up new verticals and instrumental in both topline and bottom-line growth. Recruitment focus: Gender, LGBT and Disability within the scope of Diversity hiring for employers committed to diversity and inclusion. I adopt a consultative approach presenting my clients with insights into how they can hire the best talent by psychometric assessments and Prescriptive analytics in addition to applying competency mapping and competitive intelligence to map the best talent across niche skills. I have had a diverse and collaborative experience within talent acquisition. I have undertaken Consulting assignments as a "Talent Advisory" and a "Start Up Specialist" (for some Internet/ Tech start- ups, e-commerce/ e-tailing ventures). Have considerable experience bridging the gap between Start-Ups and Investors, VC & PE firms. Helping forge long-term alliances. I am 37 years old and a passionate traveller and a hobbyist Fashion-Lifestyle Journalist. I run a fashion blog called Vogueistic - http://www.vogueistic.com/ and manage/host several other blogs and community forums and networking events. In the past, I have also led brand promotions and Digital Campaigns for Guess and Levis on my blog Dreaming of Gucci. Experience

Director - Europe & USA at Nastrac Group

December 2013 - Present (2 years 3 months)

I head the Hi-Tech executive search business at Nastrac Group. I am servicing a portfolio of internationally renowned clients and representing a vast pool of qualified candidates from Europe and USA. Search is all about who you know, and I know the most talented candidates helping my clients build world- class management teams by offering customized solutions across niche and strategic talent management capabilities with a proven credibility to find executive talent in various business critical and corporate functions including sales, marketing, engineering, management, operations, consulting & strategy, business transformation, customer services, training, human resources,finance & accounting among others. I'm driving a socially responsible recruitment business identifying opportunities for LGBT, Women and Page2

professionals with Disability.Rooting for Women Empowerment, Inclusion and Diversity at the workplace. Employers keen on building diversified teams may contact me and I would be happy to discuss talent strategies customised to their diversification needs. Expertise: • Permanent and Interim senior management and executive search for emerging Technology, Internet, e-Commerce companies across the globe. Have considerable experience bridging the gap between Start-Ups and Investors, VC & PE firms. Helping forge long-term alliances. • Customised solutions in managing large scale recruitment campaigns in Europe and USA. Roles: • CIO/CMOs,Senior IT Executives, Directors, Business Executives • Program Managers/Architects/Designers/ Software Application Developers, Apps Developers • Digital/Creative Managers • Utility/Enterprise Leaders • DW, Business Intelligence, Analytics Experts • Saas, Cloud, Virtualization and Mobility Experts Industry Segments: • Tech Start-Ups & Emerging Tech • IoT

& other Disruptive technologies • E-commerce, Mobile Commerce, Mobile OS & Computer Software • IT Strategy & Transformation - Technology Consulting • Telecom Associate Director - Leadership Hiring at Nastrac Group November 2009 - December 2013 (4 years 2 months)

I specialized in hiring senior executives in the C-suite across industries and worked on some high level confidential retained and contingent searches in the APAC region. I had the opportunity to set up new verticals like Retail and Furniture and instrumental in both top-line and bottom-line growth in the APAC region. Managing a leadership hiring portfolio for exclusive C-suite roles for Haworth and Genpact in APAC.

Business Consulting - Strategic HR & Alliances Specialist at Valyoo Technologies Pvt. Ltd. July 2009 - October 2009 (4 months)

Founded in 2010, Valyoo Technologies is India’s leading online retailer for fashion accessories with niche, vertical-specific portals – LensKart.com, WatchKart.com, BagsKart.com and JewelsKart.com Lead core HR @ Valyoo Strategic HR & Alliances Specialist @ Valyoo - conceptualize human resource strategy, its integration with corporate planning, and the development of human resource policies and faculties in a vibrant start up in the Internet space. Introducing strategic HR to create Human Value and not just human resource. Implementing fol. aspects in the organization - *Hiring across levels and manpower planning *Guide the overall provisioning of Human Resources services, policies, and programs for the entire company; * organizational and space planning; * performance management and improvement systems; * organization development & structuring; * employment and compliance to regulatory concerns;

* employee orientation, development, and training; * policy development and documentation; * employee relations; * company-wide committee facilitation; * company employee and community communication;

* compensation and benefits administration; * employee safety, welfare, wellness and health; * employee services and counseling.

