Creative solutions for

complex dilemmas

Sector agnostic

Serves clients across India and overseas

Exclusive focus at senior management level

Ample time and attention to cater to each client’s needs

Tailor made approach & with time-lines to achieve the best possible outcome for each individual client

Choices made at these crossroads have a great impact on one’s career prospects – positive or negative

These decisions could have the same impact on one’s career path as the performance demonstrated in a job role

Even high-performing senior managers need to make difficult choices, e.g., accept a tempting offer or continue their existing “fast-track”

The crossroads are unfamiliar territory for most professionals and can create dilemmas & frustrations

Reached a glass ceiling

Current organization’s growth prospects severely impaired by a downturn or market changes

Outcome of M&A transaction, restructuring or reorganization

Disagreement with changes in business strategy

Change in work culture due to new boss or personality clashes

Inability or need to relocate due to personal circumstances

Apart from purely professional reasons, there are several factors that need to be considered:

Work related factors

• Cultural fit with potential new employer

• Ability to take entrepreneurial risks

• Work-life balance

• Job Stress

• Travel involved in the job

Personal factors

• Location preferences / dislikes

• Personal financial situation

• Spouse’s professional aspirations

• Children’s schooling

• Need to take care of aged parents

Complex issues are rarely solved by using a formulaic approach

As one goes up the corporate ladder, the factors involved in a career decision increase

A solution may be difficult to find using conventional thinking methods

The best solution is often discovered after breaking the mould of one’s thinking and brainstorming without any

perceived obstacles

No other agenda but yours and 100% committed to you achieving your goals

Another brain working for you, to ask the right questions and facilitate your best thinking

Another pair of eyes to observe patterns & trends that you may not see close-up

Not just giving advice but playing an active role in implementing the solution

Facilitate unblocking of new unforeseen obstacles andto expedite strategy due to positive developments

Combination of executive coaching and career counselling techniques

Executive coaching focuses more on the client's professional life, abilities, achievements, aspirations, temperament & assets. The process facilitates superior thinking to achieve inspiring goals

Career counselling looks more at the fit and possibilities in particular job markets & industry sectors and where we bring our experience in executive search into play

Stage One

• Thoroughly understand client• Professional profile, achievements, reasons for earlier

job moves and career aspirations

• Other areas of a client’s life, to the extent relevant and which a client is comfortable to share with us

Stage Two

• Explore all possible options

• Our value add is our ability to supplement a client’s

thoughts with our experiences in executive search & senior management

Stage Three

• Test options

• We will be creative and objective as well as realisticso that the right strategic choices are made

Stage Four

• Implementation

• We leverage our relationships in the executive

search community & relevant organisations to improve a

client’s network connectivity

• Our executive search experience is brought into play

to help clients in various stages of the selection process

Post-completion

• We want our clients to be successful in the next phase of their career and are available to help them succeed in any way that is realistically possible

Out-placement of senior management executives due to reorganization or down-sizing

Internal candidates competing for top jobs may need an advisor to ensure a level playing field against external candidates

Professionals who need to proactively plan and implement external career moves

Senior managers who want to return to India after an extended period overseas

Planning transition into self-employment

Finding new role after redundancy or career break

Executive coaching

Transition coaching

Assessment of internal talent for the top job or a CXO level position

Assessment of management talent in a merger / take-over situation or in a potential investee company for a private equity firm

Review and upgradation of talent hiring processes

Training of hiring managers and recruiters on competency based interviewing skills, etc.

Independent reference checks for senior management hires

Selective C-suite and Board level search assignments

Founder of FrontRunner Career Advisors

Senior management executive search (2004 -10)

• Set-up and led Financial Services

and Private Equity practices in India for Heidrick & Struggles in

India (2004-2009)

• Led Financial Services sector for

Russell Reynolds India (2009-10)

• Focused on Board level & senior

management executive search

• Successfully placed several CEOs

and other CXO level professionals

Over 25 years of prior

managerial experience:

• Initial career in manufacturing

sector and moved to financial services in mid 1980s

• Senior team member of Standard Chartered Bank’s India investment

bank – 1989-96

• BNP Paribas India – 1996-98 – set

up & headed investment bank

• Next 6 years in senior management

banking roles in Oman and Bahrain

Education:

• MBA from Indian

Institute of Management,

Ahmedabad

• MS (Finance) from University of Illinois at

Urbana Champaign

• Advanced Coach

Training programs of Results Coaching

Systems, Australia

Luis Moniz is based in Mumbai, India and can be contacted at:

Mobile: +91 989 251 3366

Email: luis@frontrunner.co.in

Skype ID: lmoniz56