What We Do Best

For decades, Ward Howell has been working with corporate boards and senior leadership in delivering immediate and impactful performance gains through better leaders, teams and organizations.

Our practice areas

Shaping change is the key to move forward, no matter in which industry. Hiring people with only specific domain skills is not enough. We need true leaders who understand the forces at work today and how they can be seized and moulded for greater success.

01

Retail and consumer

These are volatile times for the retail and consumer industry: the advent of the e-commerce has reshaped the way we buy and sell in more dramatic ways than could ever have been imagined. As a result, organizations critically need the managerial and leadership talent to survive and thrive.

02

Financial Services & Private Equity

Financial services institutions need bright, highly motivated professionals to build successful businesses, and with a continuing flurry of regulatory changes, mergers, globalization, e-business, along with new products and services, leaders must be increasingly nimble, strategic, and tactical.We also help PE firms to hire leaders for their investee companies.

03

Technology

It can be challenging to find the right people for the ever-demanding leadership roles that the changing technology landscape demands. We know this, and we know how to do it by identifying and assessing leaders steeped in the latest technologies with the right global and business focus.

04

Industrial

Covering manufacturing, energy, construction, waste, engineering, automation, supply-chain and logistics the Industrial sector is a key focus area. Our consultants with their background experience and first hand understanding identify and assess key top talent for our clients to meet their expectations in an ever challenging and increasingly competitive global environment.

05

Life Sciences:

With tremendous changes witnessed in recent years in pharma, bio-pharma, precision medicine, medical technology, and cutting edge research and development work in molecular and patent development the life sciences and pharma sector is poised for major growth and talent initiatives. Through our global network we aim to help our customers gain the best talent the industry has to offer.

06

Professional Services

The distinguishing feature of this sector is that it does not sell tangible products. Instead, it has production processes that are wholly dependent on expertise and skills of its people. Thus, more than any other industry, corporate success depends heavily on the quality and availability of human capital talent.

07

Education and Social Enterprises

Our Education & Social Enterprise practice works in partnership with a range of clients including schools, universities, Ed-tech, NGO’s & social ventures . We cap the number of searches a partner executes in a year so as to ensure undivided time, focus and attention to a search.

Representative searches

Ward Howell India office has worked on senior assignments comprising of both India based and international roles. To illustrate our scope of work, here are some of the important searches completed by the India team.

Fast growing listed Indian IT company – Head Americas, Head Europe and COO (Head of all business operations)
Listed mid-sized Indian IT company – CFO, Chief Revenue Officer and CHRO
Indian Software company – Head of IMS Practice
German auto ancillary company – Complete change of management team done confidentially. Including MD & CEO, Heads of HR, Purchase, Finance & Operations
Listed IT training company – CEO
Leading residential school – Principal
3 Private Universities – Vice Chancellors
Global EdTech company in distance education – CEO and top team
Leading Indian IT company – CEO succession planning
Global education software company – Head of Sales/Business
Investment Banking firm – Partner & VP
Global Strategy Consulting firm – Country Head & Senior Partner and India team build out
School Chain of a large Business Conglomerate – CEO Education ( Head of their network of around 70 Schools)
Proposed University under Govt. of India’s Institute of Eminence initiative – Heads of Admissions, Career Services and Student affairs . 2 of the positions were filled by expat candidates.
2 Leading Universities in Bangladesh – COO of one & Director HR for the other
EdTech Startup – CAO, Head of Marketing, Head of Sales, Board of Directors