A sample of mandates we have closed.
Client names are withheld unless the client has given permission most of our work is confidential, and that matters more to us than a logo wall. What's below is a representative sample rather than an exhaustive list: twelve mandates, spanning the sectors and seniority levels we work in most often, each with the reason the search opened in the first place.
Reading down the "why the search opened" column is more informative than the role titles themselves. Confidential replacements, first professional appointments in promoter-led businesses, greenfield site build-outs and succession searches each demand a different approach — and it's the reason behind a mandate, more than its title, that shapes how we run it.
| Role | Sector | Location | Why the search opened |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chief Financial Officer | Specialty Chemicals | Mumbai | Confidential replacement |
| Chief Executive Officer | Building Materials | Mumbai | Promoter-led, first professional CEO |
| Business Head - Coatings | Consumer Durables | Pune | New category launch |
| Plant Head | Agro Chemicals | Gujarat | Greenfield site |
| Chief Human Resources Officer | Industrial Manufacturing | Delhi NCR | Succession |
| VP - Supply Chain | Logistics | Bengaluru | Network redesign |
| National Sales Head | FMCG | Mumbai | Growth mandate |
| Category Head - Adhesives | Consumer | Mumbai | Category team build-out |
| Head of Projects | Real Estate | Pune | Township development |
| Chief Technology Officer | Consumer Technology | Bengaluru | Digital transformation |
| General Manager - Operations | Pharma | Hyderabad | Multi-site scale-up |
| Country Manager - India | European Industrial Group | Mumbai | India entry |
Named client references and full case studies are available on request under NDA.
What twelve mandates across nine sectors actually have in common.
Each of these was run by one of ASTC's founders personally, from the initial brief through to offer and onboarding. None was advertised, and in most cases the successful candidate was not looking for a new role when we first approached them — which is the point of retained executive search rather than contingency recruitment.
The mix is deliberate: confidential replacements sit alongside first-of-their-kind appointments and greenfield builds, because that variety is where thirteen sectors of pattern-matching actually pays off. A plant head search in agro chemicals draws on different instincts than a CTO search in consumer technology, and we run both with the same rigour rather than a one-size-fits-all process.
ASTC in figures
- 13+Years, since 2013
- 13Sectors covered
- 300+Searches closed
- 98%Mandate closure rate
- 4Weeks to shortlist
- 7Yrs avg. tenure of placed leaders
Mandates we can talk about.
A twelve-year talent partnership at the intersection of chemistry and consumer goods
What keeps a client relationship alive through three CEOs and two market cycles.
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Orchestrating a leadership transformation for DTDC
Solving the serviceability puzzle at one of India's largest logistics networks.
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Baerlocher's strategic expansion and growth in Indore
Building a plant leadership team in Dewas, Madhya Pradesh, from the ground up.
Read the case study →About this list
Why are client names withheld?
Most of our mandates are confidential by nature — a replacement while the incumbent is still in post, a promoter-office succession, or simply a client preference not to publicise hiring activity. We only name a client when they have explicitly agreed to it, which is why the case studies below carry names and this table does not.
Is this every search ASTC has completed?
No — it's a representative sample across sectors and seniority. We've closed over 300 searches since 2013; most remain confidential indefinitely at the client's request.
Can I get references from a search similar to mine?
Yes, under NDA where the client agrees. Tell us the role you're hiring for and we'll point you to the closest comparable mandate we can discuss.
Client references
ASTC took the time to truly understand our organization, culture and business, and helped define a profile that was right not just for our current stage, but for the several fold growth we are targeting.
ASTC helped set up the Pidilite category team between 2015 and 2020 — five category heads. They have delivered every time I have put them to the test.
ASTC was instrumental in building senior sales leadership for the 200-acre Charoli World City, Pune, from scratch.
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.
- 01
You send the role
The title, the reporting line and why the seat is open. Two paragraphs is enough to start.
- 02
We come back within a day
With a first read on the market: who exists, what they cost, how long it should take.
- 03
You decide
No proposal deck, no pursuit calls. If we're not the right firm for this one, we'll say so.