BWI: Hays India Appoints Gaurav Seth as Country Head

Press release from Business Wire India
Source: Hays India
Monday, October 10, 2011 03:30 PM IST (10:00 AM GMT)
Editors: General: People; Business: Accounting & management consultancy services, Business services, Information technology, Media & entertainment; Technology
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Hays India Appoints Gaurav Seth as Country Head


New Delhi, Delhi, India, Monday, October 10, 2011 -- (Business Wire India) -- Hays, the world's leading recruiting experts in qualified, professional and skilled people, today announced the appointment of Gaurav Seth, an industry veteran in the executive search and recruitment space, as the Country Head of India. Gaurav will report to Chris Greaves, MD Hays - Gulf Region and India.

With an impeccable track record spanning over 25 years as a business leader with major global multinationals like ANZ Grindlays Bank, Genpact and Standard & Poor's, in India, Australia and the UK, and two top global Executive Search firms, Gaurav brings great insights in the recruitment space to the company. Gaurav will be responsible for spearheading the Indian operations and building a strong base in the country for the company.

Commenting on Gaurav's appointment, Chris Greaves, MD Hays-Gulf Region and India, said: "I am delighted to announce the appointment of Gaurav Seth as our new Country Head of India. His background complements the extensive recruitment experience of our teams in Mumbai and Delhi, providing further impetus for the ongoing growth of Hays India."

Commenting on his appointment at Hays, Gaurav said: "Hays' vision is to be the market leader in India through the provision of excellent client service. My team and I will ensure our presence in all major industry verticals and specializations, and expand our footprint into new cities beyond our current presence in Mumbai and Delhi, as required by our customers. Hays has a market-leading global relational database and cutting-edge technology and my focus will be on the delivery of quality of customer service and ensuring our customers receive the best possible experience."

Gaurav holds a B.A. in Economics from St. Stephen's College, Delhi and a Post Graduate Diploma in Management from the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad. He is an Associate of the Chartered Institute of Bankers, London.

Notes to the editor

About Hays India

Hays India currently has offices in New Delhi and Mumbai, and services clients across India covering key specialisms like Accounting & Finance, Construction & Property, Banking & Financial Services, Engineering, HR, ITES, Information Technology, Legal, Oil & Gas, Pharma and Sales & Marketing. It is supported by 24 highly experienced consultants and is completely integrated within the Hays global office network.

About Hays

Hays plc (the "Group") is the leading global professional recruiting group. The Group is the expert at recruiting qualified, professional and skilled people worldwide, being the market leader in the UK and Asia Pacific and one of the market leaders in Continental Europe and Latin America. The Group operates across the private and public sectors, dealing in permanent positions, contract roles and temporary assignments.

As at 30 June 2011, the Group employed 7,620 staff operating from 255 offices in 31 countries across 20 specialisms. For the year ended 30 June 2011:

- the Group reported net fees of £672 million and operating profit of £114 million;

- the Group placed around 60,000 candidates into permanent jobs and around 190,000 people into temporary assignments;

- 31% of Group net fees were generated in Asia Pacific, 33% in Continental Europe & RoW (CERoW) and 36% in the United Kingdom & Ireland;

- the temporary placement business represented 54% of net fees and the permanent placement business represented 46% of net fees;

- Hays operates in the following countries: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, China, the Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Mexico, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UAE, the United Kingdom and the USA.


CONTACT DETAILS
Hitesh Sadhwani,Client Account Manager and Marketing Manager,Sales and Marketing, Hays India, +91 (124) 4912305/+91 8826057999, hitesh.sadhwani@hays.in
Samir Kapur, PR Consultant, +91 9810013500

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