Long-term specialist in senior-level recruitment in Japan and Asia/Pacific joins Boyden as head of the Japan office and member of Boyden’s global healthcare & life sciences practice
Managing Partner Dinesh Mirchandani has been with Boyden since 1994. During his distinguished executive search career, he has completed numerous senior-level search assignments across industries and functions. Dinesh is highly proficient in cross-border search, and has a deep understanding of both Indian and Western business cultures, from having lived in the US for more than a decade.
Professional Focus
- Over 20 years’ experience in senior-level search across multiple specialties
- Successful track record of placements across industries and functional roles, both local and overseas
- Prominent member of the Boyden organisation; served as Regional Director for Asia-Pacific on Boyden World Corporation’s Global Board of Directors (2000-2008) and Member, Strategy Committee
- Member of the Global Industrial, Healthcare & Life Sciences, and Technology Practices
- Treasurer, AESC Global Board of Directors (Association of Executive Search and Leadership Consultants)
- Named to BusinessWeek’s “Top 50 World’s Most Influential Headhunters” list
Business Expertise
- Gained significant technology background in software engineering with Digital Equipment Corp. (DEC) for a decade in the US; made critical contributions in distributed computing and software quality, and has infused some of the best practices in software quality assurance into the India search practice
Additional Expertise
- Consumer & Retail
- Professional Services
- Social Impact
Areas of Expertise
Education & Certifications
- MBA in general management from Boston University
- MS in computer science from North Carolina State University
- BE in electrical and electronics engineering from BITS, Pilani, India
- Attended “Leading Professional Services Firms” course at Harvard Business School
- Graduate of the Boyden-Kellogg Advanced Leadership Program
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