Managing Director - Leadership Hiring at Recruitix Consultants August 2008 - October 2009 (1 year 3 months)

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Managed mandates from Reliance Brands Ltd., Kaya (Marico), Myntra.com, Agency Afaqs! etc. to name a few. Successfully closed several key leadership positions including but not limited to- ->Head HR with a leading Advertising and Social Media organization – Noida ->Head Operations with a Telecom Infrastructure company - Bangalore ->Head Marketing for a leading Retail giant in India Recruitix provided end-to-end service in the areas of Executive Search & Selection & Recruitment Consulting services across Industry verticals. Specialists in Senior Level Hiring. CXO/CTO/CFO/VP/AVP/Director/Head Marketing/ Head HR Strictly confidential assignments undertaken. Specialization across industry verticals especially Retail and FMCG in particular followed by IT, Telecom and Banking. Catering to the hiring needs of the following industry verticals – a. FMCG/ Consumer Goods b. RETAIL / Luxury Retail - Accessories/ Apparel/ Textile/ Garments c. Hotels/ Travel/ Hospitality d. Media/ Advertising/ Publishing e.IT & Telecom Have considerable experience bridging the gap between Start-Ups and Investors, VC & PE firms. Helping forge long-term alliances. I was part of 3 Indian start-ups started by silicon valley visionary entrepreneurs. Talent Advisory - Start-Ups at Start-Ups

December 2007 - October 2009 (1 year 11 months)

Been associated with 3 Internet start ups. For more details, please check under "Business Consulting" header for - Valyoo (Lenkart) theHiringtool techTribe Have considerable experience bridging the gap between Start-Ups and Investors, VC & PE firms. Helping forge long-term alliances. Business Consulting - Marketing, Operations and Delivery at theHiringtool September 2008 - December 2008 (4 months)

I was associated with thehiringtool in the capacity of a Specialist/ Consultant theHiringtool.com is an innovative platform, an open marketplace, something like the eBay of recruitment minus auctions. I managed and headed Operations, Marketing and delivery initiatives for theHiringtool. I was also managing the Internal hiring for theHiringtool pan India. Managed start-ups like Clickable, Lulu(ugenie), Myntra and Asklaila. For more details about theHiringtool, please logon to - www.thehiringtool.com Business Consulting - Referral recruitment, Client Relations, Account Management at techTribe December 2007 - July 2008 (8 months)

I was associated with techTribe in the capacity of a Specialist/ Consultant Achievements -Streamlined quality in community referrals. Suggested ways to gather quality referrals from the community increasing the potential of our customers to close roles with a resonable TAT. -Conceptualised and implemented sales strategies with key clients whilst strengthening business relations with the existing accounts & develop other valuable business opportunities/accounts in Technology partnering with leading IT services companies selling a broad spectrum of services from Outsourcing, Application, Managed, Enterprise and BPO. Profile I handled a diverse portfolio from - -Key Accounts Management in IT - Like Fujitsu, IBM, HCL -Managing and mentoring a backend team of Outsourcers and Recruiters to augment community referrals. -Doing Market Research from time to time to invite passive referrals by initiating forums, webinars and maintaining tribes(groups) on techTribe(bolgs,articles) etc..

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Human Resources - Talent Acquisition at NIIT

December 2006 - December 2007 (1 year 1 month)

Fulfilled mandates across different levels, primarily eLearning roles in Content, Graphics, Technology, Sales, Marketing, Programming Have in-depth exposure to Psychometric profiling like CAI- Cognitive Ability Inventory, MRE-Managerial Response Exercise and FIRO-B- Fundamental Interpersonal Relations Orientation Behavior. Attended various workshops on effective Interviewing skills. Have Trained and mentored and taken various Recruitment-specific workshops. Have handled the entire gamut of Human Resources.

