Chemicals
ASTC has recruited senior leadership for specialty and commodity chemicals businesses since 2013, including one client relationship now in its twelfth year. Mandates in this sector typically involve plant heads, business unit leaders and CXO appointments for manufacturers navigating capacity expansion, regulatory change and feedstock volatility.
Chemicals leadership hiring rewards candidates who understand both the technical process and the commercial reality of a cyclical, capital-intensive industry. We map plant heads, technical directors and business heads across India’s major chemical corridors — Gujarat, Maharashtra, and the emerging clusters in Madhya Pradesh — and assess candidates on their ability to run safe, compliant operations while still hitting growth targets.
Representative work includes a twelve-year partnership spanning chemistry and consumer goods, and Baerlocher’s plant leadership build-out during its expansion into Dewas, near Indore.
Tell us the role. We'll tell you honestly whether we're the right firm for it.
A first conversation takes about 30 minutes and costs nothing. You'll leave with a view of the market for that role the talent pools, a realistic compensation band, and how long the search should take whether or not you appoint us.
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You send the role
The title, the reporting line and why the seat is open. Two paragraphs is enough to start.
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We come back within a day
With a first read on the market: who exists, what they cost, how long it should take.
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You decide
No proposal deck, no pursuit calls. If we're not the right firm for this one, we'll say so.