Steinbach & Partner, a global executive search firm and an HR advisory company, has set up its India office as a fully owned subsidiary – Steinbach and Partner Executive Consultants India Private Limited. The India Business, would be headed by Ramgopal Rao, who is partner of Steinbach & Partner International and President & Country Head for India Operations of the company.
The company was set up in 1984 by Dieter Steinbach, and has over 120 employees, working across 21 Locations. Their area of expertise spans numerous industries including engineering, automotive, aviation and aerospace , however they would be mainly focused on automotive, engineering and life sciences to start with. Over a period of 2-3 years, the company may plan its offices in other key cities in India.
As per Sebastian Steinbach, Director and Board member, Steinbach & Partner, on their choice of Pune as the city to launch their operations – was considering the existing presence of many German corporations in the city – “It is home to over 200 German companies and over 1,500 German professionals engaged in auto and engineering businesses.”