Talent Manager-Human Resources at Naukri.com(Quadrangle)/Nastrac India May 1998 - November 2006 (8 years 7 months)

Handled mandates ranging from CTO to Business Heads,recruiting across industry verticals. Recruited for Nokia, based in Helsinki, Espoo on a short term assignment through Nastrac. Honors and Awards

Most Promising Entrepreneurship 2013 Asia Pacific

Enterprise Asia

August 2013

Notable SME award 2013

SME One Asia

October 2013

Most Promising Entrepreneurship 2015 Asia Pacific

APEA 2015

August 2015

Nastrac Group Founder and CEO Nina Alag Suri won the MOST PROMISING ENTREPRENEUR AWARD for the year 2015 at the recently concluded Asia Pacific Entrepreneurship Awards. The APEA have just become MUCH more prestigious after getting press coverage from over a dozen leading media giants including YAHOO,BUSINESS JOURNAL,BUSINESS FIRST, LA BUSINESS FIRST and being featured on the billboards at TIMES SQAURE in NEW YORK! Another feather in Nastrac's growing list of recognitions and awards.

Volunteer Experience

Sponsor at HelpAge International

June 2015 - Present (9 months)

Elder abuse must stop! AGE DEMANDS ACTION - Age Demands Action is a unique, grassroots movement of campaigners across the world, where young and old fight for a better and fairer world for older people. http://www.helpage.org/get-involved/campaigns/age-demands-action/ Sponsor at Guide Dogs for the Blind

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May 2015 - Present (10 months)

Sponsor-Children's Charity for Syria,Nepal Earthquake Relief,Water Aid in Africa & Asia,Immunization at Unicef UK

June 2015 - Present (9 months)

Sponsor at Macmillan Cancer Support

June 2015 - Present (9 months)

Publications

Vogueistic

Fashion Blog January 1, 2015

Authors: Amit Anand

http://vogueistic.com/about/

Quoted: The New Economic Indicator

Gulf News

Authors: Amit Anand

Quoted: Recommend Me: When gunning for that elusive job, how far do online referrals matter? Gulf News

Authors: Amit Anand

GUESS Access Blogger

GUESS

Authors: Amit Anand

Skills & Expertise

Talent Acquisition

Executive Search

Recruiting

Sourcing

Business Development

Management

Talent Management

Leadership

Strategy

Start-ups

Consulting

E-commerce

Performance Management

Screening Resumes

Human Resources

Outsourcing

Account Management

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Team Management

Social Media

Retail

IT Recruitment

Employee Engagement

Social Media Marketing

Training

Brand Management

Vendor Management

Business Strategy

Social Recruiting

Retained Search

Marketing

Personnel Management

Sales

Strategic Planning

Market Research

Fashion Writing

Fashion Blogging

Executive Management

Mergers & Acquisitions

Education

Delhi University

B.A, English, 1995 - 1998

NIIT

PGDCA, Computers, 1995 - 1998

Interests

Fashion blogging, Traveling, Golf, Writing, Music, Movies Specialties: Leadership Hiring, Executive Search, C-level Hiring, Retained Searches, Talent Specialist, C-Level Hiring, Talent Mapping, Industry Research, Fashion journalism Talent Management, Social Recruiting, Competency Mapping, Talent acquisition, Industry mapping, Headhunting, Professional headhunting, Fashion writing, volunteering for human rights, volunteering for animal rights and rehabilitation, Social Media management, Inclusion, Diversity, LGBT, Women Empowerment, Social Responsibility,Sustainability, Recycling, Ecological Conservation Page7

Amit Anand

Diversity recruitment specialist hiring mid-senior professionals across critical business functions in Europe & the USA

actjox@r.postjobfree.com

31 people have recommended Amit

"I have come to know Amit as a seasoned professional, a genuine person and someone who knows how to get things done. I would recommend him to any company looking to hire or seeking a structural recruitment partner."

Hans van Leerdam, was Amit's client

"Amit and I got introduced when I was looking out to expand my horizons. Over the next few months as the discussions progressed, understood Amit's working style and was very pleasantly surprised. Unlike a lot of individuals in his line of work, he takes a genuine interest in your situation, the aspirations and mentors you accordingly; instead of retrofitting. He is also very proactive in knowledge management & transmission and flexible with his timings and approaches. Alls of that went into creating a very amicable relationship. I hope he nurtures those traits and goes far."

Sourish Sannyasi, was Amit's client

"Amit is an extremely diligent and committed professional. Recruiters have to play a vital role of bridging the requirement of a company & expectation of possible candidates. Amit, knows exactly how to balance the two stakeholders and have excelled in executing the same. Definitely an asset for an organization."

