Sanjiv Sachar

Sanjiv Sachar retired on October 31, 2016 as the Senior Partner of Egon Zehnder, the world’s largest privately held executive search firm. Sanjiv set up the Egon Zehnder practice in India in 1995 and has played a key role in establishing the firm as a market leader in the executive search space across various industry segments. For 5 years Sanjiv was the India Country Head. In addition, he was a core member of the Firm’s Global Financial Services and Industrial Practice and led the CFO practice in India. In 1985, Sanjiv co-founded a Chartered Accountancy and Management Consulting firm, Sachar Vasudeva & Associates. He also co-founded an Executive Search Firm, Direct Impact. Sanjiv started his corporate career in the finance function with SRF Nippondenso (now known as Denso), one of the world’s largest manufacturer of starter motors. Post qualifying as a Chartered Accountant in 1982, Sanjiv started his career with the management consulting division of A F Ferguson (now part of Deloitte).

Sanjiv was Government of India’s nominee for five years on the first board constituted of Indian Institute of Management, Rohtak. In addition, he was the member of the Strategic Advisory Committee of the Board on HR for Bank of Baroda. He is currently on the boards of HDFC Bank and KDDL Chandigarh (holding company of Ethos Watches). In addition, Sanjiv is the Chairman of Delhi Chapter of Social Venture Partners, a global philanthropic network. Sanjiv has a Bachelor degree (Economic Honours) from Delhi University Hindu College (1978) and is a Fellow Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (1982).