Vijoy Varghese, was Amit's client

"Amit is a person with an eye for details, a heart for people and a mind for business. I can rely on Amit taking care of both sides of the hiring process; the business objectives and the individual. In order to do that, Amit put in the hours to ensure he goes that extra mile while not loosing sight of the objectives. Working odd hours, joggling multiple activities yet with quality is a sign of capability and egagement. I have enjoyed working with Amit and will continue to do so."

Jonas Bränning, was with another company when working with Amit at Nastrac Group

"Amit is an excellent Team player and has wealth of Technology, Sales & Marketing recruitment experience, He is always liked by everyone in the team and has also been the best performer in our team. He builds Page8

excellent client/candidate relationships which helps him find the right candidates for the right jobs. Amit is a polished corporate professional with leadership skills who expertise in his Key Result Area and know how to take challenges. He is been an inspiration for me, I admire him as a good human being and wish him all the Best !"

Idah Sariff, worked directly with Amit at Nastrac Group

"Amit's insight on the market and ability to translate his thought process into actions stands out. I wish him luck. cheers!"

Sathya Murthy, was with another company when working with Amit at Nastrac Group

"Amit is a great individual and recruiting manager. He comes up with good ideas and helped us shaping our demand and recruiting needs achieving better results. Amit is very responsive and always listens closely to his business partners striving for joint success. It is a pleasure to work with him."

Simon Erdmann, was Amit's client

"Really enjoyed working with Amit. He really worked to understand my skills and goals, and provided a sure- handed approach at creating an excellent alignment of my skill. I always found him to be very timely, quick to act, and a true professional with a friendly attitude. I would recommend working with him highly."

Ashish Tewari, was Amit's client

"Amit had worked with me while he was managing the APAC region for Nastrac. He had been instrumental in opening the Infosys Account for Nastrac. He was customer focused, detail oriented and responsive. He was sharp, had the ability to understand the critical requirements and worked with commitment to deliver on them."

Nishita Das, was Amit's client

"Amit is a thorough professional, he has the experience and expertise to create, manage and make the most out of business relationships. It was a pleasant experience dealing with him and I wouldn't hesitate to approach him in time of need. I wish him the very best"

Manjunath DVS, was Amit's client

"Amit has been very professional in providing high level HR consultancy during my hiring process at Cognizant Technology Solutions. His approach was lean and straight forward, in order to create a direct communication channel between myself and Cognizant Management. Furthermore he provided all assistance I needed to exchange feedback with client concerning proposed position. Great job." Page9

Giuseppe Luciano Pannisco, Dr. Eng., was with another company when working with Amit at Nastrac Group

"Amit, Been always in touch and reverts with the every details what you aspire, A knowledge driven guy, who knows how to give shot at little time. Keep doing best things in life"

Ravindra Kirti, worked with Amit at Recruitix Consultants

"Everytime I gave Amit more difficult positions and he came back with more qualified candidates than before, his consistency is exemplary."

Nupur Panjabi, was Amit's client

"Amit is a great asset for any organization. In addition to his recruiting and HR competencies, for me his biggest strength is his ability to take full ownership of his responsibilities and deliver on them efficiently. This will take him a long way. He was the first HR we introduced in the company and within a short span of time he streamlined most of our HR operations. He also contributed to the company's growth by introducing us to new clients. He is well networked, knows the full recruitment process, is able to document things, is very time efficient, and passionate about his role."

Peyush Bansal, managed Amit at Start-Ups

"Very impressive resume and skill set, any employer would be lucky to have you!"

Michael Mell, was with another company when working with Amit at techTribe

"Amit is a phenomenal recruiting manager. His ability to match the right people to the right jobs was consistently proven at techTribe, where he managed key accounts for techTribe's referral recruiting service. He is very knowledgeable about the entire recruiting cycle. I would recommend Amit anytime."

Rohit Agarwal, managed Amit at techTribe

"During my work tenure at techtribe, I found amit to be the most committed and driven person! I have found him very open to share his knowledge so that other recruiters can benefit and improve their own work. He comes with an incredible amount of knowledge and passion in recruiting. He presented us with expert insights in (online) recruiting and referral programmes with high standards of quality and service. He is able to understand the business quickly and to translate the job specifications into candidates. I would recommend Amit as an excellent recruiter to work with from either a candidate or client perspective."

Natasha Thusu, worked directly with Amit at techTribe

"Amit is one of the best people I have come across as far as Talent acquisition is concerned. He is a great team player and a good mentor. Always ready to share knowledge." Page10

Preeti Khorana Bhardwaj, worked directly with Amit at techTribe

"Amit is a live wire... a great guy to have around you. Always positive. His knowledge of the recruitment and industry trends is something that differentiates him from anybody. It is great learning experience working with him."

Neha Singh, worked directly with Amit at techTribe

"Amit is the best individual as far as talent acquisition is concerned. He can work on any IT and Non IT position without any difficulty. What makes him best in his profession is that he has vast knowledge of recruitments & and he always keeps himself updated with current happenings that are involved with his profession"

Gautam Bhatia, worked indirectly for Amit at techTribe

"The only thing i can say about Amit is that he is straight forward, very professional, always ready to help and its always pleasure working with him.He is a great value add for the organization."

Shilpi Prakash, worked indirectly for Amit at techTribe

"I know amit since we started working together in techtribe. He is really passionate about his work and manages his responsibilites very well. He works very well as a team.He is very nice as a friend as well."

navneet singh, worked with Amit at techTribe

"Amit is quite responsible at his work and also take the things in very positive spirit. You will always find him laughing even if he is under loads of pressure at work and that is the reason his presence cannot be ignored. He is wonderful person to work with."

Kavita Anand, worked with Amit at NIIT

"Innovative is the second name of Amit.He has been instrumentel in implementing and recommending some of the best process in recruitment practice at NIIT & we envy him for that. A professional approach and lots of energy sets him apart and ahead of time. Proactiveness is his mantra. Amit loves to meet people and enjoys hanging out with friends,a party animal. I am sure he will have a niche of his own and that will carry his hallmark. I wish him all the best."

Hemant Rawat, worked with Amit at NIIT

"You need it, Amit will get it. I was struggling with recruiting the right people for my business group; it was Amit's hard work and judgment that got me the right candidates. Amit is a real gem of a person to work with, ever smiling and enthusiastic. Thank you Amit."

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Akshay Bahl, managed Amit indirectly at NIIT

"Amit is a focussed and Diligent performer. He is a dedicated employee who take amazing ownership and pride in whatever he does. Since he is a warm and approachable person he is a very effecrtive interviewer. He connects well with Business Partners and internal customers and is able to meet the most crunching deadlines. Another great quality in Amit is to sail through the toughest times with a smile on his face. I am sure this bright guy will go a long way in life."

Ruhie Pande, managed Amit indirectly at NIIT

"Amit is a real hard worker and very popular among his peers for being a cool headed guy.He handles his duties and responisbilities very well and a committed professional."

Shivani Anand, worked directly with Amit at NIIT

"Amit has excellent understanding of managing human resources, searching, lining up, evaluating, negotiating and ensuring his organization gets the best human resources keeping budget in sight. His follow ups are rigourous delivering results on time. He has helped filling up many positions in timely manner. His communication is clear and sports a super cool personality."

Neeraj Aggarwal, PMP PRINCE2, ITIL, SSGB, CSM, SAFe Agilist, worked with Amit at NIIT

"Amit is an absolute amazing person both professionally and personally.His zest for life is absolutely infectious.He is a complete people's person and an excellent team player.Also,he has all that it takes to make a good leader.I wish him all the very best in all his current and future endeavours and am glad our paths crossed.Good luck

Namrata Patil Thandi, worked with Amit at Naukri.com(Quadrangle)/Nastrac India

"It’s very important to have a good mentor at the commencement of your career...Well, I was lucky enough to have Amit Sir as "THE ONE He was my first manager in Quadrangle...He acquainted me with the recruitment industry...Has always been there whenever I needed his guidance...A very good human being, hard working, dedicated, very knowledgeable, versatile and at the same time very cheerful...Would like to be associated with him in future as well

Saloni Tandon, reported to Amit at Naukri.com(Quadrangle)/Nastrac India

"Amit was one of the first few people to join Nastrac after it was founded. He was one of the people who were responsible for building the company with the management and growing it strength to strength, He is a brilliant recruiter and can possibly find the most impossible match for any assignment! His followup with the clients,his business development skills, his candidate management...pretty much everything that is needed in Page12

a good recruiter,he has these qualities in abundance! Amit would be a very valuable asset to any company he works for in addition to be a great person!"

Nina Alag Suri, managed Amit at Naukri.com(Quadrangle)/Nastrac India Contact Amit on LinkedIn

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